Procedural Area Materials Tech

General Summary of Position
Receives inspects stores delivers and issues materials supplies and equipment. Maintains inventory levels by checking shelves restocks supply carts and maintains supply records.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in the care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies.
• Receives incoming materials supplies and equipment and compares information on packing slip with purchase order to verify accuracy of shipment against purchase order. Inspects shipments for damages or defects records discrepancies or damages in shipment and notifies supervisor or purchasing personnel. Receives requests for supplies selects stock from inventory loads distribution vehicles and distributes supplies and special instruments to requisitioning departments. Obtains authorization for accepted items.
• Loads or unloads material equipment merchandise and supplies from supply delivery carts for OR inventory. Routes incoming goods to the assigned location. Arranges adequate space allocations for storage of products and modifies distribution techniques and practices as required.
• Resolves shipping errors including overstock understock and damaged item by communicating with supervisor and completing all item return activities.
• Ensures that supplies and equipment received are processed and distributed in a timely manner. Plans organizes and directs all phases of product distribution activities. Plans and coordinates the transfer of materials. Maintains OR storage locations in a neat and orderly fashion making sure that bin location labels are complete and accurate.
• Conducts daily replenishment actions for primarily non-stock inventory items supporting OR SPD and OR rooms; performs shelf audits verifies order quantities and places orders. Receives and puts away daily orders received for primarily non-stock supply items. Handles special orders with different levels of impact on OR operations. Makes accurate assessment for specified procedures.
• Ensures consumable supplies are rotated regularly and accurately controlled to reduce obsolescence expirations and waste within an inventory location. Coordinates product recalls.
• Monitors par levels/quantities and reviews with each end-user on a periodic basis. Reports results to Manager OR Material Services. Adjusts levels and quantities as recommended. Under supervision of Manager OR Material Services modifies racking configurations to accommodate changes in par levels/quantities or the introduction of new products.
• Acts as liaison for all replenishment orders managing recalls and product conversions within designated areas of assigned responsibility.
• Plans prepares executes and performs scheduled physical and cycle count inventories of assigned areas. Assists with post-inventory problem resolution for hospital's annual physical inventory working directly with Supply Chain Management Leadership Team and department management.
• Utilizes inventory management system to evaluate current inventory level. Identifies potential overstock understock and obsolescence and forwards information to Manager OR Material Services.
• Maintains effective working relationships with other departments and participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• May require up to l year of technical or other specialized training.

Experience

• 6 months related experience required
• Experience working with computerized inventory management systems preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Requires the ability to read and write; and knowledge of grammar and arithmetic including fractions and decimals.
• May require the use of standard office/medical equipment (i.e. typewriter personal computer data terminal on-line printer calculator telephone facsimile copier sterilizing equipment blood pressure cuff or tables); the preparation comparison or checking of reports records and related data; and basic use of formulas charts tables drawings and knowledge of their application.