Procedural Area Materials Tech

Job Summary:

MedStar Health is looking for a Procedural Area Materials Technician to join our team at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.!

The Procedural Area Materials Technician is responsible for receiving, inspecting, storing, delivering, and issuing materials, supplies, and equipment. Responsible for maintaining inventory levels by checking shelves, restocking supply carts, and maintaining supply records.

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Primary Duties:

• 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.

• 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 damage 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.

• Loads or unloads material, equipment, merchandise, and supplies from supply delivery carts for OR inventory. Routes incoming goods to the assigned location. Resolves shipping errors including overstock, understock, and damaged items by communicating with supervisor and completing all item return activities. Ensures that supplies and equipment received are processed and distributed promptly. 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. Coordinates and monitors the utilization of supplies and equipment for the assigned nursing unit(s).

• 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 primarily for non-stock supply items. Ensures consumable supplies are rotated regularly and accurately controlled to reduce obsolescence, expirations, and waste within an inventory location. Monitors par levels/quantities and reviews with each end-user periodically. Reports results to Manager OR Material Services. Adjusts levels and quantities as recommended and 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. Provides appropriate feedback to nursing management regarding low/high par levels, the status of items that need to be ordered.

• Utilizes inventory management system to evaluate current inventory level; Identifies potential overstock, understock and obsolescence, and forwards information to Manager OR Material Services,

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.

• May require up to 1 year of technical or other specialized training.

• 6 months related experience required.

• Experience working with computerized inventory management systems preferred.