Hospital Supply Aide (Supply Chain Technician I) - 1st Shift

Full-time position scheduled from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM with rotating weekends and holidays.

About the role

Under general supervision, performs and coordinates specialized work associated with the dispensing of medical-surgical supplies, patient care equipment, and medical implants throughout the medical center/hospital using electronic supply chain management systems. Provides liaison services between supply chain leadership, nurses, and healthcare professionals to acquire desired products or services according to the defined schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service for the department and assists nurses and other healthcare professionals with a sense of urgency.
• Performs value-added activities that result in positive financial performance and customer satisfaction.
• Reviews, monitors, and orders medical-surgical supply inventory to maintain established par levels. Counts inventory, transmits orders to vendors, resolves shortages/outages, maintains the central medical-surgical supply area, and provides delivery timelines.
• Recommends operational and policy revisions to improve healthcare service costs and/or increase revenues.
• Maintains a basic knowledge of electronic hospital-based supply chain management systems and efficiently accesses all basic functions.
• Maintains the accuracy of medical-surgical supply inventory by properly accounting for all inventory transactions in the inventory software system.
• Works as part of a team to ensure medical-surgical supplies are available where and when needed to provide excellence in patient care.
• Ensures accurate patient billing by capturing all patient charges for medical-surgical supplies and cross-referencing items as appropriate.
• Maintains knowledge of the reporting system, utilizes reports, and resolves discrepancies. Reports usage history data to the management team and clinicians.
• Places safety stock in the proper location, keeping storage and supply areas neat and organized.
• Performs miscellaneous tasks throughout the medical center as assigned.

Requirements

• One year of work-related experience in supply management, receiving, warehousing, or distribution setting; or any combination of such experience and/or post-high school education totaling one year.
• Possession of an appropriate driver’s license as required.
• Driver's License and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety Standards.

Pay

Starting salary minimum: $38,607.12 (Pay Level 6, Merit Alpha Matrix).

Schedule

Full-time, on-campus position with rotating weekends and holidays.