Material Specialist

UChicago Medicine•Chicago, IL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Material Specialist, you will be the primary contact person for the Medical Center departments, available for personal interaction, staff meetings, pages, and phone calls. You will maintain prescribed inventory levels in Patient Care areas and ancillary departments, resolving any issues related to assigned tasks. You will also maintain all work areas in a neat and orderly fashion.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED
Ability to prioritize assignments and organize work without direct supervision
Knowledge of personal computers, handheld computers preferred
Good mathematical ability
Good verbal communications skills
Ability to work in a stressful setting and provide excellent customer service
Ability to lift 50 pounds of free-weight and/or push 450 pounds on wheels for short distances

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of inventory management principles and receiving processes
Knowledge of disposable hospital supplies

Responsibilities

Uses a handheld computer and other authorized inventory logs to count and assess departmental supply needs, perform data entry, create orders, perform warehouse cycle counts and rotate stock.
Process and delivery of common carrier packages as well as processing and delivery of prime vendor packages.
Prepares and stages returns.
Answers the warehouse/dock phones, enters departmental orders into the MMIS, retrieves/processes orders from the pneumatic tube system, organizes and labels supply carts.
Maintains Inventory Management supply storage rooms and Nurse Servers in according to prescribed stock locations and prescribed supply quantities.
Responsible for receiving, unpacking, verifying all shipments received, and entering receipt into Materials Management system.
Responsible for the logging, and accurately delivering packages and medical gas tanks to requesting departments (Nursing Units, Nursing Supply Rooms, Clinics, Ancillary departments, including BSD (Biological Science Division) at which point signatures are obtained from requesting department.
Performs other duties assigned.