Materials Operations Support

University of Utah Health•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

This position participates in and oversees the ordering, receiving, inspection, storage, issuing and shipping of equipment, materials and supplies for various departments. The incumbent inventories and restocks materials and patient care supplies, including clean linen, crash cart equipment and intubation boxes. The role also cleans patient-use equipment and ensures safety inspections, preventive maintenance and calibrations are completed before their scheduled expiration dates. It does not involve providing patient care. The position supports University of Utah Health, an organization focused on patient care, research and education. The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center with five hospitals and eleven clinics.

Requirements

Six months of customer service, shipping and receiving, or stockroom experience, or equivalent.
Demonstrated potential to perform the essential functions of the position.
Understanding of equipment-processing sanitation techniques.
Human relations and effective communication skills.
Knowledge of standard warehousing.
Computer literacy, mathematical skills and problem-solving skills.
Ability to meet the position’s working-condition and physical-demand requirements, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Valid, current Utah driver’s license and proof of insurability.
Completion of a medical terminology course within one year of employment.
Previous experience in storeroom supervision and employee leadership.

Responsibilities

Support responses to product recall notices.
Order, receive and oversee the ordering and receipt of materials, equipment, stock and supplies.
Use the department’s computer system to verify transactions.
Maintain records of stock received and issued to departments.
Inspect received stock to verify it meets specifications and that orders are complete.
Resolve order problems with vendors and departments as needed.
Store articles according to departmental procedures, including by style, size and material.
Rotate supplies to prevent expiration before use.
Deliver goods to appropriate areas on a routine or STAT basis.
Maintain a clean, sanitary and orderly storeroom.
Perform clerical duties, including entering requisitions and receipts and answering phones.
Answer staff questions about storeroom activities to support quality service.
Document patient charges for equipment use and specialty cart supplies.
Clean and sanitize patient-use equipment using industry-standard products and techniques.
Maintain acceptable ATP surface-testing scores for infection control.
Ensure equipment safety inspections, preventive maintenance and calibrations are completed before scheduled expiration dates.
Deliver clean linen to hospital and clinic locations according to predetermined par levels.
Perform other duties as assigned.
May oversee distribution of goods by filling requisitions and comparing nomenclature, stock numbers and related details.
May package and ship items.
May make decisions about the physical layout of the storeroom.
May assist with counting, sorting and folding linen.