Operating Room Stock Clerk - Nights

Best Care•Omaha, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Room Stock Clerk is responsible for performing a variety of functions to ensure proper supplies are present based on surgical cases. This role ensures the accuracy of orders based on preference cards, replenishes and rotates items to maintain appropriate inventory, and works with staff on any substitutions. The clerk inspects products for damage and date to ensure sterility for procedures, processes return credit for all locations, and replaces products in the correct location. They deliver supplies to requesting departments in a timely manner, respond to urgent supply requests from active surgery, and maintain adequate levels of supplies for all supported departments. The position also involves inventorying identified par locations, restocking from pick lists, reclaiming overstock, and utilizing a handheld scanner for all par location scanning. The clerk ensures stock rotation for product freshness and identifies any product damage, verifies product location, and removes outdates from inventory. Cleaning and maintaining equipment and storage areas, restocking items daily, and stocking from the appropriate inventory based on shift are also key duties. The role requires interacting with staff in a professional manner, fielding calls for supplies, confirming and verifying requested items, and providing items to requestors while ensuring appropriate entry to surgical suites.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D) required
6 months previous stock clerk experience preferred.
Experience with medical terminology or in healthcare preferred.
Skill with verbal communication.
Skill memorizing items and locations.
Skill using computers and performing data entry.
Basic knowledge of stock management.
Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations and with demanding customer interactions.
Ability to operate material handling equipment, such as pallet jacks and motorized carts.
Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
Climbing
Crawling
Kneeling
Sitting
Balancing
Carrying
Crouching
Distinguish colors
Keyboarding/typing
Lifting
Pulling/Pushing
Reaching
Speaking/talking
Walking
Fingering/Touching
Grasping
Hearing
Repetitive Motions
Seeing/Visual
Standing
Stooping/bending
Twisting

Responsibilities

Pull necessary supplies for surgery cases.
Assemble supplies based on preference sheet working with staff on any substitutions.
Inspect products for damage and date to ensure sterility for procedures.
Process return credit for all locations, ensuring all products have been scanned.
Replace products in correct location.
Deliver supplies to requesting department in a timely manner.
Respond to supply requests from active surgery urgently.
Maintain adequate levels of supplies for all supported departments (e.g., MOR, OPS, Preop/Pacu & GI Lab,etc.).
Inventory identified par locations (19).
Restocking from pick list for all par locations.
Re-claiming over stock from the par locations as necessary.
Utilizing handheld for all par location scanning
Rotate stock to ensure products are used before expiration date and to identify any product damage.
Use First in First methodology in stock rotation.
Verify that product is in the correct location based on bin and label.
Remove all outdates from the shelves/inventory.
Utilize handheld scanner to track all outdates from the inventory.
Clean and maintain equipment and storage areas on a regular basis.
Accurately restock items on a daily basis.
Stock from appropriate inventory based on shift
Interact with staff in a professional manner.
Field calls for supplies in a timely manner, prioritizing these requests during active procedures.
Confirm and verify item being requested.
Provide item to requestor ensuring appropriate entry to surgical suites.