Supply Chain Technician

Emory•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Technician serves as a member of the Material Management team supporting the clinical staff in the annual planning, daily management, and ongoing monitoring of the medical supply expense budget. This role includes the coordination and provision of supplies and equipment necessary for patient care in the hospital. Competency is demonstrated by maintaining established supply chain metrics and communicating key supply chain information, such as supply and equipment availability. Communication skills are essential in all these activities. This position consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Emory Healthcare's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Emory Healthcare's policies and procedures. The role consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to colleagues and customers.

Requirements

High school or GED required.
Computer knowledge/skills required.
One year's experience in supply chain preferred.
Supply chain experience means experience establishing and managing par levels and storage closets (e.g., rotating stock, validating product recalls and expiration dates).
Demonstrated experience collaborating with other departments to research and solve complex problems.
Demonstrated knowledge of medical/surgical services and supplies and inventory preferred.

Nice To Haves

Associate Degree in Business or Health Care related preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage medical supply stocking levels (PARS) within the assigned healthcare facility, including ancillary departments (excluding ASC). This involves making recommendations for par level adjustments and ordering appropriately to keep supply cost per unit of service aligned with the clinical unit's budget.
Perform physical receipt of goods and validate shipping against packing slips for FedEx, UPS, USPS, and capital equipment deliveries. Receipt of goods must be entered into the eProcurement system within 72 hours of physical delivery.
Coordinate deliveries and vendor-managed supplies (e.g., linen) with contracted suppliers.
Manage outstanding backorders and receipts by executing respective queries in the procurement system daily or weekly.
Manage receiving discrepancies and communicate with Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and suppliers as needed. Manage RTVs (returns to vendor).
Manage healthcare-related equipment, entering required information into the appropriate tracking system. Communicate with clinical engineering for timely maintenance and repair of equipment.
Deliver medical equipment and supplies to clinical supply closets. Rotate and stock product as needed based on a first-in, first-out model.
Responsible for inventory management in clinical supply areas: organize supply areas, manage shelf life/expiring products, and remove unused supplies.
Responsible for inventory management of code blue carts, which are delivered to various units during a Medical Alert Code Blue overhead or telephone call.
Perform other duties as assigned to support supply chain operations.