Supply Specialist

UPMC • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

UPMC is seeking a Supply Specialist to support its Oakland campus. The role receives, stores, and monitors supplies; identifies and removes expired items; and fulfills supply requests. The position works Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The Supply Specialist also handles inventory, deliveries, shipments, and incoming materials while maintaining safe, clean, and orderly work areas and following hospital and regulatory procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of related work experience.
• Ability to understand and carry out verbal instructions.
• Ability to safely and properly operate pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other material-handling equipment.
• Act 34 clearance.

Responsibilities

• Attend annual hospital and departmental fire, safety, and infection-control training and maintain current knowledge of safety procedures.
• Enter goods-receipt information accurately into the PeopleSoft system as needed.
• Communicate with hospital contacts by telephone and in person, including people across age groups and populations.
• Fill supply requests, deliver supplies to requesting departments, obtain recipient signatures, and return signed delivery sheets for filing as required.
• Maintain a clean and orderly assigned work area and keep supply areas in accordance with regulatory standards.
• Coordinate ordering and placement of regulated items identified by Pharmacy for ready availability; access to secure Pharmacy locations is supervised by Hospital Pharmacy Staff.
• Package, mark, and prepare items for shipment, including bills of lading and other required documents; coordinate return shipments between user departments and the Southside DC.
• Check par stock areas for expired products, dispose of expired products appropriately, replenish inventory, and rotate stock to reduce exposure to expired products.
• Follow mandatory reporting procedures for incidents or serious events that affected or could potentially affect patient care.
• Unload equipment; inspect and verify deliveries; accept or reject supplies and materials; and stage them for processing.
• Store and stack items in their prescribed locations within the Materials Management Department.
• Receive incoming materials, supplies, and equipment; compare packing slips for accuracy; record shipment discrepancies or damage; and notify a supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities to grow in your career at UPMC
• UPMC states its benefits are 20% higher in value than those of other healthcare providers in its market

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED