Surgical Services Inventory Control Technician (Hcst 2)

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Harborview Medical Center has an outstanding opportunity for a SURGICAL SERVICES INVENTORY CONTROL TECHNICIAN (HCST 2). This role involves ordering, receiving, and distributing OR supplies, identifying process improvements, managing inventory accuracy through cycle counts and usage logs, and ensuring supplies are available and prepared for surgical cases. The technician will also be involved in the sterilization process by assembling, wrapping, or containerizing instrument sets and tracking inventory, including product recalls and returns.

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent
One to two years of experience processing complex trays of surgical instruments and equipment. (Inventory control experience may be considered as applicable experience)
Equivalent education/experience may be considered

Responsibilities

Orders, receives, and distributes OR supplies including stock, non-stock, and consignment products.
Identifies and implements process improvements that increase efficiencies and cost savings.
Ensures that Workday on hand stock quantities are aligned with physical locations by managing the usage log and doing regular cycle counts.
Cycle counts inventory on a consistent basis, checking for expired product and packaging integrity.
Ensures that expired or damaged product is labeled, quarantined, and removed immediately.
Reviews OR schedule for required items, ensures items are ordered, received, available and prepared for cases.
Checks all supplies for expiration dates before hand-off to OR.
Troubleshoots problems with the availability of all surgical supplies and implants.
As part of the sterilization process assembles, wraps, or containerizes instrument sets.
Tracks inventory regularly, including the return and re-shelving of unused products, product recalls, and returning damaged or expired goods.