Supply Specialist

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* Competitive pay * Tuition reimbursement * Opportunities to grow in your career at UPMC UPMC is looking for a full-time Supply Specialist to support Presbyterian hospital.

This position works second shift, 2:00p-10:00p with every third weekend required.

Purpose: Receives and stores supplies, monitors inventory, identifies and removes expired items, and fulfills supply requests.

Responsibilities: + Receive incoming materials, supplies and equipment; compare information on packing slip to verify accuracy noting any corrections; record discrepancies or damages in shipment and notify supervisor.

+ Unload equipment, inspect verifies, accept or reject supplies and materials from delivery trucks and stage in appropriate area for processing.

+ Store and stack items in the prescribed location within Materials Management Department.

+ Fill supply requests and deliver those supplies to the requisitioning department.

+ Ensure the recipient signs for delivered materials and supplies and return signed delivery sheets for filing as required.

+ Accurately enter information of receipts of goods into Peoplesoft system as needed.

+ Coordinate items for shipment by packaging, marking and preparing bills of loading and/or other documents as required.

+ Prepare items for return shipment coordinating between the user department and the Southside DC.

+ Accurately check par stock areas for expired products.

+ Properly dispose of expired products and replenish inventory appropriately.

+ Rotate inventory in par stock locations to minimize exposure to expired products.

+ Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of assigned work area and maintain supply areas according to regulatory standards.

+ Distributes and collects clean and used linen throughout the hospital.

+ Communicate with hospital contacts both on the telephone and in person, and effectively communicate with all age groups, populations, and individuals within the hospital.

+ Follow mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could affect the clinical care of any patient.

+ Attend annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintain current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department.

+ Coordinate ordering and placement of regulated items that have been identified by the Pharmacy to be readily available.

+ The items can contain FDA legend medication under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy.

+ Will be granted access to secure Pharmacy locations and will be supervised while in these locations by Hospital Pharmacy Staff.

+ *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.

+ *Performs other duties as assigned.

+ High school diploma or equivalent required.

+ 1-year previous supply experience, 2-3 years of professional work experience, or a 2-year degree required.

+ Ability to understand and execute verbal instructions.

+ Ability to safely and properly operate pallet jacks, hand trucks and other material handling equipment.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: + Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran