Supply Specialist

at  UPMC

At UPMC, we’re all here for the same reason — to make Life Changing Medicine happen. Join our team and you will play a unique and important role in our mission to change healthcare for the better.
Why Join UPMC?

We don’t just take care of patients — we take care of our team, too. And we have the data to prove it. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from an industry leader you can expect:

• AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE: Ranked #1 for Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers by Diversity MBA
• A recent study showed that UPMC benefits are 20% higher in value than other healthcare providers in our market.
• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities to grow in your career at UPMC

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 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal