Hospital Inventory Specialist - Material & Supply Chain

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine in the Chicagoland area is seeking a Material Specialist in Inventory Management for a 100% onsite role. You will be the primary contact for hospital departments, maintaining prescribed inventory levels in patient care and ancillary areas through close collaboration with staff.

Responsibilities include using handheld devices to count, create orders, rotate stock, process deliveries and returns, and ensure accurate receipt in the MMIS.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and organize work without direct supervision.
• Knowledge of personal computers or handheld devices preferred.
• Good mathematical ability.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and push 450 pounds on wheels.

Responsibilities

• Uses handheld computer and logs to count and assess departmental supply needs and create orders.
• Process and deliver common carrier and prime vendor packages; manage returns.
• Enter orders into MMIS; retrieve/process orders from pneumatic tube system; organize supply carts.
• Maintain inventory storage rooms and Nurse Servers per prescribed locations and quantities.
• Receive, unpack, verify shipments and enter receipt into Materials Management system.
• Deliver packages and medical gas tanks to requesting departments with signatures as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Prioritization

Organization

PC knowledge

Mathematics

Verbal communication

Physical strength

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

UChicago Medicine in the Chicagoland area is seeking a Material Specialist in Inventory Management for a 100% onsite role. You will be the primary contact for hospital departments, maintaining prescribed inventory levels in patient care and ancillary areas through close collaboration with staff.

Responsibilities include using handheld devices to count, create orders, rotate stock, process deliveries and returns, and ensure accurate receipt in the MMIS.