Materials Management Rep - Equipment

MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

MD Anderson Cancer Center seeks a Materials Management Services Representative to support inventory and logistics operations, ensuring compliance with safety and quality guidelines. The role requires a high school diploma and offers full-time evening shifts with rotating weekends. Competitive salaries begin at $41,000, reflecting the commitment to safety and excellent patient care.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Pension Plan for State of Texas Employees

100% Medical Coverage for Employees

Qualifications

• Two years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Healthcare materials management experience is a plus.
• Strong customer skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for operations of Materials Management Services.
• Maintain inventory and logistics of patient care and research supplies.
• Collaborate with various departments to address materials needs.

Skills

Customer Service

Logistics Support

Inventory Management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

2nd Shift from 12:00pm-8:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays.

Benefits:

Tuition Assistance
Teacher Retirement System: Pension Plan for State of Texas Employees.
Medical Coverage: MD Anderson pays 100% of premiums for employee coverage.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the Materials Management Services Representative position is to provide support of the operations of all sections of Materials Management Services. This position impacts day-to-day operations of assigned areas and departments throughout the institution with respect to inventory and logistics of patient care and research supplies, equipment and service. This position must also comply with all departmental, Q.I., safety, fire, JCAHO guidelines that apply to the Materials Management area.

This position is required to perform housekeeping and maintenance functions not inclusive of those performed Environmental Services or Facilities Services both at the par level area or inventory location. The Representative staff member can be assigned to any operational area within Materials Management Services to include but not limited to PARS/Inventory/Linen/Equipment, Receiving, Asset Control and or Finance. In Summary this position is responsible to assist in maintaining the environment in the department and area services in such a manner as to meet the standards of the hospital and accrediting agencies for purpose of safety, convenience, aesthetics, comfort and maximum utilization of resources.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Logistics Area - supporting daily operations

Set up pump cart using gray cart, electric cart, or standard delivery cart. Follow corresponding pump tech assignments. Pump assignments are listed on the daily assignment sheet and on the pump floor stock level sheet. Clean and restock pumps on the floors using the Pump Stock Levels List maintaining the par levels listed There will be a green Biomed sticker on every pump. (You need to pull out any pumps that are due for PM.) Remove any pump for PM that is due through the next month and route to Biomed. For example, if the current month is May 2013 pull any pumps due for PM 6/13 or prior. Biomed will accept pumps due 1 month in advance. Check clean stock for pumps due for PM. If you find any IV pumps that are left on the IV poles, please alert charge nurse if pumps are not appropriately prepared for pick-up i.e. (pump still on pole/ not properly bagged for isolation.) All isolation pumps are bagged and tagged with isolation identifying tape by nursing and placed in the dirty utility room. The decontaminated pumps are cleaned the next day at PSPD using the standard cleaning process before being returned to circulation. Remove all modules/PCA/syringe from the PCU using the blue button located on the front of the pump bottom left hand corner. Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.

Examine and inspect all Customer Services; Promote customer based understanding of steps necessary to avoid materials handling errors related to, receipt, delivery, outages , damage, expirations, invoice and asset tag exceptions.

Departmental Representative: interacts with OR, Supply Chain Services, patient care and departmental representatives as needed to ensure proper performance of materials handling functions Collaborates with medical and nursing staff to ensure that materials needs are met through direct contact and participation on committees and participation on special projects.

Collaborate with clinical/research/administrative/facilities customers, vendors, MMS leadership and Value Analysis Teams when required to reconfigure processes and/or supplies and equipment sourced, delivered/received and or tagged. Interacts with customers and MMS leadership to identify concerns and effect resolutions and demonstrate ability to provide rapid response to problems and the ability to utilize concentration skills in stressful situations.

Also you are expected to learn and maintain competency in the software applications utilized to support the Materials Management Services operations. Responsible for attending all training within the department and pass the necessary test with a percentage of 80% accuracy which is an Institutional requirement.

Coordinate with Materials Management Services staff, patient care customers and chargemaster the processing of patient charges and any related issues under the guidance of the MMS Manager of Finance. Participate in staff meetings as required by Materials Management Services leadership Participate as required by leadership in the rounding activity measurement for compliance to customer service and quality expectations.

Data management to ensure the appropriate accounting for material resources and their appropriate distribution as required. Maintain records for inventory, acquisition and transfer of materials to ensure proper chain of custody, availability, accounting and accuracy for all incoming/outgoing materials (i.e. disposable/non-disposable materials, supplies and, equipment (i.e. capital, controlled or non-capital). Clerical activities to include processing of receipts, transfers of assets from/to warehouse and other data collection activities as directed via manual or computer entry.

Place approved orders with vendors via computer download of par level inventories. In the event of a system failure, this function may be handled manually. Operate a handheld device for inventory, replenishment, tagging and distribution management and/or signature capture.

Demonstrate competence in accessing information and performing tasks (issues, credits, print out of various reports) from the following software systems: materials management, point of use, patient charge labeling, linen management, package tracking, institutional mail and asset management. Maintain and utilize RFID tagging as required to support DME (durable medical equipment) tracking.

Other Duties as required

Required Education:

High school diploma or equivalent.

Required Experience:

Two years of relevant work experience. With preferred degree, no experience required.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

Healthcare materials management experience, equipment, linen, supply chain, excellent customer skills.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 174417
• Employment Status: Full-Time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Work Week: Evenings, Rotating, Weekends
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 41,000
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 51,000
• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 61,000
• FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type: Hard
• Work Location: Onsite
• Pivotal Position: No
• Referral Bonus Available?: No
• Relocation Assistance Available?: No
• Science Jobs: No