Materials Operations Support

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah Health is seeking a Storeroom Technician at Huntsman Cancer Hospital in Salt Lake City. The role supports ordering, receiving, stocking and shipping of equipment, supplies, linens and related items.

Responsibilities include inventory control, sanitization, and basic data entry while ensuring safety and quality standards. The position emphasizes reliable stocking, timely deliveries, and collaboration with departments to maintain par levels and efficient operations within a busy

Qualifications

• Six (6) months of customer service, shipping and receiving or stock room experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ordering, receiving and issuing of materials and supplies.
• Maintain stock records and verify inspections.
• Ensure safety inspections, preventive maintenance and calibrations completed as needed.
• Deliver goods to hospital locations and manage par levels.

Skills

Customer service

Sanitation techniques

Communication skills

Warehousing

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

This position is responsible for participating in and overseeing the ordering, receiving, inspecting, storing, issuing and shipping of equipment, materials and supplies for various departments. The incumbent is responsible for inventorying and restocking materials and patient care supplies including clean linen, crash cart equipment and intubation boxes. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for cleaning patient use equipment and ensuring that safety inspections, preventive maintenance and calibrations are completed prior to scheduled expiration dates. This position is not responsible for providing care for patients.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Supports response to product recall notices.
• Orders, receives and oversees the ordering and receipt of materials, equipment, stock and supplies for the organization.
• Uses the department's computer system to maintain verification of all transactions.
• Maintains a record of stock received and issued to departments.
• Inspects and verifies that received stock meets specifications and that orders are complete.
• Resolves order problems with vendors and departments, as necessary.
• Stores articles by style, size, material, etc. according to departmental procedures.
• Rotates supplies to ensure that items do not expire before use.
• Delivers goods to the appropriate areas on a routine or STAT basis.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary and orderly storeroom.
• Performs various clerical duties such as data entry of requisitions and receipts and answering phones.
• Answers staff questions regarding storeroom activities, as required, to ensure that quality service is delivered.
• Documents patient charges for equipment use and specialty cart supplies.
• Cleans and sanitizes patient use equipment using industry standard cleaning products and techniques.
• Maintains acceptable scores for ATP surface testing for infection control.
• Ensures that safety inspections, preventive maintenance and calibrations on equipment are completed prior to scheduled expiration dates.
• Delivers clean linen to various hospital and clinic locations following a predetermined par level.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.
• May oversee the delivery or distribution of goods by filling requisitions and comparing nomenclature, stock numbers, etc.
• May handle the packaging and shipping of packages.
• May make decisions regarding the physical layout of the storeroom.
• May assist in the counting, sorting and folding of linen.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above.
• Demonstrated understanding of equipment processing sanitation techniques.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communications skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of standard warehousing.
• Demonstrated computer literacy, mathematical and problem solving skills.

Qualifications

Required

• Six (6) months of customer service, shipping and receiving or stock room experience, or the equivalency.

Qualifications (Preferred)

Preferred

• Valid, current Utah driver's license with proof of insurability.
• Completion of a medical terminology course within one (1) year of employment.
• Previous experience in storeroom supervision and employee leadership.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing assistance to patients. The incumbent may face exposure to potentially dangerous contaminated bodily fluids, blood and blood products, chemotherapy solutions and other contaminants as part of the daily hazards of the job.

Physical Requirements

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Non Indicated, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

EEO Statement

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patient populations.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, is an Affir­mat ive Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources office at 801-581-6500. If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/ Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu/

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

Requisition Number 85018
Reg/Temp Regular
Employment Type Full-Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule M-F 7am-3:30pm
Clinical/Non-Clinical Status Non-Clinical
Location Name Huntsman Cancer Hospital
Workplace Set Up On-site
City SALT LAKE CITY
State UT
Department HCH ANC 60S CENTRAL STOREROOM
Category Facilities/Trades/Materials

Workplace Set Up On-site