On-Campus Hospital Supply Chain Technician I

University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Iowa is seeking a full-time Supply Chain Technician I in the Department of Material Services. This role will support dispensing medical-surgical supplies, patient care equipment and implants across the medical center using electronic systems.

You will liaise with supply chain leaders, nurses and healthcare professionals to obtain required products on schedule. Key duties include inventory reviews, order transmission to vendors, accuracy in inventory and patient billing, and

Qualifications

• One year of work-related experience in supply management receiving, warehousing, and distribution setting; or
• Any combination of such experience and/or post high school education that totals one year.
• Possession of appropriate driver’s license as required.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service for the department and assists nurses and other healthcare professionals with a sense of urgency.
• Reviews, monitors and orders medical-surgical supply inventory to maintain established par levels.
• Counts inventory, transmits orders to vendors, solves problems when there are shortages/outages, maintains the central medical-surgical supply area and provides delivery timelines.
• Maintains a basic knowledge of electronic hospital-based supply chain management systems and how to efficiently access all basic functions.
• Maintains the accuracy of medical-surgical supply inventory by properly accounting for all inventory transactions in the inventory software system.
• Works as part of a team in order to ensure medical-surgical supplies are available where and when they are needed in order to provide excellence in patient care.
• Ensures accurate patient billing by capturing all patient charges for medical-surgical supplies.
• Ensures staff cross-reference items as appropriate.
• Maintains knowledge of reporting system and ability to utilize reports and resolve all discrepancies.

Skills

Customer service

Inventory management

Communication

Job description

The University of Iowa is seeking a full-time Supply Chain Technician I in the Department of Material Services. This role will support dispensing medical-surgical supplies, patient care equipment and implants across the medical center using electronic systems.

You will liaise with supply chain leaders, nurses and healthcare professionals to obtain required products on schedule. Key duties include inventory reviews, order transmission to vendors, accuracy in inventory and patient billing, and