Supply Chain Technician - Clinical

SSM Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison is seeking an entry level Supply Chain Associate to coordinate ordering, stocking and return of supply inventory and equipment to support procedural requirements.

The role includes removing outdated products and ensuring readiness of anesthesia rooms and equipment. You will monitor inventory, promote patient safety through organized supplies, and assist with purchase requisitions and vendor communication.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent years of experience.
• No experience required.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitors levels of inventoried supplies with inventory checks for replenishment.
• Maintains clean, organized supplies to promote patient safety.
• Keeps records to determine order status and communicates backorder status.
• Performs cycle counts and physical inventories to ensure proper stock levels.
• Communicates supply needs and status with department staff and management.
• Assists in maintenance and care of equipment and prepares rooms for turnover as needed.

Skills

Inventory management

Cycle counts

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. This is an entry level supply chain position. In this role, you can expect to manage and replenish critical medical supplies, maintain accurate inventory records, support equipment and anesthesia room readiness, and collaborate with clinical teams to ensure the safe, efficient delivery of patient care.

Job Summary:

Coordinates ordering, stocking and return of supply inventory and equipment to support the clinical department's procedural requirements, including the removal of outdated/expired products.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitors levels of all inventoried supplies by conducting inventory checks for replenishment with a high standard of accuracy to support department operational requirements.
• Promotes patient safety by maintaining supplies in a clean, well-organized environment. Tags and monitors short-dated products and removes and documents expired items.
• Maintains accurate records to determine order status. Follows up on missed deliveries and backorders. Communicates with clinical staff and plans alternative options if needed products are unavailable.
• Performs cycle counts and physical inventories to ensure stock levels are appropriate.
• Communicates status on stock, non-stock, specialty order status within departments supported. Communicates any supply needs or concerns with management. Communicates backorder status or problems with supplies and equipment to appropriate personnel.
• Participates in purchase requisition processing.
• Assists in maintenance and care of major and minor equipment.
• Cleans anesthesia equipment and prepares anesthesia rooms for turnover as needed. Assists anesthesia providers with various tasks and functions as applicable.
• Assists with maintaining organizational contract compliance initiatives.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent years of experience

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

State of Work Location: Illinois, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• N/A

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8391000007 Material Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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