Supply Chain Technician I: Streamline Sterilization & Inventory

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Iowa seeks a Supply Chain Technician I for the Downtown Campus, full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, located at the Medical Center Downtown campus. The role oversees supplier coordination, inventory integrity, and instrument tracking, supporting nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities include training, troubleshooting, space management for instruments, and ensuring timely availability of supplies to optimize patient care and workflow efficiency at

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

• Assists with the development and delivery of training to new staff. Maintains effective communication with customers, team and management team.
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills; ability to prioritize needs and manage resources.
• Oversees the daily medical-surgical supply chain operations of supply technicians.
• Performs routine inspection of item expiration dates to maintain the integrity of inventory quality and safety.
• Works with the automated supply inventory mechanisms (electronic supply storage units, bar code readers).
• Provides assistance to nurses and other healthcare professionals to anticipate and address urgent needs.
• Manages medical-surgical inventory to maintain established par levels; oversees inventory ordering, monitoring and audit.
• Solves problems when there are supply shortages/outages and recommends operational revisions to address disruptions.
• Applies knowledge of the hospital-based electronic supply chain management system to resolve challenges; ensures accuracy of inventory transactions.

Job description

The University of Iowa seeks a Supply Chain Technician I for the Downtown Campus, full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, located at the Medical Center Downtown campus. The role oversees supplier coordination, inventory integrity, and instrument tracking, supporting nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities include training, troubleshooting, space management for instruments, and ensuring timely availability of supplies to optimize patient care and workflow efficiency at