Supply Specialist

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning workplace

Competitive pay

Tuition reimbursement

Opportunities to grow in your career

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a part-time Supply Specialist to support the Oakland Campus. This 20-hour-per-week role operates on 2nd shift (6:00p-10:00p) with rotating weekends, focusing on receiving, storing and delivering supplies to the appropriate departments.

Responsibilities include inventory control, checking packing slips, coordinating with Pharmacy for regulated items under supervision, and maintaining orderly supply areas in compliance with regulatory standards. Hospital experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with hospital inventory control and supply handling.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Attend annual hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintain knowledge of safety procedures.
• Enter receipts of goods into the Peoplesoft system as needed.
• Communicate with hospital staff by phone and in person across all age groups.
• Fill supply requests and deliver to requisitioning departments; obtain signatures.
• Maintain cleanliness and order in the assigned work area and stock rooms.

Job description

At UPMC, we’re all here for the same reason — to make Life Changing Medicine happen. Join our team and you will play a unique and important role in our mission to change healthcare for the better.

Why Join UPMC?

• AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE: Ranked #1 for Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managersby Diversity MBA
• A recent study showed that UPMC benefits are 20% higher in value than other healthcare providers in our market.
• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities to grow in your careerat UPMC

UPMC is looking for a part-time Supply Specialist to support the Oakland Campus.

This position works 20 hours per week. 2nd shift (6:00p-10:00p) with rotating weekends.

Purpose:

Receives and stores supplies, monitors inventory, identifies and removes expired items, and fulfills supply requests.

Responsibilities:

• Attend annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintain current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department.
• Accurately enter information of receipts of goods into Peoplesoft system as needed.
• Communicate with hospital contacts both on the telephone and in person, and effectively communicate with all age groups, populations, and individuals within the hospital.
• Fill supply requests and deliver those supplies to the requisitioning department. Ensure the recipient signs for delivered materials and supplies and return signed delivery sheets for filing as required.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of assigned work area and maintain supply areas according to regulatory standards.
• Coordinate ordering and placement of regulated items that have been identified by the Pharmacy to be readily available. The items can contain FDA legend medication under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy. Will be granted access to secure Pharmacy locations and will be supervised while in these locations by Hospital Pharmacy Staff.
• Coordinate items for shipment by packaging, marking and preparing bills of loading and/or other documents as required. Prepare items for return shipment coordinating between the user department and the Southside DC.
• Accurately check par stock areas for expired products. Properly dispose of expired products and replenish inventory appropriately. Rotate inventory in par stock locations to minimize exposure to expired products.
• Follow mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could affect the clinical care of any patient.
• Unload equipment, inspect verifies, accept or reject supplies and materials from delivery trucks and stage in appropriate area for processing.
• Store and stack items in the prescribed location within Materials Management Department.
• Receive incoming materials, supplies and equipment; compare information on packing slip to verify accuracy noting any corrections; record discrepancies or damages in shipment and notify supervisor.