Surgical Supply Distribution Technician

UNC Health; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in North Carolina is seeking a Surgical Supply Distribution Technician to manage ordering, receiving, storing, and distributing surgical supplies for Surgery, Anesthesia, and Central Sterile Reprocessing.

The role requires a high school diploma, proficiency with Word/Excel, and the ability to lift up to 30 lbs and push up to 75 lbs. Experience in medical materials management is preferred, and the position is onsite with standard 40-hour weeks.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Word and Excel.
• Ability to lift up to 30lbs and push up to 75lbs.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivers items to assigned areas, signs and dates paperwork, and restocks as needed.
• Ensures stock items have proper paperwork and correct stock numbers; checks for outdated stock.
• Reviews and maintains supplies with surgical staff; recommends additions or eliminations.
• Maintains inventory; replenishes to max PAR levels; retires outdated supplies; monitors recalls.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Interpersonal communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
The Surgical Supply Distribution Technician is responsible for the ordering, receipt, storage and distribution of supplies and special-order purchases for Surgery, Anesthesia, and Central Sterile Reprocessing.

Responsibilities

• Delivers items and supplies to the assigned areas, signs and dates appropriate paperwork, places inventory items in the desired location in accordance to proper procedure, and restocking par areas in a timely manner.
• Ensures that stock items are issued with the proper paperwork and correct stock number and quantity issued. Checks for outdated stock when putting the new stock on the shelf. Ensures that items are rotated from the front to back (new stock to back old to front) when putting new stock on shelf and reports stock outs to the Buyer.
• Reviews and maintains supplies by service in collaboration with the surgical staff. Recommends supplies to be eliminated and/or added to the inventory in coordination to surgical staff.
• Maintains inventory of surgical supplies. Replenishes stock to max PAR levels, retires and replaces outdated supplies, monitors for and returns recalled materials and ensures effective replacements.
• Reduces waste for consumables, ensuring that excess material is effectively returned to vendors or redeployed to partner organizations.
• Promotes a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment for all, including the application of standard precautions and principles of infection control.

Other information

Required

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Proficiency with the Microsoft office suite, specifically Word and Excel
• Ability to lift up to 30lbs and push up to 75lbs (with cart assistance)
• Effective interpersonal communication skills

Preferred

• Prior experience working in a medical materials management setting

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Materials Management

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.