Description
Here at UPMC, our employees are devoted to making a profound impact within the communities they serve. We focus on service excellence to provide top care to our patients, health plan members, and employees. Whether it be by smiling at a patient to brighten their day or volunteering at a local philanthropy, UPMC thrives on service. We are looking for a person who shares this passion as well to join our team as a Team Lead of Materials Management at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg.
In this role, one must be efficient, meticulous, and organized. Are you eager to be a part of health care excellence? If so, apply today! UPMC also offers one of the best benefits packages in the nation, PTO, retirement plans, and a rewarding career ladder across all departments!
Responsibilities:
- Work autonomously and direct daily work of Supply Specialists.
- Store and stack items in the prescribed location within Materials Management Department.
- Fill supply requests and deliver those supplies to the requisitioning department.
- Accurately enter information of receipts of goods into PeopleSoft system as needed.
- Prepare items for return shipment coordinating between the user department and the Southside DC.
- Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of assigned work area.
- Responsible for daily operations of the hospital-based Materials Management department.
- Coordinate items for shipment by packaging, marking and preparing bills of loading and/or other documents as required.
- Accurately check stock areas for expired products.
- Ensure the recipient signs for delivered materials and supplies and return signed delivery sheets for filing as required.
- Attend annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintain current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department.
- Unload equipment, inspect, verify, accept or reject supplies and materials from delivery trucks and stage in appropriate area for processing.
- Properly dispose of expired products and replenish inventory appropriately.
- Rotate inventory in 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.
- Develop and foster a strong working relationship between hospital operations and UPMC SCM.
- 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.
- Communicate with hospital contacts both on the telephone and in person, and effectively communicate with all age groups, populations, and individuals within the hospital.
Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- Minimum 5-years experience in supply chain, inventory control, materials management, purchasing or other related field is required; OR a four-year Bachelor's degree and 3 years of professional experience.
- Supervisory experience required.
- Healthcare experience preferred.
- Ability to understand and execute verbal instructions.
- Ability to lift medium and heavy weighted supplies, push, bend and walk most of the day is required.
- Valid Driver's License is required.
- Ability to safely and properly operate pallet jacks, hand trucks, forklifts and other material handling equipment.
- Ability to comply with attendance requirements.
- Ability to comply with Personnel policies.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.
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