Supply Chain Management Expediter

Job Description

Job Description

Client: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Location: Syracuse, New York
Department: Supply Chain / Materials Management
Environment: Academic Medical Center / Hospital Supply Chain
Position Type: Temporary Staffing Assignment
Schedule: Multiple shifts may be required, including overnight shifts
Work Setting: On-site; hospital campuses, materials management areas, warehouse/distribution, receiving and clinical support areas

• SUNY Upstate Medical University is seeking dependable, hands-on Supply Chain Management Expediters to support its hospital supply chain and Materials Management operations across its Syracuse healthcare system.
• This is an operational healthcare supply-chain position responsible for ensuring that medical supplies, equipment, specialty carts, packages and other materials are received, inventoried, stocked, picked, assembled, delivered, cleaned and made available to hospital departments when needed .
• The position is critical to the day-to-day operation of a major academic medical center. SUNY Upstate operates two hospital campuses and provides highly specialized services including pediatric, trauma, burn, intensive-care and other clinical services.
• Candidates should understand that this is not a desk-based supply-chain analyst or purchasing position . The successful candidate will spend substantial time standing, walking, stocking, moving supplies, delivering equipment and working directly within hospital supply-chain operations.
• SUNY currently utilizes more than 60 temporary Supply Chain Management Expediters , with personnel supporting all three shifts, including overnight.

• Distribution
• OR Materials Downtown Campus
• OR Materials Community Campus
• Centralized Equipment Services Downtown Campus
• Centralized Equipment Services Community Campus
• Supply Chain Distribution Center / Warehouse
• Receiving
• Mail Services
• Community Materials Management

• Receive incoming products and supplies and complete both the physical and electronic receipt of inventory .
• Stock shelves and designated supply locations accurately and efficiently.
• Pick products from inventory and fill departmental supply orders.
• Scan and replenish PAR levels to maintain appropriate inventory quantities within hospital supply locations.
• Deliver products, equipment and supplies to customer locations throughout the hospital environment.
• Stock in-room patient supply carts .
• Assemble specialty kits, bundles, carts and supply boxes according to hospital requirements.
• Build and replenish specialized carts and kits including PPE, adult and pediatric emergency supplies, maximum-barrier supplies, burn supplies, PICC supplies, adult/pediatric intubation boxes, dental supplies, dialysis supplies, difficult-airway supplies and other designated specialty supply configurations.
• Sort and deliver internal mail, packages and other materials.
• Respond to telephone, Vocera , and electronic requests for equipment and supplies.
• Locate requested equipment and supplies and deliver them promptly to the requesting department.
• Inspect inventory for expiration dates.
• Rotate inventory using FIFO First In, First Out practices.
• Maintain organized, accurate and properly stocked supply areas.
• Break down cardboard boxes and packaging as part of normal warehouse/distribution operations.
• Pick up used or soiled non-surgical equipment from designated locations.
• Clean and disinfect non-surgical equipment while utilizing required PPE and, where applicable, PAPR equipment.
• Tag, prepare and return cleaned equipment to service.
• Perform setup and operational verification of equipment before it is issued.
• Perform minor equipment repairs when appropriate and refer major equipment issues to Health Technology Management (HTM) .
• Assist with unloading UPS and FedEx delivery trucks.
• Perform data entry and retrieve information using hospital computer systems.
• When assigned and appropriately qualified, operate a box truck or mail truck/van. The RFP states that a CDL is not required for the box truck.

• Warehouse / Inventory Experience: Candidates should have approximately one to two years of prior experience in a warehouse or retail environment , particularly involving stocking shelves, managing inventory levels, receiving, picking, replenishment, distribution or similar duties.
• Basic Computer Skills: Candidate must be comfortable performing basic computer functions, including data entry and looking up information within computer systems.
• Customer Service: Strong customer-service skills are required. This individual will interact with hospital personnel and must respond professionally and promptly to supply/equipment requests.
• Physical Capability: Candidate must be capable of standing and walking for extended periods .
  • Candidate must be capable of lifting approximately 30 pounds to shoulder height .
  • Candidate must be comfortable performing a physically active job that can involve stocking, picking, receiving, cart replenishment, equipment movement, package handling and delivery throughout a hospital.
  • Those requirements are expressly identified in SUNY's job description.

• Previous experience working in a hospital, health system, medical center or other healthcare environment .
• Hospital Materials Management experience.
• Healthcare Supply Chain experience.
• Medical supply distribution experience.
• Hospital warehouse experience.
• Operating-room materials/supply experience.
• Central supply experience.
• Inventory-control experience.
• PAR-level replenishment experience.
• Experience with FIFO inventory rotation.
• Experience identifying and removing expired inventory.
• Experience receiving products into an electronic inventory system.
• Experience with handheld inventory scanners or barcode scanning.
• Experience assembling medical supply carts, kits or procedure-specific supply packages.
• Experience working with PPE and infection-control procedures.
• Experience cleaning/disinfecting reusable non-surgical medical equipment.
• Experience responding to urgent supply/equipment requests in a healthcare environment.
• Vocera experience.
• Experience working across multiple hospital departments.
• Receiving dock experience, including UPS/FedEx deliveries.
• Basic equipment troubleshooting or minor repair experience.
• Experience working second, third or overnight shifts.