Senior Supply Specialist

UPMC Jameson Senior Supply Specialist This position works Monday-Friday, 6:00am - 2:00pm. No weekends required. Purpose Place accurate orders and stock par locations for the most critical areas within the facility. Frequent and professional interaction with department heads, clinicians, and doctors as needed for product substitution and supply strategy. Responsibility for oversight of building out new par areas and coordinating updates across multiple teams. Responsibilities 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. Unload equipment, inspect, and 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. Fill supply requests and deliver these supplies to the requisitioning department. Ensure the recipient signs for delivered materials and supplies and returns signed delivery sheets for filing as required. Accurately enter information of receipts of goods into Peoplesoft system as needed. 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. Maintain cleanliness, orderliness of assigned work area and maintain supply areas according to regulatory standards. Communicate with hospital contacts both on phone and in person, and effectively communicate with all age groups, populations, and individuals within the hospital. Follow mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that could affect or has affected the clinical care of any patient. Attend annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintain current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department. Work in the more critical areas (Anesthesia, OR, SDS, etc.) and will have frequent interaction with department heads, clinicians and doctors to discuss switching products to corporately approved items, obtaining samples from vendors or VAT Team, supply strategy and managing the value of the pars. Coordinate building out new par areas, including coordinating the project with maintenance, installing the bins, creating labels and affixing them to the shelves. Coordinate and employ additional storage strategies in areas where space may dictate creative solutions. Coordinate ordering and placement of regulated items that have been identified by Pharmacy to be readily available. The items may contain FDA legend medication under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy. Grants access to secure Pharmacy locations and will be supervised while in these locations by Hospital Pharmacy Staff. Qualifications High School Diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related work experience. Ability to understand and execute verbal instructions. Ability to lift medium and heavy weighted supplies, push, bend and walk most of the day. Ability to safely and properly operate pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other material handling equipment. Ability to comply with attendance requirements. Ability to comply with Personnel policies. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. #J-18808-Ljbffr