Material Specialist/Full-Time/Nights

Materials / Inventory Specialist
Union: Local 73 SEIU
Posting Date: 5/22/2023
Shift: Nights 11pm - 7:30am
The Supply Chain Department, a 24/7 operation seeks a Material Specialist to process and deliver common carrier packages as well as process and deliver of prime vendor packages.
Materials Specialist Job Summary
As a Material Specialist you will:

• Be the primary contact person for the Medical Center departments being available to engage in personal interaction, staff meetings, pages and phone calls
• Maintain prescribed inventory levels in the Patient Care areas and ancillary departments resolution of any issues related to the tasks assigned
• Maintain all work areas in a neat an orderly fashion

Materials Specialist Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Prepares and stages returns
• Responsible for receiving, unpacking, verifying all shipments received, and entering receipt into Materials Management system
• Maintains Inventory Management supply storage rooms and Nurse Servers in according to prescribed stock locations and prescribed supply quantities
• Answers the warehouse/dock phones, enters departmental orders into the MMIS, retrieves/processes orders from the pneumatic tube system, organizes and labels supply carts
• Uses a handheld computer and other authorized inventory logs to count and assess departmental supply needs, perform data entry, create orders, perform warehouse cycle counts and rotate stock
• Performs other duties assigned
• Process and delivery of common carrier packages as well as processing and delivery of prime vendor packages
• Responsible for the logging, and accurately delivering packages and medical gas tanks to requesting departments (Nursing Units, Nursing Supply Rooms, Clinics, Ancillary departments, including BSD (Biological Science Division) at which point signatures are obtained from requesting department

Material Specialist Qualifications

• Knowledge of inventory management principles and receiving processes preferred
• Good verbal communications skills
• Requires a High School diploma or GED
• Knowledge of disposable hospital supplies preferred
• Requires ability to prioritize assignments and organize work without direct supervision
• Good mathematical ability
• Ability to work in a stressful setting and provide excellent customer service
• Requires knowledge of personal computers, handheld computers preferred
• Ability to lift 50 pounds of free-weight and/or push 450 pounds on wheels for short distances

Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Why Join Us
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
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