Supply Chain Technician

Job Title & Specialty Area: Supply Chain Technician

Department: Supply Chain

Location: Dallas

Shift: 8-hour shift between the hours of 6:30am and 4:30pm with rotating weekends

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
This individual is responsible for receiving, storing, issuing and delivering medical supplies and equipment to the Operating Room of Children's Medical Center (CMC). Requires the use of automated technology such as point of use cabinets. Materials Management Information System (Lawson) and hand held bar code readers. Performs cyclical and annual inventories on both storeroom supplies and point of use systems. Accept and process customer returns. Maintains clean and clutter free workspace to include receiving dock and storeroom. Process emergency requests for stocked material.

Responsibilities:
* Receiving: Retrieve incoming materials, supplies and equipment delivered to CMC for the Operating Room from the receiving department. Identify correct supply item and quantity with receiving department staff and sign for packages. Compare product documentation with the actual products delivered to verify accuracy of shipment, identifying overage and shortages and resolving discrepancies with receiving staff and / or buyers. Segregate material for delivery and stock location storage.
* Issue: Pull material from storage locations and complete all required transaction data entry. Load material handling equipment. Process emergency requests for material through the Lawson portal, pulling required items and providing them to the applicable using activity to include patient billable items.
* Delivery / Stocking: Deliver direct delivery items, point of use (Omnicell) replenishments, and requisition self service item to the applicable storage locations. Stock points of use (POU) cabinets, assist with POU cycle inventories, identify shortages and make POU cell management changes as necessary. Operate all assigned Information Systems, material handling equipment and delivery vehicles.
* Storage: Place delivered supply into their assigned storage location utilizing first-in first-out rotation. Perform dated item management.
* Inventory: Perform as-required cycle and regular stockroom / point-of-use inventories. Perform PAR counting and issue to designated PAR activities.
* Returns: Return supplies / equipment according to established timeframes and entering the return information on the appropriate forms.
* Assist OR Supply Chain manager in identifying when potential cost savings opportunities exist. Obtain OR Supply Chain manager's approval prior to requisitioning new products and equipment. Perform projects for OR Supply Chain manager related to OR Supply Chain management and other duties as assigned. Facilitate and coordinate timely repair of instrumentation, and other equipment with CMC Biomed and outside vendors. Ensure compliance with all employment requirements such as periodic employee health matters, training and education, etc. Assist with and provide guidance to volunteers and interns in the management of supplies. Perform physical inventories of supplies as needed.

* MUST be comfortable walking for long periods of time

 How You’ll Be Successful:

WORK EXPERIENCE
* At least 1 year job related experience Pref
* At least 2 years experience with Surgical Supplies, procedures, medical terminology and the surgical environment Pref

EDUCATION
* High school diploma or equivalent Pref
* Certified to operate forklift within 6 months of hire (Distribution Center only) Req

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Drivers License

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

 Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

· Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

· 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

· Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

· Caregiver Leave

· Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement 

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.