Supply Technician
us department of veterans affairsNew Orleans, LA
Supply Technician
L4
us department of veterans affairsNew Orleans, LAyesterday
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Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant WholesalersGeneral Medical and Surgical HospitalsSurgical and Medical Instrument ManufacturingJob TitleSupply Technician
Job Duties:
Help Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery; replenishes stock inventory; interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels; Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures. Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies; Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates; Monitors and controls critical supplies; Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment; Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock; Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems; Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition; Completes specialty cart preparation; Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles; and Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area. Work Schedule Fulltime, Monday - Friday; or Sunday - Thursday; or Tuesday - Saturday (6:00am-2:30pm; 7:30am- 4:00pm; 10:00am- 6:30pm); subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Position Description/PD#:Supply Technician/ PD99834SRelocation/Recruitment Incentives Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Not Authorized
Physical Requirements:
The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, and frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds). With proper assistance, may move heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds. Works throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas, which includes wards, storage buildings, and warehouses that range from a clean environment to hot, cold, drafty and poorly lighted. The possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises or injury are present in the day-to-day work of the position. Work requires stocking supplies in the primary inventory area as well as numerous secondary inventory points throughout the hospital work area, including wards, clinics, operating rooms, warehouses and nursing areas. Work requires maintaining a clean environment while performing tasks that can produce dust or other infectious pollutants while transitioning between environments. Supported units may be offsite requiring roundtrip travel time in excess of 90 minutes. Tours of duty may require afternoon, evening, and/or overnight shifts. The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is required.
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Level
MidL4
Location
New Orleans, LA
Occupation
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Industry
Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Posted
yesterday
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