Supply Technician

This position serves as Supply Technician for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center in Palo Alto, CA. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment.

* THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION
* 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.

* Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area.

* Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday - Friday, 12:00 am - 8:30 am

Recruitment & Relocation

Incentives:

Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
Not Approved