Materials Technician

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals and to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a life-changing career!

Experience and Education

• Previous experience in hospital or distribution is desirable.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid Texas driver’s license required.
• On-the-job training, ability to use material handling equipment, learn computer data entry required.

Job Duties

• Coordinates incoming shipment of supplies between Central Sterile Supply & the Receiving Department.
• Receives merchandise, confirms delivery receipt for accuracy.
• Unpack supplies from boxes, outside the sterile supply area, and places supplies on a cart.
• Discards boxes properly.
• Restocks Central Sterile Supply with product in correct bin locations and distributes special request supplies. All completed in a timely manner.
• Prepares case carts properly for supply transportation. Completes case cart Pick List accurately and in a timely manner.
• Inventories & restocks specialty PAR locations for assigned areas.
• Utilizes computer printout sheet and/or Handheld High jump to determine, document and collect replenished supply quantities.
• Assists with data entry related to requisitions/supply orders, etc. All of this in a timely manner.
• Answers phone requests with the ability to understand the nature of said requests. Can offer alternative products if needed or can assist in locating the unavailable product, and/or substitute from another source. Delivers the requested supply to the O/R as requested.
• Responsible for the Inspection, documentation, and deposition of expired and/or recall products stocked on the shelf daily.
• Maintains the required log. Maintains the storage area for all supplies in a clean, neat, and orderly manner.
  Responsible for the inspection of compromise of sterility of products and restocking of unused medical supplies returned in “Green Bags” from case carts.
• Ensure all supply storage locations are identified with a “BARCODE” product label thereby, verification of product also being identified on a PAR.
• Consistently notifies surgery staff of departmental stock orders & backorder releases. Assures timely, accurate delivery according to established schedule. Informs requisitioner of specialty backorders and expected release date.
• To requisition, distribute, and maintain inventory of routine and special-order surgical supplies.
• Completes special projects as assigned by Inventory Coordinator, Operations Manager or Materials Director.
• Participates in quarterly inventory, assuring accurate counts. Keeps the work area clean & neat. Boxes & packing materials removed, floor swept.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

The following is the acronym, “PACT”, and is fundamental to all clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• P-Problem Solving: To achieve excellence in patient care and service, all employees are expected to take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently and to the satisfaction of the patient.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability: In keeping with a professional healthcare environment, all employees are expected to have the ability to perform their jobs and to appear and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner.
• C-Communications and Compassion: It is our goal that all our communications are clear, courteous, timely, and delivered with compassion, respect, and appropriate confidentiality.
• T-Teamwork: In our medical environment, our patients regard every employee they encounter as a member of the UT Southwestern Medical Center team. Our goal is to individually work hard to contribute to our team, support our co-workers, and to achieve not only excellent patient care and service, but also a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Working Conditions

Good general health and stress coping ability. Full mobility and ability to participate in vigorous activity. Ability to speak and hear, to allow discussions with peers. Possess near acuity for accurate reading. Must be physically able to lift boxes of supplies and place them on shelves and/or carts. If a history of back injury or problem is detected on new employee physical, a physician release must be obtained to be eligible for employment.

Security

Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position.  Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons.  Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.

For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/about-virus-and-testing/cms-vaccine-requirements.html

For general COVID-19 information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code §51.215.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.