Central Service Technician I - Warehouse

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  JOB DUTIES
  

Incumbent will perform duties as a Central Service Technician (CST) which includes distribution of supplies and equipment as assigned within all facilities at UCLA Health System including community clinics. This position is a support position to all patient care units, including the procedural, interventional, and radiology areas.

Duties include:

• Perform replenishment of supplies and place electronic orders using mobile device or requisition application to replenish inventory to set pars.
• Receive and transport supplies and put away supplies to their destinations.
• Deliveries include driving university vehicles to transport supplies and equipment to UCLA community clinics.
• Reconcile packing slips against ordered and delivered content using multiple software platforms.
• Work closely with the clinical staff to identify their product needs and staging preferences.
• Communicate with customer on their requests.
• Assess and revise par levels to accommodate changing demand.
• Set up and/or modify products within a supply management software.
• Recommend or assist in inventory cost reduction initiatives.
• Assist in the management of back-ordered items via notification stickers and on-hand counts.
• Assist in picking up supplies from inventory locations.
• Assist in consolidating return supplies.
• Assist clinical staff with researching patient supplies used for charge posting reconciliations.

Salary Range: $23.32- 27.87 Hourly

Senate Bill 525  was signed into law by Governor Newsom in October 2023. Starting June 1, 2024, SB525 sets a new $23 minimum wage for nonexempt healthcare workers and raises the exempt employee salary threshold to $1,380/week (equivalent to $5,980/month or $71,760/year).

1. As defined under SB525, healthcare workers are defined as employees who are involved in the provision of “health care services,” which means “patient care-related services including nursing; caregiving; services provided by medical residents, interns, or fellows; technical and ancillary services; janitorial work; housekeeping; grounds keeping; guard duties; business office clerical work; food services; laundry; medical coding and billing; call center and warehouse work; scheduling; and gift shop work; but only where such services support patient care”.

2. Employees (career, contract, student, per diem) in the UCLA Health medical facilities (e.g. Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Hospital, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, etc.) meet these criteria.

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  JOB QUALIFICATIONS
  

• Ability to push and pull up to 100 pounds, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• CA Driver’s License (subject to DMV Pull)
• Experience using an Electric Pallet Jack, Manual Pallet Jack, Forklift, Furniture dollies, Supply Dollies, and Heavy Duty transport carts.
• Strictly obeys the healthcare regulations for infection control.
• Provides resources information regarding proper sterilization techniques, product information, equipment operation etc. to fellow staff and other healthcare team members, serving as a resource for people needing direction as required.
• Consistently demonstrates a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Consistently adheres to Materials Management / Receiving and UCLA Policies and procedures.
• Attends all in-services/workshops as requested.  Assists in the orientation and skill development of new staff members. 
• Always ensures a safe, clean working environment for self and co-workers. Monitors and reports unsafe acts or conditions and assists with resolutions. 
• Consistently maintains good guest relations interdepartmentally, intra-departmentally, using English language in both written and verbal format. Demonstrates good telephone etiquette. Is sensitive to co-workers, patients, and family members, in a courteous and respectful manner. 
• Maintains a positive attitude and behavior: efficient with time utilization/productive, strives to be a team member, prompt attitude, adapts to change in workload, adapts to variable rotating shifts, conducts personal business on break or lunch time. 
• Always responds to the needs of all areas.  If unable to meet the needs, keeps the area informed and offers alternatives.
• Will actively assist in meeting the needs of the department.