Service and Product Assistant - TEMPORARY

Responsibilities/Job Description:

Fairview is looking to add a Service and Product Assistant to our team at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. This is a temporary position with an anticipated end date of April 2, 2027. During the temporary assignment, this will be a full-time position (80 hours per pay period) and is benefit eligible.

 

This position works overnight from 10:00 p.m. – 6:30 a.m. on a rotating two-week schedule. Week 1 will be Monday through Thursday, and Week 2 will be Monday through Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. This position is represented by SEIU Local 113.

 

To receive, deliver, replenish, clean, and maintain appropriate equipment/supplies/linen/forms. To assist with maintaining inventory control. 

Responsibilities

• Receive, deliver, replenish, clean, and maintain supplies/equipment/linen/forms including stat room, patient rooms, inventory locations, and other areas, as appropriate.
• Assist with maintaining adequate inventory levels of equipment and supplies. Understanding of inventory control concepts with the ability to calculate par levels and adjust levels as necessary.
• Identify product name, purpose, and connection (if any) with other products.
• Coordinate the delivery of items arriving at the dock; assemble apply/remove properly tag/transmitter, and log into computer.
• Respond to user/Materials Support Center requests for equipment/supplies/linen/forms with special attention to emergency request.
• Assure that excess inventory in totes is accounted for, documented, and properly routed.
• Match instruments from the Central Processing Center (CPC) to surgical supply pathway packs and linen packs.
• Conduct cycle counts on a routine basis, identifying inventory require adjustments.
• Assure appropriate rotation of rental equipment.
• Locate/remove products due to product recall/product change.
• Perform gross decontamination of instruments, clean, rinse, and properly route utensils. Decontaminate and clean patient care equipment such as, but not limited to: IV pumps’ sequential compression devices; syringe pumps’ warmers; respiratory care equipment; blood pressure apparatus’ walkers’ commodes orthopedic apparatus; case carts etc. Decontaminate and clean laboratory glassware; general laboratory waste; etc.
• Monitor a replace disinfectant in sinks and automatic equipment.
• Answer telephones as needed.
• Operate computer for supply requests, equipment requests, equipment tracking, productivity reporting, etc.
• Follow established policies and procedures.
• Differentiate between requests; urgent, routine, and emergency (life threatening) for products, supplies, and equipment. Respond to requests and according to priority of emergency, urgent and routine, prioritize patient related needs first.
• Differentiate between supply usage, routine, special cause, patient volume change and cyclical changes. Alerts Inventory Specialist to inventory variances, stock-outs, and defects, etc.
• Prioritize meeting inventory needs and patient care needs so there are no short term or long-term negative impacts.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills by listening respectfully, giving balanced feedback directly and honestly, talking with others to clarify differences and utilizing first party communication.
• Collaborate with nursing staff and SPAN staff in making unit inventory decisions.
• Follow through on caregivers inquires, requests, complaints. Keep caregiver up to date about progress of request.
• Maintain and assure patient confidentiality
• Other duties as requested and required.
• Meets all role-related and age-specific competencies.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or 2 years of experience

 

Qualifications: $21.96- $28.24 Hourly