Central Service Technician I

You 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.

• Ability to push and pull up to 100 pounds, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• California Class "C" driver icense with good record (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.