Job Abstract

San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) is a public hospital and clinic system fully accredited by The Joint Commission. The Medical Center operates outpatient clinics throughout San Mateo County and an acute-care hospital in San Mateo. The mission of San Mateo Medical Center is to "partner with patients to provide excellent care with compassion and respect." As part of an integrated Health System, the Medical Center serves the healthcare needs of all residents of San Mateo County, with an emphasis on education and prevention.

SMMC is seeking a part-time, extra-help, Central Services Technician to perform duties associated with handling medical supplies in the Fair Oaks Health Center that is located in Redwood City.

The ideal candidates will have:

• Previous experience with Physical Inventory.
• Knowledge of distribution and warehousing.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to lift 35 pounds, such as supplies and equipment.
• Flexible scheduling (weekends, holidays, evenings, other shifts, etc.).

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following, if assigned to Central Services and Supply (Option 3):

• Receive and place stock into inventory.
• Maintain inventory of medical supplies.
• Process par level forms.
• Replenish supplies in various healthcare units.
• Deliver supplies in case of an emergency.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Principles, techniques and procedures specific to area of assignment.
• Principles and techniques in delivering patient care services related to personal hygiene, comfort, treatment, transportation, rehabilitation and physical or psychosocial needs.
• Infection control.
• Diagnostic imaging.
• Safe lifting techniques.

• Principles and techniques of maintaining stock of and delivering medical supplies to various medical departments in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
• Proper inventory control.
• Computer data entry and retrieval.

• Follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Perform a variety of tasks and activities.
• Develop and maintain empathetic attitudes toward patients.
• Provide assistance in delivering patient care in a medical setting such as bathing, feeding, bed making, dressing, and sterilization of patient care equipment.
• Observe and record patient conditions and vital signs.
• Lift and transport patients and heavy items such as supplies and equipment.
• Work with patients with multiple diagnoses.
• Work with a culturally, socio-economically diverse patient population of varying ages.

This is an Extra-Help recruitment. Anyone may apply.

If you are interested in being considered for this position, the following materials must be electronically submitted in a Word or PDF format.

• Responses to Supplemental Questions
• Resumé

1. Describe your experience performing the following central supply duties within a hospital or skilled nursing facility: (A) providing and delivering medical supplies and equipment (specify the types of medical supplies and equipment) and (B) receiving and maintaining medical inventory. Be specific.
2. Describe your level of training in inventory control and central supply services. Include specialized coursework you completed and/or your on-the-job training.
3. Describe your experience lifting and manually transporting supplies and equipment. Specify the various weights of the supplies you lifted and the distances you carried them. inventory control and central supply services. Include specialized coursework you completed and/or your on-the-job training.