SUMMARY:

The Mobile Inventory Technician will be responsible for coordinating and ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of sterilized instruments and implants needed for surgery. This includes the safe and timely transportation of inventory between SPDx sterilization facility and medical facilities and/or locations specified, using SPDx owned transportation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Deliver instrument sets and implants to hospitals accurately and safely.
• Retrieve and return instrument sets and implants following surgery to the SPDx facility.
• Complete mobile application system transactions.
• Drive company-owned vehicle to make customer deliveries and pick-ups.
• Communicate and coordinate requests and shipments with Customers and Sales Representatives using the SPDx IT system.
• Follow hospital-specific and facility-specific dispatch protocols.
• Maintain knowledge to identify client’s surgical sets by major product groupings and ensures familiarity with product lines.
• Map out driving routes ahead of time to determine the most expedient trip.
• Perform vehicle inspections as required, schedule routine or repair maintenance as needed and reports issues promptly.
• Maintain presentable vehicle appearance and clean as needed.
• Use excellent judgement to best accomplish functions within established procedures.
• Confer with leader on any unusual situations.
• Ability to meet physical demands and perform the essential job functions within the work environment, including travel requirements identified in this job description.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• CDL Class C License preferred
• Clean driving record
• 1-2 years of experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Demonstrates excellent time management skills
• Proficient with GPS Navigation systems and can easily navigate previously unknown areas
• Basic computer navigation and utilization skills
• Willing to ask questions and seek help as necessary
• Outstanding organizational and problem-solving skills
• Able to read and comprehend written and oral instructions
• Verbal communication skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

• Physical Demands:
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and arms to finger, handle, feel, or carry; reach with hands and arms.
  • Operate a computer program, such as GPS navigation, as well as the ability to operate, set up, adjust, and test with sanitization equipment.
  • The employee is required to sit; climb or balance or stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl, enter and exit a vehicle repeatedly.
  • Constantly communicate and exchange information with team members and must be able to communicate correct information with customers and vendors.
  • Read/comprehend, write, communicate orally, reasoning and analytical abilities, and mental flexibility.
  • Regularly lift or move objects up to 30 lbs. Occasionally lift or move up to 50 lbs.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus to compare and distinguish material grades, analysis reports, and administrative data
  • Hearing ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking level with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound.

• Work Environment:
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly working in and out of a hospital environment and vehicle.
  • Exposure to hazardous materials, extreme heat, and proximity to moving mechanical parts.
  • Requires wearing common protective and safety equipment.
  • Position may involve extended work hours.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.