Order Picker-Surgical Supply

The role of the Surgical Supply Order Picker is to ensure that all cases falling within the Service Level Agreement for picking are picked at scheduled times. The technician will pack sterile instrument sets, peel packs, and related soft goods into case carts for delivery.

Additionally, the Technician will be responsible for stocking unused instruments and returning supplies to the case cart room. If all other duties are completed, the Technician may be asked to assist with other surgical supply support projects or materials management operations.

Stock all products delivered to the location from the warehouse or outside deliveries in supporting FIFO.
• Complete all required supply and instrument returns to the appropriate locations
• Reconcile preference cards with the operating room schedule and ensure that each case to be picked has a preference card for case-picking
• Review the needs list to identify priority case-picking needs by case time order, prioritizing 1^st and 2^nd cases
• Manage case cart transport after case carts emerge from the wash and appropriately utilize case carts for the packaging of cases
• Pick and stage supplies and instrumentation for case carts according to the daily OR schedule provided by the client as per the EPIC print tickets.
• Capture and escalate any issues identified during the picking process to the appropriate CPD or Materials Management leaders
• Properly Label case carts for delivery in support of the Case Cart Process
• Maintain a clean and orderly stocking environment while completing progressive expiration checks on products
• Identify any set/tray needs on preference cards that are not available and notify the CHOP team to prioritize
• Ensure and communicate to the client that the package is not compromised (which shall mean the package does not have visible punctures, tears, crushing, and/or stains), not expired, and is intact
• Maintain quality checks for containerized instrument trays about:
  1. Ensure the item has sterilization lot/load information
  2. Ensure all external indicators have changed
  3. Ensure filters are present
  4. Ensure tamper-proof locks are intact
• Maintain quality checks for wrapped and peel-packaged items about:
  1. Ensure the item has sterilization lot/load information
  2. Ensure the package confirms that it is not compromised and is intact, which shall mean that the package has no visible holes, rips, or moisture.