In this position, you will perform duties as a Central Service Technician (CST) responsible for the distribution, replenishment, and management of medical supplies and equipment throughout the UCLA Health System. This role supports patient care operations by ensuring clinical areas maintain the necessary supplies required for safe and efficient patient services. Assignments are performed in alignment with departmental priorities and organizational goals.
Primary responsibilities include maintaining appropriate inventory levels within assigned supply locations by replenishing supplies to established PAR levels, placing orders to maintain stock availability, and assessing inventory utilization and inventory turns to adjust PAR levels based on changing demand. The CST will also support inventory control efforts that promote efficiency and reduce supply shortages.
Additional duties include receiving incoming shipments, verifying delivered supplies against packing slips and purchase orders, resolving discrepancies, and transporting supplies and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds to designated locations. The incumbent will restock inventory supply areas, maintain organized storage spaces, and ensure products are properly stored and rotated.
The CST is responsible for completing all aspects of PAR inventory management, including restocking supply locations, managing module supply carts in assigned clinical areas, maintaining accurate inventory records, and following up on vendor direct orders to ensure timely delivery of supplies. This role also includes maintaining and updating barcode labels to support accurate inventory tracking and system alignment.
The CST works closely with clinical staff and supply chain teams to respond to supply needs and ensure procedural and patient care areas remain adequately stocked to support daily operations.
Hourly rate: $26.31
The Central Service Technician must be a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment supporting high-volume procedural areas. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks efficiently while responding to frequent supply requests and operational demands.
Strong English verbal and written communication skills are required to effectively interact with clinical staff, supervisors, and supply chain teams. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment is essential. Candidates must be disciplined, dependable, and able to meet operational deadlines with minimal supervision.
The technician must be comfortable entering and maintaining accurate data in inventory management systems and completing administrative tasks in a timely manner. Attention to detail is critical to ensure accuracy in inventory tracking, par management activities, and supply distribution.
Flexibility to adapt to changing workloads, assignments, and schedules—including weekend coverage—is required. Employees must comply with all UCLA Health policies, infection control practices, and safety requirements, maintain a clean and safe work environment, and stay current with required HR training and competency requirements.
The position also requires a commitment to quality improvement initiatives and adherence to Materials Management and UCLA Health policies to ensure efficient supply support for patient care operations.
Equipment Usage:
List any equipment (machines, tools, office appliances, or motor vehicles) required to perform the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Indicate frequency of use.
Required Skills and Experience:
Ability to consistently adhere to management direction, including maintaining established processes and priorities despite conflicting requests from external sources.
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.
Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
