DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days
Summary:
FLSA STATUS: Exempt Non-Exempt
MISSION STATEMENT:
Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.
VISION:
Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Perform a variety of clerical and manual tasks involved in maintaining inventory controls to include receiving, verifying, storing and issuing various supplies, materials and equipment.
POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :
· High school diploma or GED graduate preferred
· Valid Texas driver's license required
· Experience in Supply Chain and hospital experiencepreferred
- Computer knowledge is required
· Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
· Good written and verbal communication skills required
· Ability to read, write, and speak English
· Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :
· Proficient in the preparation, set up, and supplies used for patient care
· Stocks and maintains adequate inventory of supplies both stock and non-stock
· Demonstrates competency to operate office machines, warehouse equipment and MMIS applications
· Prefer experience of inventory management in a healthcare setting
Responsibilities:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Promotes the facility missions, vision, and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision, and values in developing services, standards, and practice
· Assess inventory and PAR levels daily as well as notifies the end user of stock status
· Prepares supply orders using Supply Chain software application , ensuring orders are complete and accurate, carts are marked and wrapped and orders are expedited in a timely manager
· Build, pick, reconcile, and prepares surgical totes for Surgical Procedures
· Assists with supplies and equipment recalls
· Manages backorders and purchase orders for stock and non-stock supplies
· Notes and communicates all discrepancies to Coordinator, Manager, or Director
· Minimizes acquisition/delivery times of supplies by working efficiently
· Exchanges and accurately restocks emergency and other designated procedure carts and supply areas
· Assists with monitoring expiring inventory and removing and processing according to policy
· Maintains tissue tracking software
· Preforms issues and returns of inventory using Supply Chain software application
· Delivers orders using vehicle and equipment as needed. Responsible for securing receipt acknowledgment for all deliveries.
· Must operate copy machine, facsimile machine, computer, PDA, and other office equipment
· Maintains cleanliness of work areas, vehicles and dock area
· Retrieves and clean totes and carts
· May perform other tasks and duties as assigned that are appropriate with operation of the Supply Chain Department
LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES :
(Chain-of-command) Supply Chain Manager 2. Director of Supply Chain 3. Vice President of Supply Chain
Other information:
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.
AGE SPECIFIC :
Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA) :
A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.
The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:
Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.
Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.
Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.
Dual simultaneous grasping
Operating office equipment
Operating mechanical equipment
Ability to read and write
Ability to hear verbal communication without aid
Operating Personal Vehicle
Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication
Other: Ability to deal with stress
B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.
C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.
D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW
Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3
Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3
Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2
Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2
Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3
Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2
Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3
Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3
Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3
Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3
Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3
I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.
If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.
Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________
Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.
