Patient Supply Associate

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About Duke HomeCare & Hospice

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke HomeCare & Hospice, which offers hospice, home health, and infusion services across the region, as well as serves as the home forthe Duke Caregiver Support Program. Team members work closely with a patient's physician to provide comprehensive, individualized care in the comfort of their home or at our inpatient hospice facility in Durham, NC.

Location: 12 Moore Drive (Note for candidates: No paid parking required / Free parking)

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:30 AM start time. On-Call Requirements: After the first 5-6 months, the role requires being on-call one weekend every 5-6 weeks

Occupational Summary Coordinate and perform a variety of tasks relating to the ordering, receiving, recordkeeping, and distribution of required patient care supplies for assigned Duke Hospital inpatient or support units to ensure adequate inventory.

Key Responsibilities

• Order, receive, store, inventory, and distribute a variety of supplies for an assigned area in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Transmit requests for items to Materials Management utilizing the data terminal.
• Periodically inspect supply carts to ensure all items are in assigned locations; safely remove, replace, and report any expired items or sterile items with broken packaging.
• Regulate and track property assigned to the team, including carts, shelving, labeling materials, and notebooks; monitor the use of assigned team property.
• Maintain an interface with professional and administrative personnel to coordinate supply activities and resolve problems; inform the central distribution manager of any problems or complaints.
• Recommend cart inventory additions and deletions to professional and/or administrative personnel based on monthly usage figures.
• Assist in planning, scheduling, and assigning tasks to a team of Patient Supply Clerks.
• Assist in the training of new personnel and conducting semiannual appraisals of team members.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein, including moving supplies across home care hospice facilities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Decision Making: Proven ability to be a strong, independent decision-maker in a fast-paced environment.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interface with staff and leadership.
• Teamwork: Highly collaborative team player with a willingness to support peer training and daily operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Work requires the ability to screen, evaluate, and log information from requisitions and to complete daily operational paperwork, generally acquired through a high school education.
• Experience: One year of experience in a hospital material control or related setting to acquire sufficient knowledge of products, advise users, and suggest substitutions; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
• Licensure/Certification: A valid North Carolina Driver's license may be required.

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