Inventory Clerk- Full Time- Nights -Supply Chain

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Nights

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:


Provides secretarial and administrative support services to management staff, including, but not limited to typing/word processing, proofreading, preparing reports, processing correspondence, scheduling meetings, recording at meetings, receiving visitors, maintaining files and conducting special projects as assigned.


POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :
• High school GED graduate preferred
• Valid Texas driver's license required
• Experience in material management and hospital experience preferred
• 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 maintenance of inventory, equipment and supplies used for patient care.
• Stocks and maintains adequate inventory of supplies.
• Demonstrates competency to operate office machines and MMIS applications.
• Must have at least (1) year experience of inventory management.
• Prefer experience of inventory management in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promotes the facility mission, 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 the Caduceus system, ensuring orders are complete and accurate, carts are marked and wrapped and orders are expedited in a timely manner.
• Notes and communicates all warehouse discrepancies to coordinator or supervisor.
• Minimizes acquisition/delivery times of supplies by working efficiently.
• Exchanges and accurately restocks emergency and other designated procedure carts.
• Assists with monitoring expiring inventory and removing and processing according to policy.
• Performs issues and returns of inventory using the system.
• Delivers orders using vehicles or equipment as needed. Responsible for securing receipt acknowledgment for all deliveries.
• Responsible for daily vehicle and equipment checklists and for communicating issues to lead or supervisor.
• Must operate copy machine, facsimile machine, computer and other office equipment.
• Maintains cleanliness of work areas, vehicles and the dock.
• Retrieves totes & carts.
• May perform other tasks and duties as assigned that is appropriate with the operation of the Supply Chain Department.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES :

(Chain-of-command)

1. Lead Inventory Supervisor → 2. Warehouse Manager → 3. Director 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.


Yes

Kneeling

Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.

Yes

Walking

Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.

Yes

Standing/Squatting

Yes

Straight pulling

Yes

Sitting

Yes

Pulling hand over hand

Yes

Pushing

Yes

Repeated bending

Yes

Stooping/Bending

Yes

Reaching above shoulder

Yes

Climbing Stairs

Yes

Simple grasping

Yes

Climbing Ladders

No

Dual simultaneous grasping

Yes

Depth Perceptions needed

Yes

Ability to see

Yes

Identify Colors

Yes

Operating office equipment

Yes

Twisting

Yes

Operating mechanical equipment

Yes

Crawling

No

Ability to read and write

Yes

Ability to Count

Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Yes

Operating Personal Vehicle

Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication

Yes

Other: Ability to deal with stress

Yes

OSHA Category

III

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: ________________________.