Central Stores Clerk

Job Description

Primary Accountability

The Central Stores Clerk is responsible for the stock inventory and entire life cycle of purchase orders and requests for goods and services at designated sites.

Description of Primary Responsibilities

1. Responsible for monitoring and maintaining inventory stock levels in central supply room at assigned site(s).
   1. Ensures inventory is organized and accessible to staff at all times.
   2. Creates and processes purchase orders for supplies to replenish stock.
   3. Rotates stock and checks for expiring items on a regular basis.
   4. Responsible for receiving deliveries at designated sites and forwarding goods to appropriate departments.
2. Responsible for receiving and processing of purchase orders and requests for goods and services from designated departments and site(s).
   1. Assists staff in the preparation and coding of purchase orders and with reports or research as requested.
   2. Reviews requests and orders for accuracy and appropriate approvals.
   3. Compiles receiving paperwork and matches to purchase order or request and ensures timely processing of paperwork.
   4. Coordinates any back orders, returns, or product replacements needed.
3. Responsible for acquiring best value and/or price for all goods and services.
   1. Maintains and updates formularies and standard order lists.
   2. Acquires bids for goods and services for comparison and evaluation.
   3. Establishes and maintains relationship with current and new vendors.
   4. Researches new and alternative products, product availability, and comparable product information.
4. Coordinates the repairs and preventative maintenance to medical equipment and copiers at assigned site(s).
   1. Evaluates equipment malfunction for appropriate referral to repair technicians and performs minimal maintenance.
   2. Responsible for assisting in acquiring loaner or temporary replacements for equipment needed to deliver quality patient care (when necessary).
   3. Stores back up equipment for emergency use as per policy.
5. Responsible for maintaining the current department filing system.
   1. Maintains purchasing history, including new, open, and completed requests.
   2. Processes records for biohazardous waste removal/disposal for designated sites.
   3. Responsible for processing new and updated product Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
6. Responsible for adhering to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy, recognizing that regular attendance is considered an essential function of all FHCN positions. Absenteeism is not being at work or failing to attend a paid workshop, training, or event unless the absence is protected by law.
7. Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location, both at the beginning of a shift or during a shift, based on business need.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

Description of Primary Attributes

General Development:

1. Duties require the ability to effectively perform in response to workflow or ongoing direction by supervisors or others.
2. Ability to effectively select from pre-established alternatives to resolve situations encountered on the job.
3. Duties require providing or exchanging routine information.
4. Employee's focus is on their own work.

Professional & Technical Knowledge:

Effective June 1, 2026, all individuals hired into the role must:

1. Must have proof of completion of high school with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or completion of General Educational Development (GED) with a minimum overall score of 162.5.
2. If an individual has completed a degree at a level higher than required for the role and has a stronger GPA in that program, they may provide proof of that GPA in lieu of the high school diploma.
3. Have a minimum of two years of experience, knowledge, and training in inventory processes and practices, typically learned on the job.

Technical Skills:

1. Ability to prepare basic correspondence and simple reports in Microsoft Word.
2. Ability to use Microsoft Excel to create tables and simple displays of information.
3. Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Licenses & Certifications: None required.

Communications Skills:

1. Job duties require the employee to effectively communicate routine or non-technical information to co-workers and others.
2. Effectively communicates written information (including electronic correspondence) and verbal presentation.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit and use repetitive hand movement to type and grasp. The employee is frequently required to stand or walk; and occasionally bed waist, twist waist, squat, climb, kneel, reach above and below shoulder height, and/or move items up to 30 pounds.


Pay Scale:

Min Hourly Rate: $21.00

Max Hourly Rate: $28.60