INVENTORY CONTROL CLERK

Overview

Shift: 7am - 3:30pm with a weekend rotation. To facilitate the movement of inventory of medical supplies and equipment and complete their timely delivery. This includes the specific patient-care and departmental-support materials and/or equipment, subject to customer need.

Education Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience with customer service, inventory control, or medical products and equipment is preferred
• Proficiency with computer applications
• Experience with Microsoft Excel required

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Possesses good math and keyboarding skills
• Practice good verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills
• Should be able to consistently conduct behavior in a controlled and professional manner that leads to good working relationships with co-workers, customers, patients, and visitors
• Possesses the ability to regularly lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds and safely operate material handling equipment including larger transport carts
• Be able to stay on feet for extended periods and walk extended distances
• Be able to work under stress to provide maximum customer-service levels
• Demonstrates the ability to work autonomously while completing multiple responsibilities simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Conduct self in a cooperative and considerate manner, being mindful of patient/visitor/customer needs and impressions and MMC department needs, impressions, policies, and procedures
• Observe and practice good "Guest Relations" skills
• Participate as a team member in achieving MMC and department goals and objectives
• Act as a positive, cooperative department representative
• Conduct scheduled and unscheduled physical inspections and cycle counts of inventory
• Receives and stocks inventory materials, supplies, and equipment in the department
• Picking and delivering re-supply inventory materials for par locations, scheduled orders, patient orders, special orders, etc. within accepted timeframes
• Completes the necessary documentation associated with the receiving, stocking, distribution, and inventory of products and equipment
• Enters inventory data into an electronic database for the purpose of tracking, monitoring, and documenting inventory levels and movement of durable equipment
• Contact other internal and external sources to secure inventory items, if necessary, and coordinates their delivery
• Handling and transporting floor-stock medications from Pharmacy to procedural area per the Medication Handling, Security, and Access by Non-licensed Hospital Staff Policy and Procedure
• As needed, collects, decontaminates, and processes durable medical equipment for circulation throughout the facility including equipment that may contain medication
• Must possess knowledge of what devices are used for and how this equipment is decontaminated, following appropriate guidelines
• Anticipates and recognizes urgent situations, problems (or potential problems) while showing an awareness of and responding to customer needs appropriately; takes action to resolve these issues to produce the most desirable outcome