Inventory Coordinator

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals, and Lexington Medical Center—a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare and the first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for nursing excellence, Lexington Health delivers over 4,000 babies annually, performs more than 34,000 surgeries, and is the region’s third-largest employer. The network also features an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center, along with postgraduate medical education programs in family medicine, transitional year residencies, and informatics.

About the Role

Responsible for managing, ordering, and creating all inventories for their assigned department. Develop, implement, and facilitate processes for routinely providing appropriate supplies and equipment within required timeframes and participates in inventory forecasting.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years of experience in inventory control related to department specialty
• Inventory Coordinators working in the Pharmacy are required to be Registered Pharmacy Technicians
• Good computer and customer service skills

Responsibilities

• Efficiently develop, maintain, and control the inventory utilizing cost-effective inventory management, distribution, and supply systems
• Establish, implement, and maintain accurate, efficient, and cost-effective automated inventory management systems
• Establish and maintain optimal cost-effective stocking and reorder points for inventories
• Establish and maintain safe, neat, clean, and efficient work environments
• Requisition timely and cost-effective replenishment of supply items in all areas of responsibility
• Establish and maintain supply utilization records
• Expedite orders and, when necessary, obtain items from alternate sources or look for alternative and acceptable substitutes
• Be aware of fluctuating and changing needs and respond accordingly
• Continually review current inventory to implement innovative methods for reduction in inventory (e.g., consignment, same-day delivery, product standardization)
• Make recommendations on product review, replacement, or potential substitution
• Participate in and recommend quality improvement projects
• Manage year-end inventory processes, procedures, and documentation
• Establish and maintain strong, effective professional working relationships with members throughout the organization
• Meet with sales representatives as needed to review new products and assist with evaluation
• May be required to contact sales representatives to obtain supplies for cases
• Coordinate repairs of equipment and/or instruments with the appropriate persons
• Investigate and return supplies and equipment for product recall
• Coordinate with necessary departments for inspection of any new equipment
• Coordinate borrowing or lending of supplies and equipment between other areas of the hospitals
• Work in a collaborative relationship with other hospital inventory staff
• May assist in setting up in-service for new equipment and/or consumables as needed by department leadership
• May assist in capital budget pricing, research, and recommendations as needed by department leadership
• Ensure Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals are discarded, stored, and managed with other compatible waste streams in containers that are properly labeled and closed prior to being shipped offsite for proper disposal
• Complete initial RCRA training within 6 months of hire date and continue with annual RCRA training
• Perform all other projects and duties as assigned by management

Benefits

• Day ONE medical, dental, and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• 403(b) match plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 6% starting day one
• Employer-paid life insurance equal to 1x salary
• Optional supplemental life insurance up to 3x salary at low-cost premiums
• Adoption assistance
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Schedule

Full-time, AM shift: 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM