SAH Buyer

Key Responsibilities

Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.

• Commits to recognizing and respecting cultural diversity for all customers (internal and external).
• Communicates effectively with internal and external customers with respect of differences in cultures, values, beliefs, and ages, utilizing interpreters when needed.
• Collaborates with Surgeons, OR Charge Nurse, and OR Director to vet new item requests and trials.
• Knowledgeable regarding general and specialty equipment required for procedures.
• Able to independently implement the purchasing process and gather all appropriate information in a clear and concise manner for the Charge Nurse to review.
• Ensures an environment for cost containment.
• Works collaboratively with Materials Management to coordinate the purchasing process.
• Completes and reviews repair/purchase requests for supplies and equipment; ensures completeness and accuracy.
• Performs cost analysis for various products.
• Analyzes ordering trends and keeps PCM and Director appraised of increased or decreased usage and costs.
• Participates in the borrowing, lending, and return efforts within the institution and among other healthcare facilities.
• Maintains contract files, tracks delivery dates, and coordinates delivery with Materials Management.
• Ensures that supply requisitions are complete and delivered to appropriate departments in a timely manner. Assumes accountability for all merchandise purchased.
• Receives and verifies all incoming items.
• Keeps abreast of product development through research done.
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships with all vendor representatives. Meets with sales representatives.
• Works with representatives to obtain loaner equipment, proposals for new equipment, repairs, and replacements as necessary.
• Keeps current supply of publications and price changes.
• Maintains current rolodex of company representatives and their phone numbers.
• Maintains vendor correspondence and quotation files.
• Organized systems are in place to ensure that OR staff is aware when merchandise is received and where it is stored.
• Organized systems are in place to ensure that OR staff is aware of equipment loaners, repairs/returns, and backorders.
• Able to organize daily activities to have all duties completed in a timely fashion.
• Procures sterile and un-sterile supplies from various areas and inspects expiration dates. Cleans and maintains storage areas.
• Runs errands to other departments as necessary.
• Able to organize daily activities to have all duties completed in a timely fashion.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Job Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to problem solve and troubleshoot minor problems.
• Good communication and organizational skills.

Education/Experience/Licensure/Technical/Other

• Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Experience (Type & Length): Previous experience in ordering and purchasing supplies and knowledge of surgical supplies preferred.
• Software/Hardware: Basic computer literacy.
• Other: Ability to develop, implement, and maintain systems for ordering, receiving, tracking, and trending of supplies.

Brown University Health Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

Success Factors

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Pay Range

$17.55-$25.57

Location

Saint Annes Hospital - 795 Middle Street Fall River, Massachusetts 02721

Work Type

M-F 6:00AM TO 2:30PM

Work Shift

Day

Driving Required

No

Union

1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East