Central Supply Tech

Huntsville Memorial Hospital; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

401k/IRA Retirement Plan

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&

Paid Time Off

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Huntsville Memorial Hospital is seeking a Central Supply Tech to support nursing units by stocking supplies, tagging chargeable items, and routing daily patient charges to the Central Supply Supervisor. The role includes assisting in purchasing, maintaining equipment, and ensuring confidentiality of PHI in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and prior healthcare inventory control experience preferred; strong computer skills and neat handwriting are

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience: prior inventory control experience in healthcare setting preferred.
• Required Skills: Excellent computer skills and legible handwriting required.

Responsibilities

• Inventories and re-stocks supply carts on each nursing unit, Monday through Friday.
• Pulls necessary supplies for surgical cases daily.
• Tags all chargeable items and stores on shelves in warehouse.
• Collects patient charge cards from all nursing units daily and delivers to CS Supervisor for processing; delivers Lost Charge reports to units.
• Checks equipment daily and transports dirty equipment to Central Sterile; after cleaning, tags and stores equipment for redistribution.
• Informs Supervisor as to supplies that are running low.
• Assists in purchasing as needed.
• Maintains clean and orderly department, including sweeping and organizing stock.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and PHI handling.
• Abides by the HMH Legal Compliance Code of Conduct.
• Maintains a safe work environment and reports safety concerns.

Skills

Excellent computer skills

Legible handwriting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE

Under general supervision of the Director, the Central Supply Tech supplies hospital departments with needed patient care items, (chargeable and non-chargeable) by taking accurate inventories on a daily basis on each respective unit. Also responsible for collection of, and routing of, daily patient charges from each unit to Central Supply Supervisor for processing. Will also pull supplies necessary for surgical cases on a daily basis. As a service department, will be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of customer service at all times.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Every effort has been made to make this job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties the incumbent will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.

1. Inventories and re-stocks supply carts on each nursing unit, Monday through Friday. Maintains appropriate level of supplies for each unit based on existing supply par levels.
2. Pulls necessary supplies for surgical cases daily.
3. Tags all chargeable items and stores on shelves in warehouse.
4. Collects patient charge cards from all nursing units on a daily basis and delivers to C.S. Supervisor for processing. Delivers Lost Charge reports to each respective nursing unit.
5. Checks equipment daily. Pick up and deliver to Central Sterile the dirty equipment as it is discontinued on patients. Once equipment is cleaned, appropriately tags and stores equipment in Central Supply area for redistribution. Assists with locating medical equipment for use on the floors as needed.

6. Informs Supervisor as to supplies that are running low.

7.Assists in purchasing as needed.

8.Maintains clean and orderly department, including sweeping, emptying garbage containers, keeping shelf stock organized and stock rotated, cleans exchange carts twice monthly per procedure.

9.Maintains patient confidentiality and appropriate handling of PHI.

10. Abides by the HMH Legal Compliance Code of Conduct.

11. Maintains a safe work environment and reports safety concerns appropriately.

Performs all other related functions as directed.

LATITUDE, CONTACTS/INTERACTIONS

All positions of Huntsville Memorial Hospital are part of an interdisciplinary team, and as such, participate in the care and service delivery process through effective interaction with other team members. Primarily interacts with hospital staff, medical staff, patients, and visitors.

Education: High school diploma or GED required.

Experience: prior inventory control experience in healthcare setting preferred.

Required Skills: Excellent computer skills and legible handwriting required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Frequent: sitting, standing, walking, & reaching.

Occasional: lifting, carrying, bending, & squatting,

Visual and hearing acuity required. Work is inside, with good ventilation and comfortable temperature.

Possible exposure to: toxic/caustic chemicals or detergents, communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources