Central Supply Tech- LUM (PRN)

Lexington Medical Center; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day One benefits

403(b) match

Job summary

Lexington Health is seeking a detail-oriented supply chain associate to inventory hospital stock locations and support clinical areas with replenishment needs.

The role emphasizes accurate inventory control, timely restocking, and collaboration with clinical teams to ensure patient care areas are adequately supplied. Training covers supply chain software, expiration tracking, and stock rotation.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Minimum 6 Months working in a hospital's supply chain or materials management department.
• In lieu of 6 months, 1 year related inventory management experience or an associate's degree in a supply chain field.

Responsibilities

• Accurately inventories supply locations using computer software to requisition, order and receive products.
• Organize items by date, rotate stock, and maintain clean supply locations.
• Sort daily deliveries from distributor and push supplies to stock locations.
• Remove expired/damaged products for disposal or credit.
• Support clinical areas with questions about stocked supplies.

Skills

Customer service

Detail oriented

Critical thinking

Communication with clinical team

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Inventory software

Job description

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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-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcareand was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinctionstatus for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Healthdelivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes 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.Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

The LUM position requires an individual who has strong customer services skills, ability to communicate with a clinical team in a fast pace environment. Candidates should have a track record of being detail orientated and the ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills. Responsible for accurately inventorying assigned stock locations using supply chain software, restocking inventory while organizing supplies by date, maintaining a clean/ neat supply location and scanning all items in locations to ensure replenishment. Position responsible for ensuring stock location have adequate supplies for patient care.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: 6 Months Working in a Hospital's Supply Chain or Materials Management Department
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): In lieu of 6 Months Working in a Hospital's Supply Chain or Materials Management Department, will consider either of the following:

1 Year Directly of Related Experience with Inventory Management (such as supply distribution, ordering, and inventory);

An Associate's Degree in a Supply Chain Management Field;

At least 1 Year of Experience that Demonstrated Aptitude for Supply Chain Management and Successful Performance in an LMC Position (To be Reviewed by Department Leadership).
Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
Required Training: Basic computer skills, knowledge of office equipment, knowledge of supply chain computer software and operations, medical product and terminology knowledge, inventory control principals, understanding of item identification information (catalog #s, Lot #s, expiration dates) use of cardboard compactor, and the inventory rotation principles for restocking supply areas.

Essential Functions

• Accurately inventories supply locations throughout the hospital utilizing computer software to requisition, order and receiving replacement product.
• Organize items in bins, check expiration dates, rotate the stock based expiration dates and make sure areas are clean.
• Sort daily deliveries from distributor for areas of responsibility utilizing push to deliver supplies to stock location.
• Remove expired/damaged product from supply locations for credit and or disposal.
• Work with clinical areas to address any questions or concerns about supplies stocked in inventory locations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Answers the telephone, tracks all equipment throughout the hospital
• Requests adjustments to inventory level that do not meet area’s needs.
• Notifies Supervisor of mis-picks and or stock shortages so they can be addressed by distributor.
• Ensures all trash and card board are disposed of prior to shift end
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.