Equipment Coordinator

WVU Medicine; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals seeks an Inventory Control Specialist to develop, implement, and maintain inventory control over the centralized equipment fleet to support patient care.

You will coordinate all team members, optimize equipment utilization, and ensure compliance with storage and regulatory guidelines while coaching less experienced staff. Day shift; 40 hours per week; non-exempt; Morgantown, WV.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree and two years of supply chain experience OR High School Diploma and four years of supply chain experience.
• Preferred CMRP certification.
• Four years of healthcare supply chain experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains inventory locator systems to facilitate easy retrieval for all items.
• Serve as the administrator for equipment handling system.
• Prioritizes workload to manage multiple priorities.
• Provides guidance and coaching to less experienced team members.
• Analyze and trend clinical equipment cost, spend, and utilization data, focusing on high cost products.
• Assist in identifying and resolving daily operational problems within required time frames.
• Collaborate with leadership to maintain equipment pars for operational needs.
• Supervise compliance with storage regulations and guidelines per policy and accrediting agencies.
• Engage clinical and non-clinical staff to determine PAR levels and on-site storage items.

Skills

Inventory management

Project management

People management

Data analysis

Software troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Associate degree

High school diploma

Tools

ERP system

Inventory software

Job description

Develops, implements, and maintains inventory control over all equipment in the centralized management fleet to support patient care and/or ancillary departments. Position is responsible for coordination of all team members within equipment handling ensuring efficiency of labor and optimization of equipment utilization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Associates Degree and two years of supply chain experience OR High School Diploma and four years of supply chain experience

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Certified Materials and Resource Professional (CMRP)

EXPERIENCE:

1. Four years of Supply Chain experience in a healthcare environment

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Develops and maintains inventory locator systems to facilitate easy retrieval for all items.

2. Serve as the administrator for equipment handling system

3. Prioritizes workload to manage multiple priorities.

4. Provides guidance and coaching to less experienced team members.

5. Analyze and trend clinical equipment cost, spend, and utilization data, with a particular focus on high cost products.

6. Provides assistance in problem identification and resolution of daily operation problems within required time frames.

7. Work closely with leadership and staff to maintain equipment pars to support operational needs of facility.

8. Supervise compliance of storage regulations and guidelines as defined by policy, regulatory directives and accrediting agencies recommendations

9. Engage clinical and non-clinical staff regularly to determine items for PAR levels and items appropriate to be stored on-site

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Requires prolonged sitting and time on feet, some bending, stooping and stretching.

2. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment.

3. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate reports.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Work is performed in an office and perioperative services environment

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Proven skills in project management, software implementation, training, and people management.

2. Familiar with using computerized applications including accounting software, spreadsheets, and word processing.

3. Demonstrates ability to recognize and solve basic hardware and software problems.

4. Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment. Maintains a high degree of customer service commitment with the ability to communicate data in front of diverse groups.

5. Have a solid working knowledge of inventory management, receiving and purchasing theories

6. Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment. Maintains a high degree of customer service commitment with the ability to communicate data in front of diverse groups.

Additional Job Description:

Day shift 8a-430p M-F

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company:

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Cost Center:

4621 WVUH CH Pediatrics Supply Chain Operations

Address:

1 Medical Center Drive

Morgantown

West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively “WVUHS”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.