Inventory Control Specialist (Per Diem)

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Orwigsburg (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking an Inventory Control Specialist to manage and deliver supplies across assigned hospital areas. You will maintain stock levels, enter transactions, and coordinate with Purchasing and department users to prevent shortages.

The role requires attention to detail, accuracy with figures, and prior computer experience. The position supports a large regional health network with extensive inventory processes and policy adherence.

Qualifications

• Must be accurate in dealing with figures.
• Prior computer experience preferred.
• Inventory control background.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ordering and controlling the inventory in assigned areas.
• Ensures adequate stock turnover rate.
• Enters issues, returns and credits into the computer for all supplies and linen.
• Expedites with Purchasing items that are out of stock or low stock.
• Communicates the status of these items to the Inventory Control Distribution Manager, Purchasing and the user department.
• Updates Par Stock papers.
• Maintains proper shelf labels of all supplies being stocked in designated area.
• Files requisitions and reports in an orderly manner.
• Handles Linen in accordance to Hospital Policy and Infection Control standards.
• Maintains a neat and orderly area according to EOC, DOH, JCACHO requirements.
• Assist with recalls, evaluations, product conversions.

Skills

Inventory control

Data entry

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. The Inventory Control Specialist orders and delivers supplies and maintains inventory control in assigned areas. Communicates inventory problems to the Supervisor and pertinent supply information to the appropriate department. Enters Storeroom and Linen Room transactions into the computer system. Responsible for managing supply locations in Clinical areas (where applicable), which includes updating par papers, shelf labeling, rotation of supplies etc. Assist with the handling of product conversions, evaluations and recalls.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for ordering and controlling the inventory in assigned areas.
• Ensures adequate stock turnover rate.
• Enters issues, returns and credits into the computer for all supplies and linen.
• Expedites with Purchasing items that are out of stock or low stock.
• Communicates the status of these items to the Inventory Control Distribution Manager, Purchasing and the user department.
• Updates Par Stock papers.
• Maintains proper shelf labels of all supplies being stocked in designated area.
• Files requisitions and reports in an orderly manner.
• Handles Linen in accordance to Hospital Policy and Infection Control standards.
• Maintains a neat and orderly area according to EOC, DOH, JCACHO requirements.
• Assist with recalls, evaluations, product conversions.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

• Standing for up to 6 hours, up to 3 hours at a time.
• Walking for up to 6 hours per day, 1 hour at a time.
• Sitting for up to 2 hours per day, 1 hour at a time.
• Frequently uses fingers for data entry, etc.
• Frequently uses hands for stocking of shelves, etc.
• Frequently uses upper extremities to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently stoops, bends or reaches above shoulder level.
• Hearing as it relates to normal conversation.
• Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.
• Frequently pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 500 pounds.

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or equivalent required. Exceptions can be made for students still attending high school.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Must be accurate in dealing with figures. Prior computer experience preferred. Inventory control background.

Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non‑profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley‑based health care system to earn Medicare’s five‑star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.