Inventory Specialist

Intermountain Health; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital seeks an inventory coordinator to oversee daily materials management for the unit. You will ensure medical supplies, linens, and equipment are stocked and ready for patient care, and act as liaison between Supply Chain and clinical staff.

This full-time role is 40 hours weekly, 6am-2:30pm Friday through Tuesday, with pay based on experience and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Six months of related Materials Management experience.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Understand and speak English clearly; follow verbal and written instructions.
• Experience using basic word processing, spreadsheets, internet, e-mail, and scheduling apps.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and dependability.
• Ability to visually inspect boxes, packing slips, reports and similar objects.
• Ability to use a pallet jack and other materials handling equipment.
• Experience working with healthcare supplies.

Responsibilities

• Performs inventory control on stock and non-stock items for assigned units.
• Keeps supplies binned and organized; liaises between Supply Chain and department.
• Orders and delivers supplies using appropriate systems and suppliers.
• Communicates about supply levels, new products, standardization, and implementation.
• Troubleshoots issues for problem resolution; maintains Kanban visuals and par levels.
• Monitors and reconciles quantity on hand; uses SCIS for distribution, receiving, and reports.
• Ensures compliance with policies and standard operating procedures.
• Reviews daily, weekly and monthly reports for assigned locations.

Skills

Materials Management

Medical Supply Distribution

Supply Chain Processes

Warehouse Inventory Management

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Excellent Team Player

Continuous Improvement (CI)

Job description

Job Description

This position is responsible for overseeing inventory management activities for assigned departments or clinical programs. Key duties include distributing and managing supplies to ensure that medical products, linens, and equipment are adequately stocked and ready for clinical use. The role also involves day-to-day management of inventory for the assigned department, facility, or clinical program, ensuring seamless operations and availability of necessary supplies.

Job Description

This position is responsible for overseeing inventory management activities for assigned departments or clinical programs. Key duties include distributing and managing supplies to ensure that medical products, linens, and equipment are adequately stocked and ready for clinical use. The role also involves day-to-day management of inventory for the assigned department, facility, or clinical program, ensuring seamless operations and availability of necessary supplies.

Posting Specifics

• Pay Rate: Based on Experience
• Shift Details: 40 hours per week / full time benefits
• Friday through Tuesday - 6am - 2:30pm

Essential Functions

• Performs inventory control on stock and non-stock items (e.g., sets par levels, identifies and adjusts to trends) for assigned units. Keeps supplies binned and organized. Acts as liaison between Supply Chain and assigned department, facility, or clinical program.
• Orders and delivers supplies for assigned department, facility, or clinical program using appropriate technology, systems, and suppliers.
• Communicate information concerning supply levels, new products, standardization, and implementation relevant to the department staff. Troubleshoots issues for problem resolution.
• Responsible for Par Location Management, PIRS Replenishment, Location Maintenance, Delivery, Label maintenance and Kanban visuals.
• Monitors quantity on hand issues reconciling and solves any discrepancies.Utilizes the SCIS system ensuring distribution, inventory, receiving, departmental files, and reports are managed in accordance with Auditing, Accounting, and other regulatory agencies.
• Ensures compliance with policy and standard operating procedures.
• Reviews daily, weekly and monthly reports for assigned locations.

Skills

• Materials Management
• Medical Supply Distribution
• Supply Chain Processes
• Warehouse Inventory Management
• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Excellent Team Player
• Continuous Improvement (CI)

Required Qualifications

• Six Months of related Materials Management experience.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and speak English clearly, follow verbal and written instructions, and understand customer communications.
• Experience using basic word processing, spreadsheets, internet, e-mail, and scheduling applications.
• Experience in a role requiring strong attention to detail, accuracy, and dependability.
• Demonstrated ability to visually inspect boxes, packing slips, computed reports, and like objects.
• Demonstrated ability to use a pallet jack and other materials handling equipment (e.g., hand truck, carts).
• Experience in a role working with healthcare supplies.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of healthcare related distribution experience.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, etc. and to identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing, operating telephones, and other office equipment.
• Expected to bend, lift, and carry patient files, documents, equipment, and supplies.
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time while interacting with others or to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

Location

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Work City

St George

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.76 - $24.38

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