Supply Chain Services Intern

Cape Cod Healthcare Inc.; Hyannis (MA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc. in Hyannis, Massachusetts is seeking a student-focused purchasing/administrative trainee.

You will assist departmental directors and learn how hospital supply chain operations function, from requisitions to payables. This hourly role emphasizes shadowing, data collection, and reporting, with regular interactions with nurses, physicians, and supply technicians to understand impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Actively enrolled in Degree program.
• Knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with a high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Become familiar with Cape Cod Healthcare Purchasing and Supply Chain departments and its operating systems.
• Understand operating parameters of systems – know why they are necessary.
• Understand the functionality of the Peoplesoft Finance and Supply Chain system and understand the capabilities of system.
• Analyze logged data for expired item quantities and dollar value.
• Shadow the Manager of VA and participate in meetings, researching products and creating evaluation criteria for pilots.
• Shadow Senior Manager of Contracts to review terms and conditions and learn to redline contracts.
• Learn about Life Safety, NFPA and Joint Commission preparedness and inspections.
• Review and shadow Purchasing Manager for procure-to-pay processes and supplier management.
• Partner with clinical staff and inventory technicians to understand supply chain impact on patient care.
• Work independently on assigned projects including data collection and analysis.

Skills

English communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Purpose of Position:

Assist the Department Directors, Managers, Supervisors, and the purchasing and central distribution teams by performing a variety of administrative and support duties to gain a comprehensive overview of managing the many aspects of hospital supply chain operations.

Description

• Become familiar with Cape Cod Healthcare Purchasing and Supply Chain departments and its operating systems. Understand operating parameters of systems – know why they are necessary.
• Understand the functionality of the Peoplesoft Finance and Supply Chain system and understand the capabilities of system. Be able to make recommendations to system that will increase efficiency and/or operational ease.
• Analyze logged data for expired item quantities and dollar value. This may include efficiency calculations and recommendations for additional reporting needs.
• Understand operations including the Value Analysis Teams by shadowing the Manager of VA, including attending meetings, taking minutes, researching competitive products and creating evaluation criteria for pilot programs.
• Shadow Senior Manager of Contracts to review and understand standard terms and conditions, taking into account nuances for the service, product or any additional obligations, learning to minimize risk ultimately to independently take a first pass/ first look at redlining contracts. Understand and utilize the functionality of Cape Cod Healthcare’s GPO and Corporate Contract Management Systems.
• With the Director of Supply Chain Operations, learn the many aspects of Life Safety, NFPA and Joint Commission preparedness as these critical inspections cover every aspect of hospital operation and the environment of care. Additionally, local and state site inspections and preparedness for these inspections will be covered.
• Review and shadow with the Purchasing Manager for all aspects of the procure to pay processes, including the requisitioning system, management of purchase orders, reporting of invoice exceptions and product recall management.
• Partner with clinical staff (nurses, physicians) and inventory technicians during shadowing rotations to understand the impact of supply chain management on direct patient care.
• Work independently on assigned projects. This may include collecting, analyzing data; tracing and documenting operating systems; researching products.
• Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English
• Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent
• Actively enrolled in Degree program
• Knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with a high attention to detail

Schedule Details:

40PP (20 Hours Per Week), Rotating Days, between the hours of 8a-4p, No Weekends, No Holidays

Organization :

Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc.

Primary Location :

Massachusetts-Hyannis

Department :

HCI-Purchasing

Annual/Hourly:

Hourly

Hiring Pay Range:

20 - 20