Inventory Control Clerk

Shift: 11:00pm - 7:30am with a Rotating Weekend as specified by department

To facilitate the movement of inventory of medical supplies and equipment and complete their timely delivery. This includes the specific patient-care and departmental-support materials and/or equipment subject to customer need.

Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred

Experience:

• Previous experience with customer service inventory control or medical products and equipment is preferred.
• Proficiency with computer applications. Experience with Microsoft Excel required.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Possesses good math and keyboarding skills.
• Practice good verbal non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Should be able to consistently conduct behavior in a controlled and professional manner that leads to good working relationships with co-workers customers patients and visitors.
• Possesses the ability to regularly lift push and pull up to 50 pounds and safely operate material handling equipment including larger transport carts.
• Be able to stay on feet for extended periods and walk extended distances.
• Be able to work under stress to provide maximum customer-service levels.
• Demonstrates the ability to work autonomously while completing multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
• May have contact with needles sharp instruments or other puncture-causing items.

Behavior should be as follows:

• Conduct self in a cooperative and considerate manner being mindful of patient/visitor/customer needs and impressions and SMH department needs impressions policies and procedures.
• Observe and practice good Guest Relations skills.
• Participate as a team member in achieving SMH and department goals and objectives.
• Act as a positive cooperative department representative.

Task assignments will consist of but not be limited to the following:

• Conducting scheduled and unscheduled physical inspections and cycle counts of inventory.

• Receives and stocks inventory materials supplies and equipment in the department.

• Picking and delivering re-supply inventory materials for par locations scheduled orders patient orders special orders etc. within accepted timeframes.

• Completes the necessary documentation associated with the receiving stocking distribution and inventory of products and equipment.
• Enters inventory data into an electronic database for the purpose of tracking monitoring and documenting inventory levels and movement of durable equipment.
• Contacts other internal and external sources to secure inventory items if necessary and coordinates their delivery.

• Handling and transporting floor-stock medications from Pharmacy to procedural area per the Medication Handling Security and Access by Non-licensed Hospital Staff Policy and Procedure.

• As needed collects decontaminates and processes durable medical equipment for circulation throughout the facility including equipment that may contain medication. Must possess knowledge of what devices are used for and how this equipment is decontaminated following appropriate guidelines.
• Anticipates and recognizes urgent situations problems (or potential problems) while showing an awareness of and responding to customer needs appropriately; takes action to resolve these issues to produce the most desirable outcome.

Communication education and participation should be as follows:

• Complete additional cross training as determined appropriate by supervisor.
• Assist with the orientation training and cross training of new and/or existing staff as determined appropriate by supervisor.
• Attend and constructively participate in educational events informational opportunities operational committees and work groups as determined appropriate by supervisor.
• Carry out routine and non-routine assignments in a constructive cooperative manner with emphasis on quality and timeliness.

Responsible for team effort in addition to maintaining specific routine assignments assists other staff members with task completion and appropriate training.

Responsible for condition of equipment work environment and SMH property. Should be able to identify and report abnormalities in equipment performance willing to protect SMH property and report damage. Willing to keep work areas neat and clean.

Performs other related work as required or requested.