An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Care Team! Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, one of the nation's top health care services providers, spanning five counties in Southeastern Michigan. SJMHS represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff, and includes 5 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers.SJMHS is part of Trinity Health a national Catholic health system with an enduring legacy and a steadfast mission to be a transforming and healing presence within the communities we serve. As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted health partner for life. Our Core Values, Reverence, Commitment to the Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity guide our behaviors to help us achieve our Vision. SUMMARY: Under limited supervision and/or according to policies and procedures, performs a combination of routine and complex tasks associated with inventory control. Responsible for accurate processing and safe movement of all products. Maintains supply inventories in departments at levels consistent with patient care requirements and good financial management principles. Serves as liaison between supply chain and assigned departments. Receives product, places replenishment orders, picks supplies / equipment / linen, and puts away accordingly. Assists in the maintenance of inventory accuracy DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITES:
Acts as customer service liaison to departments by working with department personnel in recommending inventory supply levels and adjustments. Acts proactively to avoid inventory shortages and works directly with departments to resolve issues.
Checks and receives deliveries from vendors by comparing invoices against purchase orders and counting/inspecting received goods. Reports any discrepancy or damaged goods to supervisor.
Analyzes trends in supply usage to optimize supply levels and mix.
Closes out requisitions/orders, transferring them from the active to completed files.
Assists Health Center user departments and/or vendors in resolving discrepancies including availability issues (backorders), credit issues, lost shipments, returned goods, while ensuring inventory accuracy.
Performs various related clerical duties including processing stores requisitions, typing, sorting and distribution of mail, photocopying and filing, and answering telephone calls.
Inventories medical and other supplies, generates replenishment requisition, restocks departments according to established inventory levels and schedules while, maintaining supply location in an orderly fashion.
Checks expiration dates on all dated materials to avoid use of outdated supplies. Returns and replaces outdated materials.
Learns other job functions within supply chain team and backfills as required.
Maintains a work environment that is clean and free of clutter.
Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, colleagues, and visitors to St. Joseph Mercy Health. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places.
Behaves in accordance with the Code of Conduct, Service Excellence Standards, and the Mission, Vision and Values of SJMH.
Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
Utilizing the department's management information system, produces purchase orders, performs status checks on existing orders, performs inventory stock status inquiries, and records material receipts pursuant to purchase orders.
Answers the telephone and responds to routine inquiries, relays messages as necessary, and maintains good customer relations.
Assumes responsibility for processing orders in the absence of the supervisor. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
Certification: Able to obtain and maintain counterbalance reach truck and powered pallet jack certification.
Experience: More than six months on the job training or previous experience. REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Excellent customer service skills.
Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to organize daily tasks.
Capable of comprehending and operating the supply chain information system.
Demonstrated mathematical and analytical skills necessary to collect and process data required for routing and/or special statistical reports.
Able to work independently and organize own work.
Must be able to bend, lift (50 lbs), push/pull carts (200 lbs) Why this position -- What can it do for you!
Located in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, Michigan with easy access to US-23, M-14, and I-94.
Full benefits package
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Retirement Savings Plan with employer contribution option
Tuition Reimbursement
Life Insurance
Short/Long Term Disability
Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health in 22 different states!
Free close proximity parking!For more information regarding career opportunities with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System please visit www.stjoeshealth.org/careers .Successful candidate will be subject to mandatory vaccinations/immunizations unless they qualify for an available exemption.This document is intended to describe the generalized duties and responsibilities, the specialized job functions, and the essential requirements of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive statement of all supplemental duties, responsibilities, or non-essential requirements or reflect any accommodations made under the American's with Disability Act, the Michigan Handicapper's Act, or SJMHS's Return to Work Program.
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