INVENTORY CONTROL CLERK

Taylorville Memorial Hospital • Springfield, IL

72d • $15 - $22

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Conduct 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.
• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED