Inventory Specialist (Mon.-Fri., Dayshift)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Clarksville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Functions in the operating room by maintaining adequate inventory levels. Is responsible for accurately and efficiently posting charges for all areas of Surgical Services.

Requirements

Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year experience
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Responsibilities

Maintain inventory of supplies and products in accordance with inventory cycles and hospital needs
Scan PARS
Work with individual departments on PARS
Deliver and stock the PARS as needed
Be alert to expired items and handle according to policy
Maintain the supply rooms
Work on the receiving doc and process deliveries appropriately
Work with Sales Representatives and log items into the system for special surgical cases
Place all orders
Manage hospital wide inventory