Inventory Specialist

Southeast Health•Dothan, AL

14d

About The Position

The Inventory Specialist performs duties across distribution, courier, and central supply functions. The role counts, pulls, and delivers stock and non-stock items to designated locations and departments; makes daily pickups and deliveries with an emphasis on safety and customer service; and delivers supplies and medical equipment to clinical areas. The specialist also retrieves requisitions through electronic ordering and phone systems, decontaminates and stores equipment, and maintains and stocks carts for patient use. In Central Supply, the specialist maintains inventory availability, supports clinical staff with knowledge of stocked supplies, delivers supplies and equipment, cleans and disinfects returned equipment according to established guidelines, and helps ensure specialty beds are available. The role also enters patient charges and credits, stocks crash and isolation carts, maintains crash cart records, and responds to emergencies under applicable policies and job requirements. In Distribution, the specialist counts inventory against established maximum levels, replenishes supply areas, fulfills requisitions, delivers requested items, reports out-of-stock items, and maintains orderly, accessible, properly rotated stock while removing expired items and disposing of empty packaging appropriately. In the Courier function, the specialist pulls requested stock and staged non-stock items, delivers orders to external clinics, completes required paperwork, maintains professional relationships with clinic staff, and keeps the assigned company vehicle clean and safe while driving courteously. Southeast Health states that it is an equal employment opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing, including in emergency situations.
Experience with automated supply chain management applications programs.
Hands-on proficiency with ERP/MMIS systems and Microsoft applications.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to work independently in a responsible and effective manner with minimal direct supervision.
Goal-oriented approach emphasizing efficiency, cost reduction, and improved quality of patient care delivery.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred.
Certified Materials & Resource Professional certification preferred.
Three years of supply chain management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Count, pull, and deliver stock and non-stock items to designated locations and requesting departments.
Perform daily pickups and deliveries while emphasizing safety and customer service.
Deliver supplies and medical equipment to clinical areas and retrieve requisitions through electronic ordering and phone systems.
Maintain adequate supply inventories on assigned units and assist clinical staff with knowledge of department supplies.
Pick up soiled equipment, clean, disinfect, decontaminate, and store it according to established guidelines.
Help ensure specialty beds are available for patient use.
Enter patient charges and credits into the hospital charge system.
Accurately stock crash carts and isolation carts and maintain crash cart records.
Respond to patient and non-patient emergencies according to policies, procedures, and job requirements.
Inventory areas by comparing actual on-hand quantities with maximum levels; pull and replenish items using pick tickets and requisitions.
Verify or complete supply requests, deliver items to user locations, and inform supervision of out-of-stock items.
Keep supplies neat, accessible, off the floor, properly located, and rotated with the oldest-dated items first; remove expired items and dispose of empty packaging appropriately.
Pull requested inventory and staged non-stock items for delivery to external clinics in a timely manner.
Complete required delivery forms and paperwork and maintain professional working relationships with external clinic staff.
Maintain the assigned company vehicle in clean and safe working condition and demonstrate safe, courteous driving.