Materials Coordinator

Surgery Partners Careers•Durham, NC

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Coordinator supports the hospital’s daily operations by receiving, processing, stocking, distributing, and managing supplies and related materials. The role includes maintaining shelves and supply carts, filling department requisitions, delivering items, assisting with pickups and deliveries outside the hospital, processing outbound shipments, and returning items to vendors. The position works with Nursing Service personnel and other departments to help meet patient-care and operational needs. The employee is expected to follow hospital policies and procedures, including confidentiality, corporate compliance, appropriate conduct, diversity, patient safety, universal precautions, and infection-control guidelines. The role also requires a customer-service and continuous-improvement mindset, respectful communication, cooperation across departments, and reporting or addressing risks that could affect patients. Other duties may be assigned when reasonably within the scope of the position.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
One to three months of related experience and/or training.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Computer skills.
Ability to work with others as part of a team to ensure quality patient care.
Strong problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a hospital setting.
Experience with the Lawson MM system.

Responsibilities

Receive, process, stock, and distribute incoming orders according to departmental procedures.
Collect, restock, and return supply carts in coordination with Nursing Service personnel.
Arrange and rotate items on shelves.
Fill stock requisitions from user departments and deliver items to the appropriate locations.
Assist with pickups and deliveries of items outside the hospital as needed.
Process outbound shipping documents and packages, and process returns to vendors.
Follow hospital policies and procedures, including guidelines for appropriate conduct, corporate compliance, diversity, and confidentiality.
Comply with National Patient Safety Goals and follow universal precautions and infection-control guidelines, including hand-washing guidelines.
Demonstrate the hospital’s philosophy, mission, and values through words and actions and incorporate them into departmental processes, programs, and the work environment.
Apply customer-service and continuous-quality-improvement principles in day-to-day work.
Maintain and protect confidentiality concerning patient care, personnel, and strategic matters.
Maintain positive working relationships and foster a cooperative work environment.
Communicate honestly and respectfully with peers and other departments, and respect diverse backgrounds.
Use the appropriate chain of command to follow through on problems that could compromise effective job performance.
Identify patient risks, take or report actions to reduce or eliminate risks, follow incident procedures, and report processes for common problems, failures, and user errors.
Perform other duties reasonably within the scope of the job classification.