MATERIALS MGMT SPECIALIST I

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The materials management specialist I coordinates, administers, implements and assists in developing the supply support system that operates efficiently and meets the needs of the patient and the site/organization. This role involves cleaning, preparing, and transporting medical equipment. The specialist requisitions, inspects, receives, and stocks inventory items for maintaining appropriate par levels, and assembles, repackages, or replenishes kits, components, and carts. They are responsible for replenishing supplies to ensure sufficient availability and may also assemble, disassemble, and label shelving and storage units. Regular pickup and delivery of medical equipment are required to ensure availability. The position involves operating computers and equipment, and ensuring effective and efficient utilization of Lawson MMIS, product utilization evaluations, and managing product changes as directed. The specialist recommends effective min/max levels and critical order points, resolves zero picks, and daily monitors critical supply levels to prevent shortages. They also monitor supplies for proper labeling, expiration dates, and packaging integrity, and recommend various cost controls over stock inventories. Coordination of requisitions, receipts, and returns for assigned areas is done using established policies. Communication with vendors, physicians, nurses, patients, and peers at other healthcare facilities is a key aspect of the role. The specialist participates in product evaluations and changes and may assist with new-employee orientation, computerization training, and provide guidance to buyers or other support staff.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required. Experience can be accepted in lieu of education.
Excellent communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, e.g. Excel spreadsheets including formulas, sorting large amounts of data, and printing.
Familiarity with automated procurement and inventory control systems.
Ability to act independently with minimum supervision.
Ability to work with others in a team setting.
Ability to meet deadlines within short time frames.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time.
Ability to perform in a continually changing environment.

Responsibilities

Coordinates, administers, implements and assists in developing the supply support system that operates efficiently and meets the needs of the patient and the site/organization.
Cleans, prepares, and transports medical equipment.
Requisitions, inspects, receives, and stocks inventory items for maintaining appropriate par levels.
Assembles, repackages, or replenishes kits, components and carts.
Replenishes supplies to ensure sufficient availability.
May assemble, disassemble and label shelving and storage units.
Picks up and delivers medical equipment regularly to ensure availability where required.
Operates computers and equipment.
Makes sure effective and efficient utilization of Lawson MMIS, product utilization evaluations, responsible for product changes as directed, recommends effective min/max levels and critical order points, resolution of zero picks and daily monitoring of critical supply levels to prevent the onset of critical shortages.
Monitors supplies for proper labeling, expiration dates and integrity of packaging.
Recommends various cost controls over stock inventories.
Coordinates requisitions, receipts and returns for assigned areas using established policies.
Communicates with vendors, physicians, nurses, patients, peers at other healthcare facilities.
Participates in product evaluations and changes.
May assist with new-employee orientation, computerization training and provides guidance to buyers or other support staff.