Supply Clerk 2 - Lafayette LA

FMOLHS•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

The Supply Clerk 2 supports customer service and hospital materials management by locating, receiving, storing, tracking, and delivering supplies and equipment to appropriate departments. The role maintains inventory accuracy and adequate stock levels, processes returns and requisitions, checks product and catalog information and expiration dates, and helps ensure patient-billable items and equipment are charged correctly. The position also supports equipment readiness and decontamination, supply distribution records, nursing-unit carts, crash-cart quality checks, annual inventory, and compliance with hospital policies, safety, quality assurance, and infection-control standards. The clerk completes assigned projects and participates in performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Two years of experience in service or trades, with some experience in materials or supply.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Communicate effectively with customers, respond to their issues or concerns, greet them in a friendly manner, and provide attentive service to patients, visitors, and employees.
Perform routine quality and service rounds to hospital units.
Locate, pick, and deliver stock items and equipment to the appropriate areas.
Process item and equipment returns and update the inventory database.
Participate in routine physical inventory maintenance and assist with the annual inventory of hospital supplies.
Place stock and equipment in proper locations, rotate stock to eliminate expired items, and maintain adequate inventory levels.
Receive and store stock, note shortages, and prepare and submit customized requisitions for supplies and equipment in approved departments.
Verify that ordered supplies are received, requisitions are properly filled, and correct products are delivered to the proper locations; check catalog numbers and expiration dates.
Deliver supplies to departments, obtain delivery signatures, and issue receipts to maintain accurate supply distribution records.
Perform or assist with equipment decontamination; transport used equipment to the decontamination area and retrieve clean equipment from the equipment room.
Assemble and inspect rental equipment to ensure it is ready to use.
Monitor supplies and equipment on nursing-unit carts, process requisitions when needed, and perform quality assurance checks on crash carts.
Monitor patient equipment and supply charges to ensure accurate billing for billable items and equipment.
Adhere to departmental and hospital policies and procedures and follow safety, quality assurance, and infection-control standards.
Complete assigned projects and actively participate in performance improvement initiatives.
Work collaboratively with colleagues, remain open to differing viewpoints and ideas, and demonstrate a positive, adaptable attitude and responsiveness to customers' sense of urgency.