Overview
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities Duties include management of inventory as it relates to picking products, replenishing, requisitioning, shipping and receiving. Duties are not limited to the supply room, but extend to all areas of the hospital, Responsible for pulling products for cases as assigned. Inventory technician assures that supply areas are organized, maintained, and par levels are optimized to support department demands.
- Restocks supplies daily and rotates inventory supporting accurate inventory levels, generating orders/requisitions as needed
- Distributes medical supplies and equipment to patient care areas, while monitoring par levels for specific products to assure that appropriate levels are established in order not to affect patient care
- Identified excess inventory, returning stock and processing credits
- Notifies supervisor of outdates or slow moving inventory
- Participates in the put away and validation process of perpetual inventory items; issues and credits materials from the inventory management system
- Responsible for maintaining clean and orderly stock locations, and labeling bins and handling requests to change pars
- Acts as a liaison between clinical staff and supply chain management as needed
- Works with and follows instructions of buyers and Divisional Inventory Coordinator in the event of recalls to pull relevant products
- Other duties as assigned by management
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent.
Required Licensure and Certifications
For any positions that include driving a company vehicle, Valid Driver’s License is required.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, summarizing analysis in reports with minimal supervision
Stays on task and meets deadlines
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Basic knowledge of Lawson system
Knowledge of automated ERP systems and processes
Ability to process and present data clearly
Pay Range $15.00 - $18.87 /hour