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This role is responsible for the daily operations of department warehouse operations using independent judgment to manage the purchasing, receiving, packing, delivery and ordering of inventory and equipment for efficient operations.
This role ensures the timely management of these functions and services to patients, customers and employees while mensuring regulatory requirements.
The role also includes tracking and maintaining equipment and overseeing product shipping while providing outstanding customer service and collaborating with appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Education
Required - High School diploma or equivalent
Preferred - Associate's Degree in Healthcare, Management, or related field
Work Experience
Required - None
Preferred - supply chain experience or related field
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Must be proficient with Windows-style applications, various software packages specific to role, and keyboard use required for data entry and retrieval of information.
Strong organizational skills to manage supply orders, track inventory, and coordinate deliveries effectively.
Must always maintain a firm understanding of confidentiality, HIPAA and regulatory requirements.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate information clearly and professionally with internal and external personnel.
Strong interpersonal skills to interact with individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds, across all ages, and at all levels within and outside the organization in a positive and effective manner.
Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a group setting.
Ability to work independently and efficiently to complete all assigned tasks within a given time period.
Job Duties
Orders supplies, including medications and equipment (if applicable), packaging materials, and all operational necessities, ensuring adequate inventory levels.
Routes and tracks deliveries to ensure timely receipt and distribution of all supplies.
Check the number of packages received against the shipping invoice and inform the leadership of any problems (missing or damaged goods, wrong items, etc.)
Pack (appropriately for the item and mode of transport chosen), weigh and label freight (destination, number of shipping units, weight and mode of transport) and assign a shipping number to each package, in accordance with the instructions of leadership.
Ensure that all items are well organized and correctly stored, well protected, fully identified and easily accessible (cleanliness, security, access, etc.).
Adapt behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions, and communication style.
Immediately escalates questions outside of scope to appropriate level of licensed team member or leader as necessary.
Operates and balances point of sale system as needed to ensure accurate payment collection.
Other related duties as required.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.
The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Physical and Environmental Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated
Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.
The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.
Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.
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Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
