Restock Associate - Full-Time - Bluebonnet

JOB PURPOSE & MISSION

Provides timely inventory, restock and distribution of medical/surgical supplies and equipment to patient care areas. Job is performed appropriate to the needs of the age population served, as defined in the department’s scope of service.

Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to:

1. Inventories, restocks, and organizes PAR level supply carts accurately for each patient care area.

• Demonstrates basic understanding of inventory management in Central Supply.

• Demonstrates computer skills necessary to access and utilize multiple computer programs used in Central Supply.

• Able to utilize a par count sheet to determine supply replenishment on nursing units that do not utilize Par Excellence System for restock.

• Demonstrates ability to add and subtract manually to determine restock level needed.

• Demonstrates ability to create appropriate orders in Par Excellence for restock of Par Ex unit and accurately pick the supplies for restock.

• Able to utilize Issue Processing function in Paragon Materials Management to print pick tickets and decrement inventory.

• Ensures necessary adjustments to pick tickets to balance receipt in Par Ex to corresponding issue in Paragon.

• Understands the difference between full, selective, and critical orders in Par Excellence for restock of nursing units and when to utilize each one.

• Demonstrates ability to make sure orders are closing out properly in Par Excellence and notifies supervisor of any issues with timely closing of these orders.

• Demonstrates ability to read and interpret bin locations and restock shelves in Central Supply.

2. Assures that patient supplies and equipment ordered on a “stat” basis are delivered to patient care areas in a timely and efficient manner.

• Demonstrates ability to pull “stat” orders for nursing units and document the issue on the appropriate log sheet and deliver through the pneumatic tube system.

• Demonstrates ability to take phone orders, record stock issues on log sheet, and deliver to the department physically.

3. Performs all other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience

Required – none

Preferred – 1 year of inventory experience

Education

Required – none

Preferred – High School Diploma or GED

Certifications & Licensure

Required – none

Special Skills or Knowledge

Required – none

Preferred – Knowledge of inventory control, computerized inventory procedures and medical/surgical supplies.

HIPAA & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

HIPAA - Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: patient demographics, location, billing and charges.

SAFETY - Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, sharps and linen, hand washing, environment of care, and patient identification.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA & STANDARDS

Everyday Excellence Values - Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.

• Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.

• Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.

• Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.

• Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.

• Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.

• Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers

Corporate Compliance - Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.

• Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.

• Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.

• Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honestly and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.

Personal Achievement - Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.

• Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments. Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.

• Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.

• Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.

Performance Improvement - Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.

• Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

• Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.

• Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.

• Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.

Cost Management - Employee demonstrates effective cost management practices.

• Effectively manages time and resources

• Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.

• Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.

Patient & Employee Safety - Employee actively participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee safety practices.

• Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.

• Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.

• Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.

• Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.