Supply Chain Clerk Evening - Supply Chain Pennington NJ

Position Overview

Receives and inspects all incoming supplies and equipment into the hospital in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. Performs a variety of clerical duties related to storeroom activities. Dispenses inventory items as requested or as identified through various inventory systems.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or equivalency.
• Experience:
  
  One year previous experience.
• Other Credentials:
  Employees hired after 11/1/2010 need a valid driver’s license.
• Special Training:
  Completion of basic computer skills classes, training with an electric pallet jack or forklift.

• Receives incoming supplies and equipment through a process of order inspection and comparison with approved purchase orders.
• Assures receipt is properly documented in the Materials Management Information System (MMIS).
• Performs quality assurance inspection of incoming supplies and equipment such as damaged, obvious, and concealed goods and/or the compromise to the integrity of sterile goods and date-related products in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Delivers received product to the appropriate end user or storeroom in a timely manner; handles identified priority deliveries without delay and informs supervisor.
• Obtains signature of departmental representative to confirm delivery of goods.
• Notifies supervisor or buyer of any abnormality with a delivery within the established timeframe; documents the MMIS with any discrepancies.
• Handles the return of goods with identified manufacturer or vendor as established by purchasing or as instructed by supervisor.
• Performs the packing, documentation, and selection of the most cost effective means of transportation.
• Communicates regularly with Accounts Payable by sending invoices and necessary shipping records to ensure proper payment of goods and services; works with Purchasing and Accounts Payable closely to resolve shipping discrepancies.
• Maintains inbound shipping documentation along with Return Goods Authorization (RGA) forms in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• In absence of the supervisor, creates the reorder quantity for inventory and dialysis items to be placed with buyers.
• Assures that the storeroom is neat and orderly at all times; meets all regulatory requirements related to the storage of supplies as evidenced by periodic inspections and the use of MSDS guidelines related to storage of hazardous goods.
• Performs cycle counts of the physical inventory on a regular schedule; assures items are placed in their correct bin location and rotates inventory to avoid expired or incorrect picks of supplies.
• Prepares and keeps department records, stock orders, and files efficiently and accurately.
• Operates all power and manual equipment in a safe manner as required to perform duties.
• Enters storeroom requisitions accurately into the MMIS to provide expense distribution and decrement inventory values for reorder management.
• Completes orders of product of required quantity and prepares for delivery as required.
• Performs the delivery to the requested department and delivers to their established receiving area or their storage location per established schedule.
• Maintains various types of supply units such as par carts, par closets, or point-of-use dispensing cabinets in an organized manner.
• Performs reordering of supplies to maintain adequate inventory levels on nursing units and other areas as identified.

• Frequent physical demands include:
  Standing, walking, carrying objects, push/pull, twisting, bending, reaching forward, reaching overhead, talk or hear.
• Occasional physical demands include:
  Sitting, climbing, squatting/kneeling/crawling, wrist position deviation, pinching/fine motor activities, keyboard use/repetitive motion.
• Continuous physical demands include:
  Lifting floor to waist 50 lbs.; lifting waist level and above 50 lbs.
• Essential sensory requirements include accurate vision (20/40), accurate far vision, color discrimination, accurate depth perception, moderate hearing.
• Anticipated occupational exposure risks include chemicals, extreme temperatures, uneven surfaces or…