Supply clerk h1.location_city

Material Management
Full Time
AM Shift
7:30am-4:00pm

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state's first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer's care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Supervise and work directly with personnel engaged in the receipt, storage and distribution of supplies, and equipment. Provides leadership for employees engaged in the handling of supplies and equipment. Prepares work schedules, enters patient charges, prepares and sends daily orders electronically to our supplier. Responsibilities include inventorying and requisitioning items for the Central Supply storeroom. Assists in the research of product usage, adding or removing products to par locations and investigating various supply related questions.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years of experience working with medical and surgical supplies and equipment with experience in a supervisory manner
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership for employees engaged in the distribution of medical and surgical supplies and equipment through exchange cart, par level carts, requisitions and telephones calls.
• Prepares work schedules, exchange cart assignments and monthly assignments for Central Supply technicians. Assures adequate coverage at all times with fair distribution of duties.
• Explains work requirements, methods, and procedures to employees as needed to broaden their scope of knowledge. Provides necessary backup skills and assist in training and cross training for all employees including new employee orientation. Assumes the role of a staff position as necessary to enhance the efficiency of the department.
• Makes daily inspection of supply are to ensure adequate supplies and equipment are available. Communicates with the supervisor of Inventory Control and manager of Central Supply any shortage of supplies or equipment that exists.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates activities of volunteers assigned to Central Supply.
• Collaborates and plans department activities with the manager of Central Supply.
• Resolves informal complaints of employees, referring the more complex matters to the Central Supply manager. Reports to the Central supply manager in writing on performance of employees, progress and training needs, disciplinary matters and the need to review internal policy and procedures and/or guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in emergency, e.g., fire or disaster.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.