Stock Clerk I

Company: Methodist Health System
Location: Council Bluffs
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

• Purpose of Job
  • The Stock Clerk Central Supply is responsible for providing supplies and equipment to patient floors and other areas throughout the hospital to ensure patient needs are met.
  • Job Requirements
    • Education
      • High School diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) required.
      • Experience
        • 6 months previous medical/surgical and inventory control experience preferred.
        • License/Certifications
          • N/A
          • Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
            • Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with staff and customers required.
            • Basic computer and handheld data entry skills preferred.
            • Basic medical terminology skills preferred.
            • Able to read, write, and comprehend various written reports and documents required.
            • Physical Requirements
              • Weight Demands
                • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
                • Physical Activity
                  • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
                    • Balancing
                    • Climbing
                    • Crawling
                    • Crouching
                    • Touching
                    • Kneeling
                    • Sitting
                    • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
                      • Carrying
                      • Fingering
                      • Grasping
                      • Keyboarding/typing
                      • Lifting
                      • Pulling/Pushing
                      • Reaching
                      • Repetitive Motions
                      • Speaking/talking
                      • Walking
                      • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
                        • Distinguish colors
                        • Hearing
                        • Seeing/Visual
                        • Standing
                        • Stooping/bending
                        • Twisting
                        • Job Hazards
                          • Not Related:
                            • Explosives (pressurized gas)
                            • Electrical Shock/Static
                            • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
                            • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
                            • Rare (1-33%):
                              • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
                              • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
                              • Occasionally (34%-66%):
                                • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
                                • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
                                • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
                                • Essential Job Functions
                                  • Essential Functions I
                                    • Maintains adequate daily supply levels of medical supplies by placing supplies in establish par/supply location, completing the proper paperwork, and entering stocking information into the computerized ordering system to ensure par levels are met.
                                    • Delivers requested supplies to assigned Patient Care Units by following departmental procedures to ensure departments receive their items within established timeframes.
                                    • Cleans and collects patient equipment managed by the department by following departmental procedures and delivering equipment to the requesting units to maintain adequate stock for patient utilization.
                                    • Restocks the Central Supply area on a daily basis by rotating supplies and removing items near their expiration date from all locations to ensure all supplies are used within recommended timeframes.
                                    • Restocks the par locations by putting away supplies on the floors; collecting, returning, and crediting unused supplies from patient care units to ensure supplies are replaced back in inventory.
                                    • Communicates with Inventory Control Coordinator and Team Leader on out-of-date supplies to ensure that stock is rotated and/or replaced and monitored for patient safety.
                                    • Essential Functions II
                                      • Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
                                      • Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Compassionate Care/AIDET and company policies/procedures.
                                      • Other duties as assigned.

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