| Job Description : |
At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.
We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.
In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Excellence
Stewardship
Position Summary:
Responsible for the supervision of all Materials Management functions, including the Purchasing, Storeroom, Receiving, Distribution, or any other area as required. Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of systems to assure optimum interaction between Purchasing, Materials Management and all customers. Assures ongoing communication and problem identification and resolution between all Materials Management departments. Directs, schedules, supervises, and coordinates the activity of department personnel to assure all functions and customer needs are maintained. Responsible for the acquisition of all products and equipment that yields the most advantageous cost/value relationship. Initiates, manages, and is responsible for maintaining all department expense and capital budgeting requirements.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Determines and Manages Process that Enables Hospital to Reduce Supply Expense
Is familiar with the Supply Chain goals and objectives, and hospital internal protocols. Identifies savings opportunities, interacts on a regular basis with Steward Enterprise Groups to provide information and solicit input prior to final product determinations. Provides hospital staff with information to assist in decision-making. Leads implementation of approved savings initiatives hospital wide, and lends proactive support for continued consolidation and standardization of those identified throughout Steward.
Interacts with Enterprise Groups to solicit and provide information concerning system Supply Chain Initiatives.
Participates in all Supply Chain meetings and initiatives, including the Supply Chain Enterprise Group. Interacts with appropriate enterprise groups to provide updates of Steward and GPO initiatives and solicit input for evaluations, product acceptability and contract development.
Provides support to ensure Best System Tier
On new contract awards collaborates with Supply Chain and Contract Management team to determine potential savings opportunity and the best system tier level attainable
Interacts with Supply Chain Management Team at the other Steward Hospitals.
As a participating member of the Supply Chain team, communicates regularly with all other team members. Identifies and recommends system opportunities for standardization, consolidation, an enhancing compliance to all Supply Chain initiatives. Monitors performance, provides support as appropriate and reports savings.
Ensures Inter and Intra Departmental Communications
Participates in assigned meetings or committees; conducts and/or attends meetings at the facility, and at the other Caritas facilities. Investigates and resolves customer concerns, maintains regular contact with internal and external customers.
Coordinates Compliance with State, Federal and Accrediting Bodies
Knows and adheres to the requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies; establishes and adheres to appropriate professional and ethical relationships with all fellow employees and all outside vendor representatives.
Supports Meditech Client Server Purchasing Software System & Promotes Utilization of IT
Stays knowledgeable in all applications; reviews data base accuracy in areas such as pricing, contract terms, etc, and educates all hospital staff on purchasing best practices. Provides ongoing training for staff and end users as required. Promotes Central Office purchasing supply chain initiatives.
Maintains Professional/Technical
Participates in continuing education, reviews professional publications, establishes personal and professional networks and participates in professional societies. Enhances group by assessing, developing and presenting materials and workshops to Carney managers & staff as needed.
Contributes to the Team Effort
Contributes in achieving the goals of the Steward Supply Chain by fostering a spirit of cooperation and “Customer Service” and promoting “System Thinking”
Education:
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business or other related field
Experience & Skills:
Preferred: 4 years of work experience in health care environment. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Meditech MM, and e-commerce.
Interpersonal Communication:
Effectively communicate with all levels of the organization; must possess excellent writing, interpersonal communication and judgment skills; also requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information. Must be a results oriented problem solver.
Physical Environment:
Traditional office environment in a healthcare setting.
Physical Demands:
Occasional standing, walking, relatively constant sitting; occasional lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects; frequent stooping, handling, filing, photocopying, and telephone use; constant reading, typing & computer use; must respond and manage multiple demands, unpredictable situations and irregular hours.
Location: North · 0401.72210 CARN Purchasing
Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, 8am- 5pm |
