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Inventory Supply Specialist , Adult OR

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Job Summary: Inventory Specialist is responsible for processing returns, shipping product back to vendor, ensuring vendors process credit. Processing returns for recalls; processing receipts in PMM and POU for invoice payment.

Inventory Specialist will also Builds and maintains relationships with nursing team. Seeks to understand colleague's priorities, working styles and develop open lines of communication. Also Analyze and record costs to the appropriate accounts.

The CS-OR (Central Supply Operating Rooms) material department provides supplies and services to the clinical staff within the operating rooms supply core spaces. The department has 1-manager 2-supervisors, 1-inventory specialist and 4-leads across two multi-start shifts. The department is manned 24 hrs daily including weekends and holidays.

Department/Unit Summary: Vanderbilt University Medical Center's supply chain department is designed to enable physicians and clinicians to enhance quality outcomes and patient safety. Our team is comprised of almost 300 employees who strive to ensure efficient and successful behind-the-scenes operations for the hospital system.

Through Vanderbilt Health Supply Chain Solutions we help hospitals, practices and health systems achieve clinical integration in their supply chains to increase efficiency, reduce cost and improve accuracy of scheduling and delivery of medical supplies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Knowledge of current system or experience in similar systems within healthcare supply chain.
2. Knowledge of inventory related to cardio-vascular service line or healthcare inventory knowledge.
3. Advanced knowledge of MS Excel with MS Access as a bonus capability.
4. Ability to communicate effectively within all levels of the organization including Executive Leadership and Surgeons.
5. Keen ability to handle stress in a healthcare environment, specifically within OR spaces.
6. Flexibility to work outside of core hours including weekends, if required.

The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned

Position Shift:

• 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday, must be available to work weekends

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US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

• Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.
• Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
• The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.
• American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
• Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
• National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 ^th year in a row that Vanderbilt