Career Center

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Manages inventory of HVIS labs, supplies, and purchases in a cost-effective manner.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with purchasing materials management to reach appropriate level of product standardization and support these initiative and strategies in all interactions with physicians.
• Monitors par levels and communicates possible need adjustments appropriately.
• Orders, receives, and stores supplies.
• Logs and prepares explanted pacemakers for mail-out.
• Organizes/maintains and performs physical inventory as needed: keeping in mind potential changes in par levels.
• Generates purchase orders as necessary.
• Orders linens and pick up carts in OR.
• Unpack gowns and blankets
• Work with HVIS coders to ensure that patient charges are being recorded properly
• QA staff reports in Merge
• Transports used instruments every two hours.
• Performs advanced troubleshooting and call appropriate support departments when necessary.
• Stocks supplies in electrophysiology cart.
• Stocks vendor carts with surgical hats, masks and bunny suits as needed.
• Takes broken equipment to clinical engineering for repair.
• Performs quality controls on AVOX machines and/or glucose meters.
• Monitor refrigerator temperatures in CCL and EP labs.
• Assists in maintaining air transfer mattresses within department.
• Acts as a team member in receiving daily supplies on a daily basis.
• Demonstrates compliance with Christiana Care Center and Departmental policies and procedures and mandatory education requirements including but not limited to safety, infection control, attendance and dress code.
• Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices. Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
• Performs other related duties as required.

SCHEDULE/HOURS:

• Full-time - 8 hours shifts
• Day shift - able to work as early as 6am and as late as 5pm
• No weekends
• Rotating holidays
• Able to work at Wilmington hospital location occassionally

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

High School diploma graduate or equivalent.

Associate Degree (Preferred)

Heart and Vascular experienced and relevant experience in inventory preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to use applicable equipment and software according to procedures.

Ability to work with computers, information systems and learn new techniques.

Ability to instruct and teach co-workers and physicians on new techniques, protocols/procedures, equipment.

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of the health care team.

Ability to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Standing for long periods of time, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending and walking as indicated on the physical demands checklist.

• Frequent lifting up to 35 lbs with a max of 50lbs.

• Occasional assisting with patient transporting via stretcher.

• Must be able to visually inspect small packages and verify small text including but not limited to expiration information which may be translucent.