Purchasing Clerk - FT

Improving Lives Together

Magruder Hospital offers competitive wages with a comprehensive benefit package available to both full-time and part-time employees. We provide a full health plan and generous time off that includes Holidays, Vacation, Sick, Personal, and even your Birthday! Earn 2 weeks of vacation your first year and up to 3 weeks your third! Our culture and family friendly work environment truly set us apart- apply today for an opportunity to join our team and help serve this great community!

Assists the Purchasing Manager in daily purchasing activities, including preparation of outgoing orders/shipments and incoming receivables.

• Checks in items from UPS, FedEx, Amazon and others
• Checks orders in and verifies pricing is accurate.
• Fill in house orders, stock storerooms
• Compares purchase orders and issues to daily reports and make corrections if needed.
• Prints, cuts and pads forms per request of departments.
• Packages and ships out items.
• Stickers billable supplies.
• Create POs and places supply orders, including those requiring a credit card.
• Maintains forms catalog.
• Contacts vendors for competitive pricing and availability.
• Receives order, checks packages for accuracy and any shipping damages

• Manually delivering supplies, including to off site provider clinics
• Performs physical receipt of supplies daily, verifying the accuracy of the receipt.
• Performs physical issue of supplies to the departments, both stock and non-stock.

• Enters distributions and receipts daily.

• Maintains office and stockrooms in a clean and orderly manner.
• Works concurrent with the Accounting Department.
• Assists with educating hospital employees on ordering within the Cerner system.
• Investigates delivery issues, including wrong supply delivered, insufficient quantity, or other distribution-related errors.

• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions; ensures compliance with Joint Commission and other external and internal regulatory agencies.
• Maintains the integrity of confidential patient information in accordance with HIPAA and hospital policy, including accessing, using and disclosing patient information relevant to the individual employee’s job duties. Also maintains confidentiality of other customer and hospital business affairs.
• Adheres to the standards of Magruder Hospital’s corporate compliance policies and seeks guidance and training when necessary to resolve questions about the policies. Reports violations in accordance with corporate compliance and organizational standards.
• Attendance is an essential function of this position. Reports to work on time and as scheduled; Shows respect for co-workers by following established break times; Keeps personal conversations and telephone calls to a minimum.
• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Other duties as requested or assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Computer skills
• Organization and Communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Prioritize duties by most urgent/important

Preferred:

• Previous inventory experience
• Experience in a Healthcare setting

Magruder Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class under the law.

Magruder Hospital is a Tobacco and Drug Free Workplace. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment drug screening, including screening for the presence of nicotine, satisfactory completion of background verification, and the results of a post-offer medical and physical examination.