Inventory Specialist


Job Details

To us, it's about living life to the fullest while serving our patients, teammates, neighbors and friends. We are dedicated and passionate in everything we do, seeking challenge and appreciating the routes that got us here. Whether our path is clinical or not, we all came to find balance and meaning in our lives within the work we are passionate about and the adventures we live.

Vail Health has become the world's most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail.

In addition to the hospital, Vail Health has many access points including:

  • Howard Head Sports Medicine offers physical therapy services at 10 locations and works closely with our internationally renowned orthopedic partners at The Steadman Clinic and Vail-Summit Orthopedics & Neurosurgery.
  • Vail Health also owns interest in multiple joint venture ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the region.
  • Colorado Mountain Medical, Beaver Creek Medical Center, urgent care clinics in Vail, Dillon, Avon and Eagle, Edwards medical campus and Eagle Healthcare Center.
  • The Shaw Cancer Center and Sonnenalp Breast Center are the region's only fully accredited cancer treatment center and comprehensive breast center.
  • Vail Health is also leading the way in serving our communities' behavioral health needs with outpatient behavioral health services at the Edwards Community Health Campus, and the Precourt Healing Center, a 28-bed in-patient behavioral health facility, opening in 2025.
About the opportunity:

Responsible for receiving, distributing, restocking, cycle-counting, and additional primary and secondary supply chain tasks as assigned.

What you will do:
  1. Performs inventory control activities to provide medical supplies in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner for assigned perpetual inventories in accordance with professional standards and established internal procedures.
  2. Implements effective inventory management and serves as point-person for restock and review of supplies to identify shortages, control overstock, and facilitate timely turnover of products.
  3. Verifies inventory counts in tracking systems by comparing them to physical counts of stock and investigates discrepancies and adjusts errors.
  4. Ensures all Supply Chain transactions (inventory, receipt, stock issue) are completed accurately within the appropriate tracking systems. Using documentation such as delivery manifest, pick ticket or packing slip, inspects and audits supply and equipment deliveries based on department standards and procedures (i.e. quantity, unit of measure, correct label, physical condition, product expiration).
  5. Responds to and appropriately executes supply and equipment requests, both urgent and routine, and provides professional and prompt customer support to clinical and other teams members.
  6. Rounds and inspects supplies and equipment for expiration dates, defects, or when recall notifications are received, and corrects errors and/or reports to supervisors.
  7. Participates in bi-annual physical inventories.
  8. Runs appropriate reports to identify supply issues that need addressing and, where appropriate, presents solutions and reporting metrics to management.
  9. Maintains, cleans, and organizes clinical supply and equipment storage areas. Cleans Materials Management common areas of trash and excess packaging and organizes areas of responsibility during and after daily operations.
  10. Generates and communicates new ideas and suggestions that improve quality or services and participates in special projects and department initiatives and seeks opportunities to expand learning with a focus on continuous process improvement.
  11. Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, self-motivates to independently manage time effectively and prioritize department daily tasks.
  12. Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
  13. Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
  14. Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

What you will need:

Experience:
  • 1 year of experience in healthcare, supply chain, or materials management preferred.
  • Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
License(s):
  • Current, valid driver's license and ability to pass Vail Health's Department of Motor Vehicle Report criteria required.
Certification(s):
  • N/A
Computer / Typing:
  • Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.
Education:
  • N/A
Application Close Date: April 29, 2024

Benefits at Vail Health (Full and Part Time) Include:
  • Competitive Wages & Family Benefits:
    • Competitive wages
    • Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
    • Housing programs
    • Childcare reimbursement
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits:
    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
  • Educational Programs:
    • Tuition Assistance
    • Existing Student Loan Repayment
    • Specialty Certification Reimbursement
    • Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
  • Paid Time Off:
    • Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.
  • Retirement & Supplemental Insurance:
    • 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching
    • Life insurance
    • Short and long-term disability
  • Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More:
    • Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement
    • Recreation discounts
    • Pet insurance


Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.

Hourly Pay:

$20.67 - $24.25 USD

Some roles may be based outside of our Colorado office (remote-only positions). Roles based outside of our primary office can sit in any of the following states: AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work primarily in one of the states listed above . State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Relocation and housing assistance may be available.





 Vail Health Technician Healthsource

 04/27/2024

 Vail,CO