Supervisor of Materials Management

Mercy Medical Center (MMC), a Dignity Health member, is a 186 bed acute care, religious sponsored, not-for-profit hospital located in the city of Merced, California. MMC opened on May 2, 2010 and employs over 1,300 people, making it one of the largest employees in Merced County. MMC has a professional relationship with more than 250 local physicians. Major programs and services include: one licensed acute care facility with a family birthing center, intensive care unit, emergency care and four floors housing, telemetry and medical/surgical nursing units. There are three outpatient facilities, Mercy UC Davis Cancer Center, Mercy Outpatient Center and the MercyMedical Pavilion. Services at these outpatient centers include home care, physical and cardiac rehabilitation, ambulatory surgery, cancer care, laboratory, imaging and endoscopy. MMC primary service area includes the citie of Merced, Atwater, Winton, and the County of Merced.

Position Summary

Supervises and coordinates activities of personnel in a central medical supply area engaged in furnishing sterile and non-sterile medical supplies and equipment used in patient care and treatment. Supervises staff conformance with policies and procedures related to the handling, sterilization, cleaning, maintenance, storage, and assembly of patient care supplies, equipment, and instruments. Assists in management of supply room staff to include performance management, continual improvement, training and education and communication of updates to policies and procedures.

Prinicipal Duties and Accountabilities

• Supervises supply room employees in the proper, receiving, storing, handling and issuing sterile and non-sterile
  medical equipment and supplies per organizational standards.
• Monitors medical equipment/supplies inventory and utilization levels and orders as needed to ensure adequate
  availability of patient care and treatment materials.
• Supervises staff conformance with policies and procedures related to the handling, sterilization, cleaning,
  maintenance, storage, and assembly of patient care supplies, equipment, and instruments
• Assists in management of supply room staff to include performance management, continual improvement, training
  and education and communication of updates to policies and procedures.

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Education and Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Materials Management or Accounts Payable within a healthcare organization.

• Three (3) years’ experience in invoice resolution working with requisitioners, vendors and Accounts Payable.

• Bachelor's degree or a combination of education and/or additional job related experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree.