Medical Equipment Purchasing Specialist - Continuum of Care

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WI-SSM Health at Home Fond du Lac Camelot

Worker Type:
Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role you can expect to participates in daily purchasing activities to ensure consistent and adequate inventory levels are

available. You will work closely with vendors to secure quality products in a cost-effective manner.

Department: Clinical Administration

Schedule: full time, 40 hours per week on the day shift

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Job Summary:
Participates in daily purchasing activities to ensure consistent and adequate inventory levels are
available. Works closely with vendors to secure quality products in a cost-effective manner.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Contacts vendors to procure medical equipment and supplies. Confirms product
- availability, pricing, delivery options, and expected delivery date. Issues Purchase
- Orders (POs) and follows up appropriately.
- Works as a primary liaison between the organization and our vendors.
- Collaborates with management in reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and negotiating
- pricing with vendors and/or determining quantities to purchase based on vendor pricing.
- Researches product information, options, and availability as necessary and makes
- recommendations on alternate products as needed.
- Leads the product recall process and involves necessary personnel to ensure every
- recall activity is addressed thoroughly and appropriately.
- Ensures receiving documents are in line with POs and invoices. Works with warehouse
- personnel on stock levels, transfers, and movement.
- Reviews, codes, and approves vendor invoices relating to purchased
- equipment/supplies. Works with Accounts Payable team to ensure appropriate and
- timely payments to our vendors.
- Ensures the operational continuity of our dropship programs.
- Processes product returns and credits.
- Assists in adding and maintaining the integrity of the product information within our
- operating software.
- Assists with inventory related projects as directed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience and education

EXPERIENCE

- Three years’ experience in HME and/or purchasing related duties

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

- None

Department:
8055000116 Clinical Admin

Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

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