Under the Director of Materials Management, responsible for the overall operation of the Materials Management distribution process. Provides leadership over the materials management department. Responsible for the management and purchasing of all medical/surgical supplies, medical equipment, services and capital assets for the metro hospitals. Responsible for the effective usage of human and financial resources to achieve quality outcomes. Responsible for assigned personnel, 7 days/week, 24 hours/day and subject to overtime and callback as required by hospitals.
Job Responsibilities
• Interviews, counsels, disciplines, assigns, and monitors work; trains, orients, and evaluates assigned personnel. Develops productivity and performance standards. Observes and documents productivity of assigned personnel to maintain department FTE goals.
• Promotes BMHCC vision/values through personal example and interaction with staff and ensures compliance with BMHCC policies and procedures.
• Analyzes department operations, identifies opportunities for cost reductions and enhanced efficiency. Monitors supply needs of customers and develops improvement plans with measurable goals to enhance services.
• Directs overall operation of materials management departments and works with staff and customers to enhance efficiency and quality of service.
• Maintains good working relationship with all hospital departments by providing service, assistance and open communication. Develops and maintains a positive work climate and the overall team efforts of the department. Communicates and interacts with staff and key customers to imporove customer satisfaction.
• Performs related accountabilities/responsibilities as required or directed.
Experience
Minimum Required: Four (4) years of experience in Materials Management or Two (2) years formal leadership experience in any function.
Preferred: Previous experience in healthcare facility.
Education
Minimum Required: High school Diploma or Equivalent.
Preferred: Bachelor degree and 2 years experience or 6 years experience in Healthcare.
Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
