Health Centers Operations Assistant
Details
- Salary Range: $20 per hour
- Hours: 12 - 15 hours per week
- Department: NUNM Health Centers
- Closing Date: Open until filled
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Responsible for assisting in the distribution and ordering of medical and office supplies at health center sites, stocking supply closets and exam rooms, maintaining inventory, tracking expiration dates, restocking exam rooms between appointments, and assisting students and physicians with medical supplies and equipment as needed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assists in ordering adequate medical and office supplies and overseeing their distribution in the health centers.
Assists with VFC Vaccine program compliance via temperature log tracking. Stays current on any required trainings set by program.
Assists in stocking selected patient forms for providers in clinic.
Maintain supply stock in supply closets and keep track of medical equipment.
Inventory linen on a daily basis and assist in tracking usage on linen count log to estimate weekly linen order. Stock linens as needed according to the week’s scheduled appointments. Assist in linen ordering and delivery coordination, including arranging alternate delivery when clinic is closed.
On a daily basis, prepare clinical autoclave equipment according to current health and safety standards. Autoclave any instruments.
Respond to all Ops Request emails in a timely manner.
Receive and respond to all Community Health Centers’ supply requests, restocking items in specified areas, and routing returned paperwork to appropriate departments.
Re-stocks comprehensively all exam rooms following the current schedule based on the term shift schedule: ND/Phys Med/Hydro/Colpo/Minor Surgery rooms 1 time/week, CCM rooms 2 times/week, IV lounges after each shift. Ensure that enough supplies are present to go from one re-stocking to the next.
Empty biohazard containers as needed and restock all PPE and Cavi-Wipes.
Assists in coordination of maintenance or replacement of all equipment by getting price quotes, and troubleshooting or scheduling maintenance or replacement as approved. Orders and restocks all disposable items needed for use with each piece of equipment. Assists in performing routine maintenance required for pieces of equipment such as: fresh water in hydrocollators and monthly autoclave cleaning and spore testing.
Assist with orienting students and providers to supply stores. Provide support for students and provider questions. Coordinate with other departments to source answers and solutions as needed.
Maintain health centers’ conference rooms; restock office supplies; replace books, restock PPE, post daily/weekly/monthly notices.
Assists in maintaining IV inventory. Monitors and tracks all IV supplies for expiration.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school preferred; and 1 or more years of medical office/environment experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is required.
PAY AND BENEFITS
- $20.00 an hour Base Wage
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- 16 paid holidays including birthday
- 10% discount at NUNM Medicinary
This in-person position will be based at our campus in Portland, Oregon.
