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Are you ready to bring your skills to a world-class healthcare organization recognized as one of the top ten in the United States? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient happiness? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you. 

Cedars-Sinai is a nonprofit, independent healthcare organization committed to improving the health status of the communities we serve through:

• Leadership and excellence in delivering quality healthcare services
• Expanding the horizons of medical knowledge through biomedical research
• Educating and training physicians and other healthcare professionals
• Improving the health status of the community

Quality patient care is our priority. Providing excellent clinical and service quality, offering compassionate care, and supporting research and medical education are essential to our mission. 

Summary of Essential Duties: 

• Supervises and manages all operational, technical, and personnel activities associated with the Supply Chain Management Department including the Central Issues, Receiving, Surgical Services, Medical Gas Distribution & AGVS sections. 
• Ensures that all department products and services are provided in a cost-effective manner that is in accordance with hospital needs and expectations.
• Supervises all assigned areas in an effective and efficient manner that complies with budgetary guidelines and enhances service levels through appropriate development of policies and procedures, monitoring and control of expense budgets, monitoring of supply fill rates and backorders and effective resolution of interdepartmental and staff issues. 
• Maintains a skilled, professional and motivated staff through appropriate selection, orientation, scheduling, training, and communication of expectations.
• Maintains accurate and timely records pertaining to all assigned areas including staffing issues, productivity measures, budgetary performance, in-service education programs, service levels, problem resolution and other business-related data.
• Interacts frequently with physicians, nurses, department managers, supervisors and other staff regarding special supply and sterilization requests, supply problems and other related needs and opportunities. Interacts and communicates with the vendor community for supply, linen and equipment needs, availability problems and other related issues as needed.
• Monitors condition of department's physical facilities and takes appropriate action to ensure that assigned areas are maintained in a clean and well-organized manner at all times. Monitors performance of department equipment, identifies malfunctions and other service needs or problems. Notifies appropriate staff to render preventative maintenance and repair service as needed.
• On rotational basis provides weekend, after-hours and holiday on-call coverage for all department sections, appropriately responding to and resolving employee, supply, linen, sterile processing, receiving, AGV and other customer problems and needs.

Educational:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Assoc. Degree/College Diploma in Business or related field preferred

Experience:

• 3 years of Supply Chain experience including extensive knowledge of medical/surgical supplies and sterilization principles and practices required
• 2 years of experience at a supervisory level preferred

Keywords: Supervisor, Manager, Supply Chain, Inventory, Central Issues, Healthcare, Hospital, Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, California