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Assessed Supply Chain system and processes for a health system in California and recommended/implemented conversion to include new ordering MMIS system. Built a strong relationship with, and standardized to, a separate company with its own centralized warehouse in the market to further reduce costs. Set up a conversion to a different primary distributor in.

Initial 4 months consisted of spending time finalizing orders and building an Equipment list for 4 Surgery Centers that were built so equipment planning could be done for future Surgery Centers using the same footprint and specialty procedures. Moving forward, collecting Vendor Distribution agreements or initializing same to help reduce expenses, since.

Dallas, Texas, US

Travel approx. 3.5 weeks a month to facilities every month. Main focus was operational in nature to streamline functions, standardize disposable supply contracts, support Executive Leadership wherever possible, redesigned local warehouses to meet regulatory requirements, and improve GPO contract compliance wherever and whenever opportunity was available..

Oklahoma City, OK, US

I was hired in January 2013, in order to create, operate and manage a Corporate Materials Management Department. The main function were to take control of all expenses for all entities under Foundation HealthCare. This function would include analyzing, evaluating, and implementing the consolidation of 3 G.P.O's to one, for all of our organization to.

This responsibilities this position held were to oversee all acquisition and distribution of supplies and equipment for a 297 bed facility, that also has 24 clinics. Inventory control and expense management have also been key at this facility. Team building, logistical supply re-design and distribution restructuring have been main focuses, while cleaning.

Rutherfordton, NC, US

I was hired as the Materials Management Director, but shortly after my arrival, I was asked to manage, oversee, and direct additional departments, staff and operations. The departments included, Linen Distribution, Bio-medical Engineering, and Central Sterilization. In addition, due to the distribution functions, I was given the mailroom to relocate and.

Managing Materials functions for a three hospital system, which included two surgery centers and 26 clinics, in a two county area. This included all Supply Chain functions including the following: Group Purchasing Organization relationships, contract compliance, departmental order placement, Shipping and Receiving, distribution of supplies, charges of.

Centennial, Colorado, US

This organization consisted of 12 hospitals. Within this group I oversaw and managed three hospitals (one Trauma hospital and two acute care), and three clinics. The names are as follows, St. Anthony Hospital Central, St. Anthony North, Summit Medical Center, St. Anthony Copper Mountain Clinic, Granby Medical Center, and Seven Mile Clinic.In addition to.

Responsibilities included opening an 80,000 sq. ft. Distribution Center and Customer Service /Distribution Department- Service 12 Acute Care facilities and a Rehabilitation Center in the surrounding Colorado. Oklahoma and Kansas areas. This allowed daily deliveries to the Denver facilities, Purchasing and Customer Service functions for all 13 facilities.

Primary responsibilities included negotiating, analyzing, monitoring and maintaining all local facility, market and divisional contracts. The 13 facilities in this Division are located in the Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas areas. Savings while in this position totaled 1.3 million dollars and some of these contracts were for record storage, medical waste.

Responsibilities included acquisition of stock and non-stock supplies, capital and non-capital equipment, as well as distribution of same to all departments. This encompassed linen/laundry distribution, staffing and budgets for 41 FTE's throughout 4 departments in this 472 bed facility. contract compliance at this facility started at 31% when I arrived and.

Responsibilities included implementation of Columbia HCA's Resource Control Materials Management software system, obtaining all stock/non-stock supplies as well as managing the Capital Equipment budget. This 42 bed facility was a new acquisition for HCA so all policies and procedures needed to be written as well as implemented. Contract compliance.

Responsibilities included acquisition of stock/non-stock supplies, capital equipment purchases, Central Supply and Distribution, collection of all patient charges and monitoring all patient rental equipment, implemented 24 Pyxis supply stations throughout this 204 bed facility, and negotiated all agreements not under a National Agreement through the.

Responsibilities included restructuring the distribution /purchasing functions to include redesigning the on-site warehouse area for this 575 bed Acute Care facility, evaluate and implement a Xeros XBS (Xerox Business Services) program, which provided copy services for the entire facility, implement the HCA Resource Control Materials Management software.

The responsibilities at this 202 bed acute care facility were very similar in nature to those positions listed above: Supply and Equipment acquisition, Capital Budget, Shipping/Receiving Distribution, and staff management.