This job requires that you be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Location: Yakima

Who We Are:

Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to provide affordable, accessible, quality health care, promote learning opportunities for students of health professions, end homelessness and improve quality of life in our communities.

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in the workplace and are committed to an inclusive work environment.

Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?

YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with a starting wage of $18-$20.70 an hour, along with high value of benefits of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide ten paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.

Our Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a team member who is committed to providing overseeing health care supplies fora all sites of the organization to assure safe and efficient delivery of care to patients by YNHS personnel including through staff outreach efforts. Some technical requirements for this position are:

• Requires prolonged walking and standing, frequent bending, stooping or stretching. May involve lifting or positioning patients.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Required to work under stressful conditions and with patients who are often in discomfort and/or pain.
• Requires ability to sustain concentration in a noisy and fast-paced environment.
• May be exposed to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.

Day to Day:

• Receive, unpacks, inspects and verifies quality and quantity of medical supplies and medications.
• Stores and inventories supply and medications.
• Follows security procedures for supply room; Restricts access to authorized personnel.
• Assist medical staff in determining appropriate stock levels of supplies and materials for medical pods and exam rooms and keep supplied adequately.
• Retrieve medications for licensed independent practitioners as directed and note distribution information on inventory / log.
• Provide patient instructions as requested by licensed independent practitioner.
• Assist in development of patient education materials.
• Serve as clinic liaison for representatives from pharmaceutical companies and medical supply companies.
• Maintain inventory of prescriptions for uninsured patients participating in Patient Assistance Programs (as directed by physicians).
• Maintain supply area in a neat and orderly manner including rearranging stock for orderly and timely usage.
• Monitor medical supplies and medications for recalls and expiration dates. Dispose expired medications according to clinic policy.
• Participate in quality assurance activities and peer review as requested.
• Maintain organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.
• Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.
• Perform related work or other tasks as requested.