Baptist Health
Central Material Associate
1740 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY
Full-time
First seen by offpeak October 23, 2026
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Summary
Job Description:
Baptist Health is looking for a Central Material Associate to join our team in Lexington, KY!
This role is responsible for ensuring the efficient flow of supplies and equipment essential for patient care within the healthcare facility. Duties include physical product or equipment receipt, accurate product storage, distribution, and maintaining inventory accuracy, within stringent ERP system guidelines. This role may also include cleaning and redistribution of patient portable equipment.
Essential Duties:
- Fulfill requisitions and distribute supplies to various departments.
- Obtain necessary authorizations and signatures for delivered items.
- Assist with urgent department deliveries and prioritize requests to meet clinical needs promptly.
- Receive/intake incoming shipments of medical supplies and equipment.
- Verify shipments against purchase orders and packing slips for accuracy.
- Breakdown shipments and stage shipments for receipt into ERP system.
- Put away supplies to facilitate easy retrieval and inventory control, maintaining accreditation storage requirements, for stock rotation, and expiration.
- Monitor inventory levels (cycle count) and participate in periodic physical inventory counts.
- Identify and report expired or damaged inventory for proper disposal or replacement.
- Adhere to safety protocols and maintain cleanliness in storage and work areas.
- Work closely with procurement, clinical staff, and other departments to ensure supply needs are met efficiently.
- Provide support during audits and inspections related to materials management.
- Collects all out of service patient portable equipment and delivers to Biomed department for repair, where appropriate.
- Cleans and distributes all patient portable equipment to the necessary patient areas.
Qualifications:
- High School/GED
- 1-2 years’ health care distribution management experience preferred
Monday - Friday
2:00PM-10:30PM
HOLIDAYS REQUIRED AND SOME WEEKENDS