FUNCTIONS
Ø Coordinate capital equipment purchasing procedures throughout the hospital.
Ø Negotiate and approve contract terms and prices with suppliers to the best interest of the hospital.
Ø Maintain system wide database.
Ø Coordinate and implement contracts with qualified suppliers or manufacturers whose reputations, financial positions and price structures are adequate for consideration as sources of supply.
Ø Analyze prices paid for materials and equipment, define how to obtain savings through improved specification or improved sources and recommend changes in quantities to be ordered when conditions warrant.
Ø Disseminate to other departments information to promote efficient contracting of supplies and equipment.
Ø Utilize contracts and sources to expedite deliveries of needed supplies, materials and equipment.
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