Manager Medical

Experienced Purchasing Agent Skilled Negotiator

Skilled Inventory Manager STRONG Customer Service skills Experienced Inpatient billing

Feb 2018 Nov 2018

Apr 2013 Feb 2018

Feb 2008 Sep 2012

KAREN KRAUS KOCHIS

Professional Summary

I am an experienced Purchasing Agent Contract Negotiator. With over 30 years experience in the Private and Public Sector. I am an outgoing, service oriented, "people person" that needs to keep busy.

Skills

Experience

Cafeteria Worker

Nutri-Serv Food Burlington, NJ

I worked for a School

District Cafeteria.My duties included but not limited to: Salad and Sandwich Making

Food Prep

Baked Desserts

Served Food

Cashier

Ran Dishroom at days end

Cafeteria Worker

Woodstown High School Woodstown, NJ

I began as a part time relief cafeteria worker and was offered a full time position. My duties included but were not limited to;

Sandwich and Salad Making

Serving Food to students

Restocking and weekly inventory of drink cabinets and snack carts Breakdown and cleaning of serving line

Ran mushroom at the end of day.

Club Manager

Loyal Order of Moose Woodstown, NJ

Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities. Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed. Count money and make bank deposits.

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Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that 601 Hickory Ridge Road, Smyrna, DE 19977

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Oct 2005 Feb 2008

Feb 1997 Apr 2005

Oct 1993 Feb 1997

Oct 1991 Oct 1993

expenditures are authorized and budgeted.

Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.

Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records. Schedule staff hours and assign duties.

Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary.

Schedule use of facilities or catering services for events such as banquets or receptions, and negotiate details of arrangements with clients. Organize and direct worker training programs, resolve personnel problems, hire new staff, and evaluate employee performance in dining and lodging facilities Record the number, type, and cost of items sold to determine which items may be unpopular or less profitable.

Arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs, and coordinate a variety of services such as waste removal and pest control.

Operating Room Materials Manager

South Jersey Healthcare -Regional Medical Center Vineland, NJ Responsible for inventory for all Operating Rooms, Day Surgery, PACU, and 3 Nursing Stations Monitored and maintained appropriate levels of consignment inventory including implants often based on the OR schedule

Assisted with goal setting, budgeting, management of cost and value analysis working closely with the OR director, Surgeons and Nursing Staff.

Served on the negotiations team for the OR and served as oversight assuring contract compliance

Supervised 2 inventory clerks

Value Analysis Coordinator

Bayhealth Medical Center - Kent General Hospital Dover, DE Chaired Value Analysis Committee and Managed Capital Equipment Purchasing for 2 Hospitals Researched Market and existing GPO contracts, managed trials and evaluations, prepared cost analysis

Solicited RFPs and Formal Bid Proposals

Conducted vendor negotiations using industry knowledge to define and procure appropriate solutions.

Managed the purchase of equipment for new construction projects; working closely with Medical Staff, Nursing Managers and Project Engineers Standardized usage of products between w Hospitals Annual Savings exceeded $3,500,000. annually

Manager Distribution, Warehouse, Receiving, and Shipping Bayhealth Medical Center- Kent General Hospital Dover, DE Managed 2 Hospitals Warehousesstreamlined Receiving and Shipping FunctionsAdjusted Par Levels and implemented Par Level medical Supply Carts for all Nursing Stations for 2 Hospitals Increased inventory turns from 6 to 13 per month, reduced inventory by $175,000. Inpatient and Anesthesia Billing

Kent General Hospital Dover, DE

Feb 1988 Oct 1991

Jul 1986 Feb 1988

Apr 1973 Jul 1986

Mar 1970 Apr 1973

Aug 1965 Mar 1970

Jun 1962

Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material

I initially went to work for Kent General as a temporary employee doing Anesthesia Billing after my retirement from the State of Delaware,

After a few months KGH offered me a full time position processing In Patient Billings and assisting patients with billing issues and collections as required Purchasing Director

STATE OF DELAWARE - DNREC Dover, DE

Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment. Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.

Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.

Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability. Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.

Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers. Control purchasing department budgets.

Procurement Officer

State of Delaware -Department of Administrative Services Delaware City, DE Managed and solicited Contracts for School Districts, State Hospitals, State Prisons, State Police Supervised 1 o 2 buying Teams (1 clerk typist and 3 buyers) Managed Committees to standardize products between agencies when appropriate and feasible. Central Supply Supervisor

State of Delaware DHSS- Delaware Hospital f/t Chronically Ill Smyrna, DE Established a Central Supply department to assemble, process, sterilize instrument trays and packs. Established par level supply carts for 12 Nursing Stations of a 635 bed Extended care facility

prepared budget, ordered medical supplies and equipment. Supervised 2 supply clerks

Purchasing Section Supervisor

State of Delaware DHSS-BAGS- Centralized Purchasing New Castle, DE Developed, awarded and Managed contracts for State Hospitals and Correctional FacilitiesManaged day to day Purchasing OperationsSupervised 2 buyers and 1 clerk typist Prchasing Agent

Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill Smyrna, DE Solicited Bids for Canned Goods, Dry Groceries, Meats, Frozen Foods, Perishable Groceries, Medical Supplies and Equipment,Office Supplies and Equipment. Opened bids and recorded results to be approved by Board of Trustees. Received departmental requisitions created purchase orders. Managed receiving department, and warehousing. Education

High School Diploma

Smyrna High School (JBM) Smyrna, DE

WILMINGTON Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Wilmington, DE Completed 2 yrs of a 3 yr. Program, left to get married

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