Lorenzo A. Hubanks
Murfreesboro,TN
Summary
To secure a challenging position within your organization that will utilize my education, experience, and unique abilities to further my career opportunities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Purchasing Agent
Department of Veteran Affairs Murfreesboro, TN
01.2024 - Current
- Distributing the balance of workload among employees in accordance with established workflow responsibilities, day to day modifying workload to staffing levels, to assure timely completion of workload, assure each employee has enough to work to keep busy and balance workload
- Keeps in touch with the status and progress of work
- Reviews delayed order report (DOR) daily
- Make day to day adjustments to assure all orders are prioritized and acted upon within acceptable parameters set by VACO
- Promptly apprises supervisor of problems and backlogs of consults
- Provides estimate and reports on expected time of completion of work, maintains records of daily DOR
- Instruct employees in specific task and job techniques
- Provides written instruction, on-line references and materials and supplies
- Provide on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and processes
- Documents employee orientation, training competencies
- Maintain a thorough and current knowledge of all prosthetics applications, VHA directives, PSAS policies and procedures, etc
- Obtain information or decisions from supervisor on problems that occur
- Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards, reports reoccurring failures to complete work per policy to supervisor on problems that occur
- Approve leave for a few hours or in emergencies as designated by supervisor
- Informs supervisor of any needs regarding facility management such as seating, ventilation, lighting, safety, etc
- Inform employees of available services and employee activities
- Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refer other to supervisor
- Reports to supervisor on the employee performance and progress, training needs and behavioral problems
- Provides information to supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignments, recognition of outstanding performance and personal needs
- Pay Plan - Series - Grade/Step: GS-1105-8/6
Purchasing Agent - Prosthetics GS7
Department of Veteran Affairs Murfreesboro, TN
08.2013 - 01.2024
- Serves as technical advisor and subject matter expert
- Ensure clinic decisions are implemented
- Obligate funds as a Government Purchase Card holder on behalf of the government
- Conduct Market Research and Sole Sources Research
- Proficient with the General Inventory Package (GIP) and Prosthetic Inventory Package (PIP)
- Ensure that JCAHO requirements are met
- Confirm that privacy laws are not violated with transmittal of sensitive information
- Use VA regulations as defined in VHA Handbook1173 to determine Legal Eligibility/Entitlement
- Process incoming and outgoing materials such as reports, memos, emails, and other forms of communication
- Review and consolidate purchase orders & recommending Business Process Analysis (BPA) or other procurement methods
- Execute all aspects of procurement and transaction, from initiation to recommending award for all types of supplies, services and equipment
- Complete all Purchase Order request within1 day and ability to meet multiple deadlines
- Assist operating officials in preparing requests, clarifying questions, offering suggestions, alternatives or substitutions
- Adhere to government rules and regulations pertaining to the procurement
- Follow-up on undelivered orders to determine and provide new status to involved facility and resolve vendor payment problems
- Provide vendor with general information on VA policies on orders and billing procedures
- Manage vendor file database and compose letters to vendors regarding status and updates to account files
- Perform various data research on frequency of purchasing items and product research; protecting data from unauthorized release or from loss, alteration or unauthorized deletion
- Research equipment, services, and appliances to gain product information, price, and procedures in order to process purchase orders
- Ensures that purchase card reconciliations are accurate and completed in a timely manner
- Prepare purchase orders for variety of equipment and services
- Comply with proper acquisition procedures, central office and local directives/policies on maintenance of funds and record keeping
- Advise professional staff on availability, selection, and acquisition of equipment and services
- Determine patient eligibility of prosthetic products, appliances, and services
- Complete knowledge of overall Veteran eligibility and entitlement
- Ability to use office automation equipment and computer software programs for ordering, inventory, issuance, accounting, data tracking, and scheduling (I.E
- Excel, Vista, CPRS, NPPD)
- Communicate on daily basis with Veterans regarding: Prosthetic Service Programs that include Home Oxygen and Respiratory Services, Durable Medical Equipment delivery/set-up, and storage, Wound Therapy, and Dialysis Treatment Services
- Communicate on daily basis with Veterans regarding order status and other requests
- Uses medical terminology on daily basis to communicate with Veterans and staff
- Ability to research complex problems and provide resolution
- Schedule patients’ follow-up appointments, answer telephones and greet customers
- Prepares memorandums and reports
- Effectively communicate with care providers regarding patient orders and status updates
- Responsible for filing completed consults & vendor verification files
- Interview Veterans reporting to the service and receives phone calls from beneficiaries
- Advises patients and family members on decisions, appeal rights, and equipment safety and maintenance
- Work independently to accomplish a wide variety of responsibilities including coordinating multiple deadlines, setting priorities and adjusting work flow and meeting deadlines
- Ability to follow patient confidentiality rules and guidelines
Education
Diploma - HSD
Project Stay Senior Institute
Milwaukee, WI01.2003
Skills
- Dedicated and fair team leader, known for taking initiative to develop solutions that improve operational flow and team effectiveness
- Skilled in building and maintaining excellent relationships with team members and management
- Ability to multi-task and pay great attention to detail
- Worked with safety and medical equipment
- Ability to type40 WPM
- Hard worker; dedicated to the accuracy of all orders and procurements required by the facility
- Skilled at Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer)
- Use computer daily applications daily to check order statuses and communicate with customers
- Providing customer service to patients
- Assisting patients and staff with resolving problems or complaints
- Assisting with identifying problem areas and suggesting solutions or alternatives
- Keeping accurate records and preparing reports and/or written correspondence
Timeline
Lead Purchasing Agent
Department of Veteran Affairs Murfreesboro, TN
01.2024 - Current
Purchasing Agent - Prosthetics GS7
Department of Veteran Affairs Murfreesboro, TN
08.2013 - 01.2024
Diploma - HSD
Project Stay Senior Institute
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