Roles and Responsibilities
Who restocks examine treatment rooms?
Veterinary Assistants
What is the four letter acronym for ensuring older stock is used before newer items?
FIFO
This resistant container is the only place where uncapped needles, scalpel blades, and broken glass should be discarded during restocking
Sharps Container
To prevent running completely out of an item, a member should write a product on there want list as soon as it hits the minimum stock level.
reorder list
Who restocks and wraps surgical packs, sterile instruments, and drape materials.
Vet Assistants / Techs
To properly execute new inventory should always be placed at this location on the shelf?
Back or behind existing stock
Recapping needles manually before disposal what type of hand technique should be used?
concentration or mg/ml dosage
Who replenishes pharmacy drugs and ointments?
Veterinary Techs
Failing to rotate inventory according to expiration dates directly result in this financial lost
Shrinkage
This heavy duty, puncture resistant gloves should be worn when handling trash bags or bins that contain hidden medical waste
Utility or leather gloves
when a team member opens this specific item inside a multi-pack, it serves to immediately place that item on the want list
last box open
Who places the restock orders?
Manager
This specific date printed on a product package dictates exactly how items must be arranged on the shelf?
Expiration Date
When restocking chemotherapy drugs or hazardous items, this specific type of safety cabinet must be used to prevent inhaling toxic particles
Biosafety cabinet
common clinic issue that occurs when staff verbalize a supply shortage to each other rather than writing it down to a wants/needs list
backorder or failed ordering