Full-Time

Inventory Specialist

Posted on 11/22/2025

Premier

Premier

5,001-10,000 employees

Healthcare data analytics and supply chain

Compensation Overview

$42k - $63k/yr

Boston, MA, USA

In Person

Category
Administrative & Executive Assistance (1)
Requirements
  • Years of Applicable Experience - 2 or more years
  • Education: High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Responsibilities
  • Conducts inventory of stocked and stored items that is area specific. Ensures that all areas are clean clear and stocked neatly with their daily supply. Receives incoming mail, sorts, and distributes; prepares outgoing mail items and may utilize Pitney Bowes mail equipment. Receives, distributes packages to areas of need ensuring proper handling. Utilizes electronic tracking system to confirm delivery of received items.
  • Rotates all stock in stock locations and general stores. Routinely check assigned areas for expired products. Checks, Picks-up and delivers leveled items to appropriate nursing units. Label chargeable item upon receipt.
  • Participate in annual inventory. Enter completed par leveled data in Peoplesoft MM System 13.
Desired Qualifications
  • Ability to read and write in English;
  • Ability to understand both written and verbal instruction and provide follow through on instructions.
  • Computer and keyboard skills for basic data entry.
  • Knowledge of computer systems and software with an ability to learn and retain new applications
  • Experience in a Hospital Supply Chain Setting
  • Intermediate Computer Skills

Premier partners with hospitals and health systems to improve care and lower costs by offering integrated data and analytics, supply chain solutions, and advisory services. Its subscription data and analytics platform, combined with the company’s large U.S. group purchasing organization (GPO) and consulting services, gives member facilities insights, negotiated prices on medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, and guidance on performance improvements. Data analytics help providers improve clinical outcomes and financial performance, while the supply chain platform reduces costs and boosts efficiency through negotiated purchasing. Its advantage comes from a large, interconnected network that combines data, purchasing leverage, and expert advisory support in one ecosystem, with the goal of helping providers deliver better patient outcomes while controlling costs.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina

Founded

1968

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Emad Rizk's CEO appointment leverages 30 years experience from Cotiviti and R1 RCM.
  • m-PRI study analyzed 7.2 million deliveries, flagging 97% severe maternal morbidity cases.
  • CodingCare AI at CHRISTUS Health bypassed 13,000 manual reviews, saving two FTEs.

What critics are saying

  • Patient Square Capital extracts value through cost-cuts, eroding PINC AI R&D by 2027.
  • 3% revenue drop to $240M in Q3 2025 compresses GPO admin fees versus Amazon competition.
  • Direct-sourcing rollout from 2025 cannibalizes higher-margin traditional GPO contracts.

What makes Premier unique

  • Premier's PINC AI aggregates 1.5 billion data points from 4,350 hospitals for clinical insights.
  • QUEST Collaborative delivered $18 billion savings and saved 200,000 lives over nine years.
  • Top Hospitals program benchmarks performance using validated provider data nationwide.

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Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

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Company News

The Associated Press
Mar 26th, 2026
Kreg Therapeutics' Catalyst bed wins Premier breakthrough tech status for 750-lb ICU patient care

Kreg Therapeutics has secured a Breakthrough Technology designation from Premier Inc for its Catalyst bed, which enables in-bed verticalization for ICU patients weighing up to 750 pounds. The designation comes with a national group purchasing agreement effective from 1 February 2026. The Chicago-based company's specialty bed allows clinicians to safely mobilize complex ICU patients, including bariatric cases. According to CEO Christian Jorgensen, the technology can help reduce hospital length of stay, decrease pressure injuries and improve caregiver safety. Premier members can now access pre-negotiated pricing through the Patient Beds, Mattresses and Therapeutic Surfaces-Rental contract. Kreg Therapeutics designs and manufactures its products in the US and operates a nationwide service infrastructure with regional support centres.

Premier, Inc.
Mar 24th, 2026
From burden to confidence: CHRISTUS Health's path to better HCC coding.

From burden to confidence: CHRISTUS Health's path to better HCC coding. Key Takeaways: * CHRISTUS Health wanted to break free from labor-heavy Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) workflows that slowed teams and couldn't scale to meet the organization's accuracy, compliance and value-based care (VBC) needs. * Partnering with Premier's Stanson Health, the organization embedded CodingCare, a tech-enabled solution providing real-time, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insights to help ensure accurate HCC coding before and after patient encounters. * CHRISTUS Health eliminated thousands of unnecessary reviews, strengthened compliance and transformed HCC coding into a clear, controlled and confident process. In many health systems, the path to accurate Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding documentation begins long before a patient ever steps into a clinic. Conditions evolve. Documentation varies across clinicians and specialties. And workflows differ by setting. For CHRISTUS Health, a mission-driven, nonprofit health system that spans more than 600 primary and specialty care locations and serves communities across multiple counties, accurate, compliant HCC coding is more than a financial necessity. It is foundational to success in a value-based care model and fulfillment of the organization's commitment to patients. But like many large health systems, CHRISTUS Health once found post-visit chart reviews exhausting, retrospective processes inefficient, and audit risk ever-present. Today, the obstacles that once loomed large are routine checkpoints. By partnering with Premier's Stanson Health and leveraging its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled CodingCare solution, CHRISTUS Health transformed its risk adjustment program from reactive and resource-heavy to proactive, precise and audit-ready. Building confidence in AI without compromising compliance. When it comes to accurate HCC coding, Jeannine Bumford, Director of Risk Adjustment Operations at CHRISTUS Health, is clear: AI alone isn't enough. Governance, customization and compliance must come first. "You absolutely need to have governance and structure and be comfortable with what you're implementing," she said. "If a vendor only talks about ROI and not about compliance or OIG (Office of Inspector General) high-risk conditions - run." That compliance-first mindset made Premier a strong fit. "What I love about Premier's Stanson Health CodingCare solution, specifically with the pre-visit prep, is the confidence it gives me in what we're surfacing to physicians," Bumford said. "One of my biggest concerns was whether the AI would pick up conditions inaccurately. Premier has always been transparent with their logic and very conservative in their approach." Pre-Visit: smarter preparation, fewer surprises. CHRISTUS Health leverages its electronic health record (EHR) software, Epic, and Premier's AI-enabled solutions to create real-time, workflow-integrated nudges that feel natural, not disruptive. Pre-visit, CodingCare scans EHRs to identify missing or inaccurate HCC codes before the patient arrives. Instant notifications surface only what's relevant, allowing clinical documentation improvement (CDI) teams to proactively address opportunities. Rather than flooding providers with noise, CHRISTUS Health made deliberate decisions about alert suppression. "We did a lot of suppression," Bumford said. "We don't even surface cancers anymore in our OPAs (OurPractice Advisories). We're very mindful about acute conditions. What we show providers are the chronic conditions that truly need to be addressed." The result? Fewer - and better - queries. "With that suppression, we actually have fewer queries now," she said. "What we're surfacing are real chronic conditions that need to be addressed. It's a win-win." As the CHRISTUS team's confidence in CodingCare accuracy grew, so did automation. "At the beginning, we reviewed 100 percent of what CodingCare flagged," Bumford said. "But as we built trust, we were able to automate more. It's gone so well that we're now moving toward automating much of the pre-visit workflow. At the start, I wanted to check every single item - but CodingCare has earned my trust." "Moving toward automation has been a huge win for efficiency." Post-Visit: reducing review volume, increasing accuracy. Even with strong pre-visit and concurrent support, post-visit review remains critical, especially in today's risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit environment. CodingCare analyzes every documented HCC after the encounter closes, validating whether sufficient MEAT (Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment, Treatment) documentation supports each code. Visits with strong documentation can bypass manual review; those with gaps are prioritized. The impact has been substantial: Approximately 20 percent of visits no longer require manual review, eliminating thousands of unnecessary touches and equating to roughly two full-time equivalents in workload savings. "We were able to bypass review on around 13,000 encounters, because CodingCare had already confirmed the HCC conditions were supported," Bumford noted. "That's 13,000 charts my team didn't have to review." Today, only about 30 percent of charts now require human review, allowing CHRISTUS Health's certified coders to focus on high-risk or complex cases. At the same time, CodingCare identifies missed HCCs where documentation exists but the diagnosis was not added to the claim. Over seven months, CHRISTUS Health added more than 400 codes and achieved an 83 percent acceptance rate. "I haven't had to increase staff," Bumford said. "Now, my team can concentrate on the work that truly needs their eyes and certification." Embedding Risk Adjustment data validation readiness into everyday workflows. AI has turned readiness into a daily practice, not a last-minute scramble. "We've turned hard lessons from past RADV audits into a proactive, structured approach," Bumford said. With 100 percent of notes scrubbed through CodingCare, CHRISTUS Health implemented a grading workflow to instantly triage documentation strength and extrapolation risk. A financial error calculator mirrors CMS methodology, allowing the team to forecast potential exposure in real time. "We're no longer waiting for audit notices," said Lisa Reyes, CPC, CRC, CDEO, Risk Adjustment Quality Manager at CHRISTUS. "We're anticipating and neutralizing risk before it escalates." As AI handles routine reviews, roles have evolved: * Coders increasingly function as auditors. * Auditors shift toward governance and systemic oversight. * Educators focus on closing documentation gaps. From hesitation to high-trust clinical adoption. CHRISTUS Health's journey with Premier and CodingCare reflects a broader shift in healthcare risk adjustment: * From retrospective cleanup to concurrent precision. * From manual review to targeted, AI-supported validation. * From audit anxiety to audit readiness. * From skepticism to trust. "You can have the best product in the world, but if you don't have physician buy-in, it's dead on arrival," said Bumford. The health system embedded CodingCare into CDI and coding workflows, suppressing noise, elevating human expertise and reinforcing governance at every level. As a result, CHRISTUS Health transformed HCC optimization from a reactive exercise into a proactive, defensible strategy. The dread of post-visit chart review has been replaced with something else entirely: clarity, control and confidence - and, most importantly, getting coding right the first time, at the point of care. "Throughout the implementation, Premier customized everything to our needs," Bumford said. "That flexibility from day one was extremely important to us, and they absolutely delivered." Article information. Date Published:

Cision
Mar 18th, 2026
Green Security appoints Tony Montagnolo as vice president of strategy.

Green Security appoints Tony Montagnolo as vice president of strategy. Green Security Mar 18, 2026, 08:24 ET Veteran healthcare technology and supply chain executive to lead product strategy, partnerships and long-term platform roadmap CLEARWATER, Fla., March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Green Security, a leading SaaS provider of vendor credentialing and access compliance software for healthcare systems, today announced the appointment of Anthony Montagnolo as vice president of strategy, where he will help guide the company's next phase of platform growth and strategic partnerships. In this role, Montagnolo will lead Green Security's long-term product and platform strategy, overseeing product portfolio planning, strategic partnerships and roadmap development across the company's credentialing, compliance and value analysis solutions. He will work closely with engineering, product, sales and customer teams to ensure the platform continues evolving to meet the operational, security and compliance needs of modern healthcare organizations. "Tony brings a rare combination of healthcare technology expertise, operational leadership and strategic insight," said Mickey Meehan, CEO of Green Security. "He understands how hospitals evaluate technology investments, manage vendor relationships and make complex operational decisions. His perspective will help ensure our platform continues to evolve in ways that deliver real value to healthcare systems." Montagnolo most recently served as vice president of supply chain technology at Premier, where he led initiatives focused on advancing digital capabilities and technology strategies supporting healthcare supply chain operations. He also founded HorizonSeek, a consulting firm advising healthcare organizations on strategy, revenue growth, business development and digital transformation initiatives. Earlier in his career, Montagnolo spent nearly 20 years at ECRI, serving as chief operating officer and executive vice president. During his tenure, he helped lead a global organization of more than 400 employees and oversaw multiple business units spanning healthcare technology research, advisory services and data-driven decision support for hospitals and health systems. He also helped expand ECRI's hospital advisory programs, growing membership from dozens to more than 2,000 healthcare organizations nationwide. "Healthcare organizations are under constant pressure to improve efficiency, manage vendor risk and make smarter technology decisions," said Tony Montagnolo, vice president of strategy at Green Security. "Green Security sits at a critical intersection of vendor operations, compliance and analytics. I'm excited to help shape the next phase of the platform and expand its impact across healthcare." Montagnolo's appointment comes as Green Security continues expanding its platform and investing in new capabilities that help healthcare organizations better manage vendor operations, compliance and product oversight. The company is focused on building a more connected ecosystem that improves visibility, strengthens security and supports smarter decision-making across healthcare supply chains. Additional resources: * Read the Green Security blog * Follow Green Security on LinkedIn About Green Security Green Security is the leading provider of secure solutions for healthcare vendor operations. Trusted by over 1,500 hospitals, its platform simplifies credentialing, compliance, and value analysis, helping organizations manage vendor access and product trust with confidence. From onboarding and credentialing to real-time monitoring and secure onsite presence, Green Security reduces risk, streamlines operations, and supports patient safety through advanced analytics and smart access technologies. Learn more at gogreensecurity.com. Media Contact SOURCE Green Security

Premier, Inc.
Mar 18th, 2026
Ethisphere names Premier as one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies(R) for 19th consecutive year.

Ethisphere names Premier as one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies(R) for 19th consecutive year. 20th annual recognition honors organizations committed to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance and governance programs CHARLOTTE, N.C. - March 18, 2026 - Premier, Inc., a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, has been recognized as one of the 2026 World's Most Ethical Companies(R) by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. Premier has been recognized since 2007, or 19 out of the 20 years the award has existed and is the only honoree in the Business Services category. In 2026, 138 honorees were recognized, spanning 17 countries and 40 industries. "Ethical leadership is central to how Premier operates and supports the healthcare industry," said Michael J. Alkire, President and CEO of Premier. "Being recognized among the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 19th time reflects the dedication of our people and our commitment to building trust with our members, partners and communities we serve." Premier is also a member of Ethisphere's Business Ethics Leadership Alliance(TM)(BELA), a global community of companies that collaborate to advance ethical business practices and strengthen compliance programs. "Congratulations to Premier for achieving recognition as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies(R). As we mark the 20th class of honorees, this group continues to raise the bar for business integrity by embedding ethics into everyday decision-making and long-term strategy. Companies with strong ethics, compliance, and governance programs are built for better long-term performance," said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair. Methodology & scoring. The World's Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient(R), which requires companies to provide 240+ documented proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, including: corporate governance; program structure & resourcing; written standards; training, awareness, & communication; risk assessment & auditing; investigations, enforcement, discipline & incentives; measurement of ethical culture; third-party risk management, and environmental & social impact. That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by Ethisphere's panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year's group of applicants. This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world. Honorees. To view the full list of this year's honorees, please visit the World's Most Ethical Companies website: https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees. About Ethisphere. Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace, and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance, and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere's data-driven program & culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organizations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture, and 240+ ethics and compliance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honors superior integrity programs through World's Most Ethical Companies(R) recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine, and the Ethicast podcast. For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com. About Premier, Inc. Premier, Inc. is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers and payers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, advisory services and other solutions in service of its mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier's news site at www.premierinc.com; as well as X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier's blog for more information about the Company.

Green Queen
Feb 26th, 2026
US Healthcare & Education Industries Embrace Blended Meat with Upcycled Vegetables

US healthcare & education industries embrace blended meat with upcycled vegetables. By Anay Mridul Published on Feb 26, 2026 Last updated Feb 26, 2026 4 Mins Read The Spare Food Co, a startup that upcycles produce for use in blended meat, has won a national contract with Premier to bring its proteins to hospitals, schools, universities, and corporate kitchens. A new foodservice partnership has perpetuated the blended meat wave in the US, taking these proteins to thousands of healthcare, education and corporate dining sites nationwide. Premier, one of the country's largest healthcare group purchasing organisations, has awarded a national contract to New York-based The Spare Food Co, which upcycles surplus vegetables into a flavour-packed base that is combined with beef to make burgers and mince. The partnership will significantly expand access to Spare's blended meat products, making them available to Premier's wide network of healthcare accounts and non-healthcare foodservice operations. These include over 4,250 hospitals and 325,000 other healthcare providers, as well as colleges, universities, K-12 schools, senior living communities, corporate kitchens, regional dining groups, and more. The Spare Food Co offers climate, nutrition and economic wins. Spare's blended meat products build on its debut offering, Spare Starter, a chef-crafted plant-based ingredient made from surplus vegetables and spices. This starter reduces food waste and is adaptable to a wide array of flavour profiles, from sauces and taco fillings to noodle topping and even waffle batter. When culinary teams began adopting Spare Starter in large kitchens, a majority of the chefs were using it specifically to lower the amount of animal protein in recipes that traditionally called for 100% beef. This planted the seed that bloomed into the blended meat concept, which could help kitchens reduce emissions and waste and offer better health outcomes, without compromising on flavour or workflow. To make the Spare Burger and Ground, the startup swaps out 30% of the beef with its upcycled produce. The Spare Starter contains cauliflower, zucchini, onion, tomato, eggplant, garlic powder, and black pepper, which are bound together with carrot fibre. The result is a burger with lower cholesterol, saturated fat and calorie content, free from allergens and the scrutiny around ultra-processed ingredients. These are all attributes relevant in healthcare and institutional environments, which prioritise nutrition standards, procurement requirements, and operational consistency. Chefs use the two products the same way they would conventional beef. They make for a one-to-one replacement in burgers, meatballs, sauces, chilis, tacos, and other dishes. By reducing the volume of beef being used in their kitchens, foodservice and healthcare operators won't just benefit from a nutrition and environmental perspective - they'll also reap the economic rewards, since beef is in short supply, and has never been more expensive in the US. Blended meat expands nationwide amid food waste reduction efforts. "From the beginning, we've focused on creating food that works in real kitchens - delicious and made from simple ingredients, implementable at scale and under real-world operational constraints, and measurably better than the products they are intended to replace," said Spare's chief culinary officer, Adam Kaye, who founded the startup with his brother Jeremy. "This contract with Premier validates that approach at a national level. It proves you can deliver a familiar, better-tasting product made with only beef and vegetables, that operators trust and diners genuinely enjoy and help meet the demand for healthier, more plant-forward meals without asking diners to make dramatic shifts in how they eat." Premier is the latest company to offer Spare's blended beef to institutions across the US. The latter's products are already available at Princeton University, Syracuse University, Vanderbilt University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and other higher education institutions, in partnership with ISS Guckenheimer. Spare Burger and Ground can also be found in the corporate cafeterias of LinkedIn and Kirkland & Ellis. Additional volume will continue to be expanded through foodservice operators and healthcare-focused environments, while broadline partners like US Foods and Sysco have further accelerated national distribution. The development comes shortly after Joyn Foods, which blends beef with its mycelium protein, secured approval to sell its burgers and meatballs to K-12 schools across South Carolina. It's a marker of blended meat's explosive growth over the last year. In the US, 74% of omnivores are interested in the concept, and more than half of meat-eaters found 11 of 22 blended protein products as good or better-tasting than conventional meat in a large taste test last year. Spare's partnership with Premier follows the revelation that US foodservice operator ramped up their food waste mitigation efforts in 2024, resulting in a 4,000-tonne reduction in waste, a $15.9M decrease in the wholesale cost of surplus food, and 21% decline in related greenhouse gas emissions. * Anay Mridul Anay is Green Queen's resident news reporter. Originally from India, he worked as a vegan food writer and editor in London, and is now travelling and reporting from across Asia. He's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, food tech, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford comma. View all posts

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