Perioperative Supply Chain Specialist

Description

Mission: Our mission is to provide exceptional, efficient, and cost effective orthopaedic surgical services to every patient and family we have the privilege to serve.

Job Summary: Responsible for maintaining accurate supply inventory, ordering and receiving supplies and equipment and assisting the perioperative area in the daily operations. 

Duties and responsibilities:

Philosophy

1. Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives
2. Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
3. Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
4. Conducts self in a professional manner, and as a positive role model and team member
5. Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, inventory and activities
6. Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties 
7. Respects a patient’s right to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality

Communication

1. Communicates effectively and professionally with vendors, patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers 
2. Interacts professionally with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner

Financial practices

1. Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices
2. Reports wasteful practices
3. Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements

Compliance program

1. Assists in the implementation and maintenance of the organization’s adopted compliance program
2. Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures

Performance-improvement program

1. Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program, policies, and procedures
2. Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures

Safety/risk-management program

1. Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities
2. Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person

Professional competence

1. Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences
2. Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff
3. Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities
4. Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

Duties

1. Perform activities related to the receipt, delivery, and staging of supplies in designated areas. 
2. Answer questions and resolve problems with a professional and courteous demeanor. 
3. Prioritize in order to fulfill the most critical needs first.
4. Maintain the accuracy of storage/storeroom/designated area inventory by properly accounting for all inventory transactions in ENVI inventory software system.
5. Assist in coordinating the day-to-day activities and assignments of the work unit. 
6. Act as a resource within the department for solving problems and troubleshooting problem areas.
7. Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and Orthopaedic Surgery Center policies and in support of coordination of environment of care. 
8. Partner with staff to ensure compliance and timely response for change and problem solving in area of responsibility. 
9. Complete monthly expiration audit of assigned areas, removing all expired/expiring items, timely closed loop communication with Materials Manager concerning all issues/concerns. 
10. Assists in prepping rooms and bays for patients.
11. Assists in cleaning between patients and room turnover.
12. Assists in stocking linen and supplies.
13. Assists in stocking fluids; accurately labels each item with name and expiration date.
14. Assists in stocking anesthesia supplies in the operating room suites.
15. Checks monthly outdated supply items; replaces items as necessary.
16. Assists in pulling case supplies/instruments for the next working day.

Requirements

Qualifications

1. Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, vendors and physicians
2. Ability to promote favorable facility image with vendors, physicians, patients, insurance companies, and general public
3. Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Required

1. High school diploma or GED certificate recipient

Preferred

1. 2+ years of work experience in a related job discipline

Job quality requirements

1. Accuracy
2. Attention to detail
3. Timeliness
4. Organization
5. Low degree of supervision needed to accomplish tasks

Dependability

1. Attendance
2. Punctuality
3. Ability to follow instructions
4. Ability to meet deadlines

Physical/mental requirements

1. Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods
2. Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computer and telephone and occasional use of other office equipment

Working conditions (environmental):

1. Well-lit and ventilated, with non-hazardous and hazardous equipment
2. Category III: involves exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may encounter chemical hazards