Perioperative Supply Chain Associate - 1000-1830 - North Liberty Hospital
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. We need to parse the posting. Key content: - University of Iowa Health Care - Medical Center North Liberty Supply Chain Department is seeking a Perioperative Supply Chain Associate who will be a liaison for clinics and operating rooms throughout the hospital. Utilize Microsoft Excel, SPM, and Tableau to locate supplies and instruments. Prompt communication with hospital staff regarding emergencies and requests. Ability to move throughout hospital, move up to 25 pounds, and frequently transport heavy case carts. Ability to move and position self to handle inventory, including high/low shelving. - Then "Characteristic Duties And Responsibilities" list: Procure and deliver goods and services: Evaluate, procure, receive, store, and deliver goods and services. Initiate requisitions to procure goods and services at the direction of others. Organize and maintain hospital inventory. Research Products, Prepare Product/ Equipment Specifications, and Contract Management: Obtain and verify information regarding sourcing and acquisition options at the request of others. Review contracts for accurate pricing and apply terms and conditions. Inventory Management and Marketing: Receive, properly store and distribute product. Address inventory issues related to the supply chain and suggests models for improvement. Maintain and secure inventory and report issues as needed. Responsible for implementation of marketing strategy or plan. Assist with inventory management throughout the hospital. Cycle count, order, restock, and receive products. Vendor and Customer Relations: Interact with vendors/suppliers to assure the appropriate goods or services are being procured effectively and efficiently. Interact with internal and external customers, answer questions about orders and shipments. Reconcile discrepancies and address customer concerns. Work directly with hospital staff to effectively communicate supply chain requests and/or issues for resolution. Data Management or Data Systems Development: Maintain inventory/equipment database(s). Responsible for the maintenance of inventory data and scanning. Fiscal Responsibility: Monitor the budget and assist with managing the budget within defined parameters. Advise management on budgetary needs or discrepancies. Leadership/Supervision: May provide functional and/or administrative supervision of staff. May provide training to other employees and hospital end users. Respond to emails and meeting requests appropriately and timely. - Schedule: 100% Salary: $41,264 to commensurate Hours: Monday-Friday 1000-1830 with occasional weekends, holidays and on-call coverage Location: Medical Center North Liberty Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at: https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits - Then description of facility: The University of Iowa Health Care – North Liberty Campus is a 469,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility serving as the home of UI Health Care’s nationally recognized Orthopedics service line. It offers coordinated, comprehensive, and accessible care across outpatient, inpatient, and surgical settings. In addition to world-class orthopedic care, the campus features a full-service community imaging center, laboratory services, physical therapy, a retail pharmacy, an emergency department, and a wide range of support services. Every element of the facility is thoughtfully designed to deliver an exceptional experience for patients and staff, support excellence in clinical care, education, and research, and foster meaningful community partnerships. UI Health Care is building a welcoming, skilled, and collaborative team to help launch this innovative campus and advance our mission: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. - Required Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 6 months to 1 year related supply chain experience. Proficient with Microsoft Excel. Prompt communication with hospital staff regarding emergencies and requests. Ability to move throughout hospital, move up to 25 pounds, and frequently transport heavy case carts. Ability to move and position self to handle inventory, including high/low shelving. - Application Process: ... we need to remove application instructions. So we should drop that part. - Additional Information: Classification Title: Supply Chain Associate Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific Schedule: Full-time Work Modality Options: On Campus Compensation Pay Level: 2B Contact Information Organization: Healthcare Contact Name: Polly Terukina Contact Email: polly-terukina@uiowa.edu We need to include sections: About the role (maybe the introductory paragraph), Responsibilities (the duties list), Requirements (maybe required qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements? But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to include a section only when posting has real specific content. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay: we have salary $41,264 to commensurate (that's vague). The posting says "Salary: $41,264 to commensurate". That's not a specific number; it's "to commensurate" which is placeholder. According to rule: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. The posting does state salary $41,264 to commensurate (which is ambiguous). It's not a clear number; it's "to commensurate". Likely we should not include Pay section because it's not a specific amount. However we could include the salary figure as given: "$41,264 to commensurate". That is still placeholder. Better to omit Pay section. Schedule: posting says "Schedule: 100% Salary: $41,264 to commensurate Hours: Monday-Friday 1000-1830 with occasional weekends, holidays and on-call coverage". So schedule details: Hours Monday-Friday 1000-1830 with occasional weekends, holidays and on-call coverage. Also "Schedule: 100%" maybe refers to full-time. Also later Additional Information says Schedule: Full-time. So we have schedule info. We can include Schedule section with those details. Benefits: posting includes Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Plus link. So we can include Benefits section. Skills: maybe we can extract skills: Utilize Microsoft Excel, SPM, and Tableau to locate supplies and instruments. Prompt communication with hospital staff regarding emergencies and requests. Ability to move throughout hospital, move up to 25 pounds, and frequently transport heavy case carts. Ability to move and position self to handle inventory, including high/low shelving. Also Required Qualifications includes Proficient with Microsoft Excel. So we can put Skills section. Requirements vs Qualifications: The posting has "Required Qualifications". Could treat that as Qualifications section. Requirements maybe could be same? But we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we can put Requirements as the physical/movement requirements (ability to move, lift 25 lbs, etc.) and Qualifications as education/experience. However the instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid having both Requirements and Qualifications if content distinct. We'll try to split. About the role: introductory paragraph describing role as liaison, using Excel, SPM, Tableau, communication, moving, etc. Responsibilities: the list under Characteristic Duties And Responsibilities. Requirements: maybe the physical requirements: Ability to move throughout hospital, move up to 25 pounds, frequently transport heavy case carts, ability to move and position self to handle inventory including high/low shelving. Also maybe prompt communication? But that's also skill. We'll decide. Qualifications: education/experience: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination; 6 months to 1 year related supply chain experience. Skills: Microsoft Excel, SPM, Tableau; prompt communication; maybe also data management? But we can keep. Benefits: as described. Schedule: Hours Monday-Friday 1000-1830 with occasional weekends, holidays and on-call coverage; full-time. We must not include application instructions, contact info? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Contact information maybe not boilerplate but could be considered metadata; but not explicitly forbidden. However we might keep contact info? The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." Contact info could be minor metadata; we could fold into a short
or drop it. Safer to drop it. Also we must preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the description of facility, mission statement etc. That is substantive. Where to put? Could be About the role or maybe a separate section like "About the facility". But only allowed headings are the listed ones. We could incorporate facility description into About the role or maybe a
under About the role. We must not create sections with filler. So we need to ensure each section has real content. Let's craft HTML:
About the role
University of Iowa Health Care - Medical Center North Liberty Supply Chain Department is seeking a Perioperative Supply Chain Associate who will serve as a liaison for clinics and operating rooms throughout the hospital. The role involves utilizing Microsoft Excel, SPM, and Tableau to locate supplies and instruments, maintaining prompt communication with hospital staff regarding emergencies and requests, and moving throughout the hospital to handle inventory, including lifting up to 25 pounds and transporting heavy case carts, as well as positioning oneself to access high and low shelving.
The North Liberty Campus is a 469,000‑square‑foot, state‑of‑the‑art facility that houses UI Health Care’s nationally recognized Orthopedics service line and provides coordinated care across outpatient, inpatient, and surgical settings, along with imaging, laboratory, physical therapy, pharmacy, emergency department, and support services. The campus is designed to deliver an exceptional experience for patients and staff, support excellence in clinical care, education, and research, and foster community partnerships, advancing the mission of “Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.”
Responsibilities
- Procure and deliver goods and services: evaluate, procure, receive, store, and deliver goods and services; initiate requisitions at the direction of others.
- Organize and maintain hospital inventory.
- Research products, prepare product/equipment specifications, and manage contracts: obtain and verify sourcing information, review contracts for accurate pricing, apply terms and conditions.
- Inventory management and marketing: receive, properly store, and distribute product; address inventory issues and suggest improvement models; maintain and secure inventory, report issues; implement marketing strategy or plan; assist with inventory management throughout the hospital, including cycle counting, ordering, restocking, and receiving.
- Vendor and customer relations: interact with vendors/suppliers to ensure effective procurement; interact with internal and external customers regarding orders and shipments; reconcile discrepancies and address concerns.
- Work directly with hospital staff to communicate supply chain requests and issues for