Supply Chain Coordinator

Description

Locations include Kirkland, WA and Monroe, WA. The wage range is $31.35 - $50.17 per hour. Job offers are determined based on a candidate's years of relevant experience, level of education, and internal equity.

Job Summary

Captures supplies and equipment for all Operating Room specialty areas. Acts as a liaison with physicians and nursing staff for special order items. Integrates new equipment and instruments into the system, coordinates with specialty coordinators and nurse educators. Works with Materials Management and Central Supply for integration and troubleshooting issues. Maintains inventory of stock and special order items, flexing to meet case and physician needs. Assists in organizing staff education and new items, serving as a resource person in all specialty areas. Coordinates Operating Room Department for easy flow of location and identification of items. Maintains awareness of current economic environment and utilizes creative measures to minimize costs and enhance physician satisfaction.

Primary Duties

• Maintains surgical inventories in all specialty areas, establishes par levels for supplies, and ensures availability of materials for Operating Room expediting emergency purchases.
• Monitors surgical cases to avert equipment/material conflicts.
• Controls supply-related expenses within the approved budget.
• Coordinates communications regarding equipment and supplies between surgical services, materials management, Central Supply.
• Reviews, investigates, and resolves equipment problems and/or concerns, and follows through on new equipment.
• Captures repairs and replacement of instruments and equipment, as needed.
• Aids in the identification, removal, and disposal of obsolete, excess, or scrap material.
• Participates as an active member of the Product Evaluation Committee and the OR/Materials Management task force.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

License, Certification, Education or Experience

• High School graduate or equivalent
• 3 years of Operating Room Materials Management experience
• 3 years of purchasing and operating room inventory management experience
• Knowledge of health care management - medical terminology
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in all aspects of Operating Room functions, processes, practices, and procedures to include sterile technique (required)
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in specialty area instrumentation and equipment function and usage (required)
• Demonstrated knowledge or principles, processes, practices, and procedures of inventory in an operating room environment (required)
• Knowledge of computerized inventory systems desired and mathematical background desirable
• Possess guest relations and interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and negotiate with a wide variety of staff in several departments, physicians' vendors, and other contacts external to the hospital (including the staff of Operating Rooms from other area hospitals)
• Possess analytical skills necessary to conduct product evaluations and assess the cost benefit of surgical equipment and supplies
• Ability to resolve operational problems and participate in the revision or development of departmental policies and procedures (required)
• Ability to compile data, generate, and complete reports (desired)

Benefit Information

Choices that care for you and your family at EvergreenHealth. Comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits and resources to help staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being. Includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, on-demand virtual health care, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, tuition assistance, Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, paid time off/vacation, extended illness bank/sick leave, paid holidays, voluntary hospital indemnity insurance, voluntary identity theft protection, voluntary legal insurance, pay in lieu of benefits premium program, free parking, commuter benefits, and more. View a summary of available benefits by clicking on the link below. EvergreenHealth Benefits Guide.