Supply Chain Services Program Technician

Responsibilities

• Reports to assigned 1-2 accounts on a daily basis, following a schedule mutually agreed upon with teammate’s manager.
• Manages entire Operating Room (OR) surgical supply chain, including Owens & Minor (O&M) sales and non-distribution SKU’s.
• Manages physician preference devices.
• Manages devices which are described as ‘have available’ between the storage location and the operating room.
• Advises O&M on procedure frequency to determine PAR levels, prebuilds vs. on-demand, component inventory forecasting including hospital schedule (holiday inventory, etc.) and hospital personnel scheduling which may affect surgical demand (i.e., surgeon on vacation).
• Reviews surgery schedule and advises hospital personnel to order appropriate corresponding supplies.
• Advises the account on PAR levels of Surgitrack components stocked at the account.
• Physically alters PAR levels on devices purchased by the account through different supply chains (i.e., distribution, Surgitrack).
• Advises the account on items to add/change/remove from their preference cards.
• Processes device returns from the OR to the hospital PAR location or back to the distributor to determine additional sales opportunities (track actual device consumption per procedure).
• Works with suppliers to get new product, product changes, contracts, etc. in the system that are specific to the SurgiTrack procedures.
• Manages par level replenishment of finished goods’ SurgiTrackTM and components specific to OR procedures.
• Manages change process to devices supplied through Surgitrack in the account.
• Manages ordering for add-on cases of SurgiTrackTM and components specific to OR procedures.
• Performs additional duties as directed.

Requirements

• Associate’s/Bachelor’s Degree preferred, preferably in healthcare or a related disciplinary area.
• CRCST or CST (Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician, Certified Surgical Technologist) certification preferred.
• 3 or more years of work experience in healthcare surgical services and/or logistics materials management and/or project management, required.
• Previous experience in LEAN or project/organizational management methodology, preferred.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience:
• Associate’s/Bachelor’s Degree preferred, preferably in healthcare or a related disciplinary area.
• CRCST or CST (Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician, Certified Surgical Technologist) certification preferred.
• 3 or more years of work experience in healthcare surgical services and/or logistics materials management and/or project management, required.
• Previous experience in LEAN or project/organizational management methodology, preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of surgical procedures.
• Knowledge of functionality of and the nuances between different brands of surgical devices.
• Knowledge of OR/surgical terminology.
• Knowledge of OR etiquette/processes.
• Knowledge of supplies and devices required to perform surgical procedures.
• Ability to translate the ‘scheduled’ procedure name into a ‘supply’ procedure name.
• Clear understanding of preference cards.
• Ability to work with clinical coordinators (i.e., service leaders) to specify supply and device requirements by surgical procedure and surgeon.
• Ability to learn/utilize appropriate systems (QSight, OMNI, OMDirect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, hospital OR management systems).
• Ability to discern errors within complex and detailed work.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position is $20k-$30k with final compensation based on experience, skills, education, and location.

Schedule

M-F Part-time Position, 20 hours a week. 8am-12pm (hours may vary depending on hospital needs)