Surgical Materials Associate

Job Summary

The Surgical Materials Associate is responsible for applying experience and learned practices in ensuring the operating rooms have the equipment, implant, and inventory needs to successfully care for our patients. They coordinate activities between the inventory team, sterile processing, surgical services, and business management to ensure surgical patients have the appropriate necessities at the right time in the safest and most cost efficient manner.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Associate degree or post-secondary education preferred.
• Three to five years of experience as a LPN, Surgical Technologist, or in inventory management preferred.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

Usage and Application of EMR, Inventory, and Analytical Systems

The Surgical Materials Associate is responsible for using systems including but not limited to EPIC, OneReport, Tecsys, and Lawson. They also need to be familiar with auditing quality, maintaining knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting the surgical area, and disposing of damaged or defective items, or returning them to the inventory team.

Physical and Mental Requirements

The role requires attention to detail, physical stamina, and critical thinking to ensure case accuracy and quality.

Company Information

Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States and is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. It operates the Bemidji Medical Center in Bemidji, MN, which is located at 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA. The facility offers 8-hour day shift positions, with a weekly total of 40 hours.

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