Supply Chain Technician - Specialty

Summary

Ensures that all medical surgical supplies and physician preference devices and equipment are available for all scheduled and emergency procedures/cases. Monitors and maintains appropriate inventory levels of all items, both inventory and non-inventory supplies. Participates in daily huddles with Patient Care coordinators to respond to schedule time and clinical requirement changes impacting product for case start time. Proactively responds to and provides required medical devices by accessing EPIC scheduling module well in advance of procedure/case date. Collaborates with Patient Care Coordinators, Value Analysis Director, Surgery, Cath Lab, and Interventional Radiology leadership to achieve a zero-defects environment related to availability of supplies, devices and equipment.

Job Duties

• Maintains and manages multi-million dollar expenditures of supplies, devices, equipment (including implants, bone, tissue, and other physician preference requested items) by ordering, purchasing, unpacking, and stocking/tracking medical supplies; collaborates with department/division to determine appropriate substitutes as needed.
• Reviews scheduled surgical/clinical procedures in EPIC Scheduling module to determine the availability of necessary equipment/supplies; huddles with nursing management to review surgical cases and interventional procedures to ensure physician requests are secured for case start time.
• Acts as a liaison between supply chain, value analysis, vendor service representatives, A/P, Risk Management, Corporate Compliance and Revenue Cycle.
• Utilizes Lawson and EPIC Information systems extensively; maintains accurate information for implant lot numbers within the enterprise resource planning system and uses available mobile technology to its fullest potential.
• Monitors/maintains inventory levels daily in multiple stocking locations; monitors, moves and removes expired products or products near expiration.
• Monitors multi-million dollar consignment inventory, including all related files and documentation.
• Monitors and manages product recall alerts; ensures chain of custody for all tissue and mesh products as per JCAHO requirements.
• Performs analysis of supplies and equipment utilization for the purpose of standardization and cost effectiveness; participates in standardization and/or cost reduction initiatives.
• Participates in annual physical inventory preparation and execution.
• Provides necessary documentation for department leadership to modify and update Physician Preference Cards which drive the accuracy of case start time and zero defects environment.
• Responsible for all surgical and interventional equipment repairs; ensures that high priority repairs are expedited via oversight services and that loaner products are available until repairs are back in service.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years Supply chain, materials management, procurement, inventory control, or healthcare managing significant dollar value and complex inventories
• Demonstrates knowledge of PCs, other related devices, and software

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree
• CMRP - Certified Materials & Resource Professional - American Hospital Association