Materials Coordinator
Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a Materials Coordinator to join our hospital in Humble, Tx 77338!
The Materials Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the facility is properly stocked with all supplies by implementing, measuring, and directing supply chain activities within the operating room / surgical services. The Materials Coordinator is primarily responsible for supporting OR operations through inventory management and fostering a collaborative environment between the supply chain and the clinical surgical services team members.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Lead the facility's operating room needs to include requisitioning, inventory controls, instrument acquisition, and supply optimization
- Effectively cultivates relationships with physicians, clinicians and hospital vendors
- Sources vendors and products to locate specialized equipment, supplies and services as requested by the medical staff and approved by the administration team
- Coordinates the placement of purchase orders in a timely manner when requisitioned by various departments
- Continually communicates with the Operating Room Manager / Team Lead regarding special procedure
requirements and works with the clinical staff in various departments to establish appropriate Min / Max Inventory Levels for all supplies
Verifies accurate pricing when orders are placed and confirms that accurate pricing is reflected on thecorresponding invoice; works in collaboration with accounting to ensure correctly priced invoices are paid and others with discrepancies are corrected timely
Verifies that packing slips and purchase orders have been reconciled according to policy and addresses any discrepancies with the vendor in a timely fashionProactively reviews schedules and patient census to foresee any unusual high or low demand of supplies and orders accordinglyReviews files and records regarding orders and back orders at specific intervals to ensure timely delivery and to determine delays, making product end users aware of sameMonitors and compares supply prices and demonstrates an understanding of how cost-effective purchasing choices can affect the facility's financial bottom line; searches at regularly intervals the best priced items and possible need to make vendor changesRecord and assess all materials quality, movement, and expenditure; ensures all equipment / instruments that leave the facility are logged and properly returned timelyPrepare and file detailed records on procurement activity, quantity, and vendorsMaintains files in accordance with Hospital Policy and ProceduresMaintains records of warranties and contracts with vendorsMaintains supplies and records for bio-hazardous waste managementPerforms other related duties as assigned to support the hospitalKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :
Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate vendors from whom to obtain requested equipment and suppliesEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :
High School Diploma or GEDSix (6) months in materials management in the Operating Room or Surgical ServicesBLS certified or must complete certification within 90-days of hireTownsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial, we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.
Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.
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