Clinical Material Specialist

Sanford Health•Beaver Dam, WI

52d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Material Specialist 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. In addition, they are responsible for the coordination of activities between the surgeon, multiple vendors, value analysis, supply chain, sterile processing, tissue banks, 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. The Clinical Material Specialist will post cases and review charges (requiring clinical knowledge of surgical cases), reorder implants or grafts, fulfill Joint Commission/FDA requirements for tissue management, monitor OR equipment, manage supplier partner relations with the OR, and constantly navigate surgeon requests for equipment, implants, and trials. The Clinical Material Specialist manages equipment repairs and coordinates equipment rentals or other needs with external companies and internal sites. This role is the primary contact for all aspects of the electronic inventory system with particular focus on management of Physician Preference (PPI) products. Usage and application of EMR, inventory, and analytical systems: systems including but not limited to EPIC, OneReport, Tecsys, and Lawson. Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of their clinical expertise/knowledge and utilizes previous experience to better plan and prepare for surgical cases. Cares for patients by properly planning for each patient's surgical requirements. They are responsible for the planning and acquisition of items that will be used in surgery for the care of our patients.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Three to five years of experience as a LPN, Surgical Technologist, or in inventory management.
Knowledge of surgical procedures and terms.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong computer skills.
Ability to work well as a part of a team.
Professional people skills.
Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or post-secondary education preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensuring the operating rooms have the equipment, implant, and inventory needs to successfully care for patients.
Coordinating activities between the surgeon, multiple vendors, value analysis, supply chain, sterile processing, tissue banks, surgical services, and business management.
Posting cases and reviewing charges.
Reordering implants or grafts.
Fulfilling Joint Commission/FDA requirements for tissue management.
Monitoring OR equipment.
Managing supplier partner relations with the OR.
Navigating surgeon requests for equipment, implants, and trials.
Managing equipment repairs.
Coordinating equipment rentals or other needs with external companies and internal sites.
Serving as the primary contact for all aspects of the electronic inventory system, with a focus on managing Physician Preference (PPI) products.
Utilizing EMR, inventory, and analytical systems (e.g., EPIC, OneReport, Tecsys, Lawson).
Collaborating with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Demonstrating competency and practicing within the full scope of clinical expertise/knowledge.
Utilizing previous experience to better plan and prepare for surgical cases.
Planning and acquiring items to be used in surgery for patient care.