Perioperative SCM Operations Coordinator

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC is looking for a Perioperative SCM Operations Coordinator to support Shadyside hospital. This full-time position works Monday- Friday, 6:00am - 2:00pm. No weekends required! The purpose of this role is to support the needs of assigned Operating Rooms/procedural areas in the hospital by ensuring that inventory is obtained in a timely and accurate manner. This role maintains a high standard of accuracy when ordering supplies and interacts frequently with the hospital clinical staff to ensure service levels are being met. The coordinator efficiently manages tasks while working in a sterile, fast-paced and high-demand environment.

Requirements

High school diploma and 2 years of related experience Or Bachelor's degree
Previous inventory control experience
Strong organizational skills
Strong communication skills
Act 34

Nice To Haves

Experience managing medical product inventories

Responsibilities

Monitors and controls walk-in inventory from vendor reps.
Monitors consignment levels and works closely with vendor representatives to ensure product availability for surgical case load while minimizing UPMC owned product.
Develops and evaluates par levels and makes adjustments as needed to support service levels with minimal overstock. Re-distributes slow moving or items no longer needed to other UPMC facilities to reduce waste and overall spend. Receives high dollar products into inventory management system. Capable of basic Excel usage; Access preferred.
Identifies items to be ordered as warehouse stock or non-stock and appropriately establishes the items within the par location, allocates the proper storage requirements and accurately labels the product for identification and traceability.
Closely monitors expiration dates of all products and documents findings on a monthly basis to ensure compliance and redistribute slow moving products to other facilities to reduce waste. Stores items within designated storage locations accurately and maintains the supply areas neat and clean with the proper labels for identification. Performs cycle counts; performs root cause analysis to resolve inventory variances.
Responds quickly to emergent physician and clinical requests, including any product concerns or material issues. Identifies opportunities for service improvements, cost reductions and product standardization in support of these initiatives.
Examines incoming shipments of supplies to verify the accuracy and quality of the vendor shipment with PO quantities and product types ordered.
Monitors and adjusts inventory levels in order to mitigate excess inventory and to ensure the end-users have what is needed to perform surgical cases.
Accountable for monitoring and controlling inbound freight and courier costs through working with the UPMC Freight and on-site Materials Manager.
Orders high dollar surgical supplies and equipment.