Inventory Specialist Cdh Centralized Sterilization - Winfield, United States - Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine

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Winfield, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The
Inventory Specialist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

Manage and maintain accurate inventory levels including but not limited to instrumentation, special orders, and office supplies.
Utilize Censitrac inventory management system reports for missing instrumentation and conducting a physical inventory of tray verifying that list is accurate before ordering. Updates tray lists in Censitrac as needed.
Collaborate with OR/SPD and Vendor teams to develop and execute a plan to reduce missing instrumentation from trays.
Assist in financial modeling and forecasting for instrumentation inventory management.
Responsible for receiving, unpacking, verifying all shipments received, and replenishing instrumentation into correct trays ensuring that missing instrumentation has been removed from Missing Instrument List in Censitrac.
Conducts inservices to staff of new instrumentation as needed.
Prepares excel spread sheet of instrumentation ordered specifying the reason ordered, what was ordered, quantity ordered and when received. Distributes list to team on a weekly basis.
Communicates with the OR and SPD teams of any issues with back orders or obsolete instrumentation. Removing any such items from tray lists as necessary.
Follows up on back orders and recommends substitutions or alternate instrument vendor, communicates ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) of instrumentation with the OR and SPD teams.
Works with repair vendor and note instrumentation that is being sent out for repair and tags tray accordingly. Informs OR and SPD accordingly. Follows through with unrepairable instruments reorders if needed.
Monitors and organizes the backup instrumentation cabinets ensuring that par levels are attained on a daily/weekly basis.
Assists in the return of extra instruments to their respective cabinets daily.
Works with OR/SPD teams in streamlining trays to reduce unused instruments or combine instruments to reduce peel pack usage.
Monitor and organize peel pack instruments ensuring par levels are met.
Returns instruments misordered ensuring proper credit issued.
Based on the demand of the department will assist in tray assembly as needed
Attending weekly CST Leadership Meeting to report out and keep team abreast of any instrumentation issues / concerns.
Flexibility to perform responsibilities.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

High School Diploma or equivalent
IAHCSMM or CBSPD Certification
3+ years' experience in OR instrumentation
Good verbal and written communication skills
Basic Computer Skills
10+ years' experience in OR instrumentation

Preferred:
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Knowledge of aseptic techniques and procedures, sterilization techniques and procedures, infection control and workflow principles and requirements, instrument and supply processing
Demonstrates and exercises responsible judgment to provide necessary supplies and instruments for the patient care areas.
Previous Inventory Management Experience in a hospital setting

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.