Coord OR SPD - St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Operations

• Collaborates with Materials Manager/Resource Nurses to coordinate procurement of special orders, instrumentation, supplies and equipment for surgical procedures.
• Recognizes significant inventory/par level discrepancies or acquisition problems and collaborates with Specialty Resource Nurses to resolve/correct discrepancies/problems.
• Functions as liaison between Perioperative Services and interdisciplinary departments such as Sterile Processing, Central Supply, Purchasing, Warehouse, regarding instrumentation, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures.
• Monitors priority list to ensure instrumentation is ready and available for all first cases for the day as well as instrumentation that must be processed for to follow cases.
• Prioritizes and completes needed items in coordination with the OR schedule.
• Functions as a liaison for OR rooms obtaining supplies/instruments as needed
• Resolve issues regarding supply availability and offers alternatives when necessary.
• Collaborates with Specialty Resource Nurses and Surgeons to ensure availability of appropriate instrumentation, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures.
• Utilizes perioperative and materials management computer software systems.
• Collaborates with Sterile Processing to ensure efficient case cart system and sterile core cart process.
• Collaborates with Sterile Processing, Central Supply, Purchasing, Warehouse, etc., ensuring the proper supplies are maintained for surgical procedures.
• Maintains inventory levels of supplies and checks for outdates in sterile cores in the OR and orders supplies as needed.

Quality/Customer Service

• Audits perioperative inventory levels, ensures quality and quantity, and works collaboratively with OR Manager and Resource Nurses to make cost-effective, quality recommendations.
• Develops and maintains collaborative interdepartmental and intradepartmental relationships. Communicates effectively with staff, physicians, and other health care team members.
• Communicates with staff prior to surgical cases to ascertain specific instrument/supply needs and ensures the items are available.
• Respects the patient’s ethnic origin, spiritual beliefs and the patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in dealing with patients, visitors, and health care team members.

Financial Accountability

• Assists Resource Nurses as needed in obtaining supplies
• Maintain appropriate inventory in Core areas in the OR
• Utilizes computer software programs to determine information regarding pricing, ordering, comparison studies, and accurate patient charging.

Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM

DESIRABLE

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

High School Diploma

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT)

or obtain within one year of hire

Associate Degree

Specialized Knowledge:

Expert knowledge of perioperative instrumentation, supplies, and equipment. Expert knowledge of sterilization, asepsis, and infection control practices related to surgical procedures. Knowledgeable of Joint Commission, AORN (Association of Perioperative Nurses), and AAMI (Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) standards. Basic knowledge of perioperative and materials management software programs.

Expert knowledge with use of perioperative and materials management software programs.

Kind and Length of Experience:

3 years’ experience with instrumentation and supply acquisition and processing for surgical procedures, including experience with case cart system, sterile processing, and inventory management.