MATERIALS MGT/OR TECH (FULL-TIME)

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center; Natchitoches (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Walk-In Clinic access

Free generic prescriptions

Discounts on medical bills

Job summary

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center is seeking an OR/Materials Management Technician to manage supplies for the operating rooms and related procedures. The role ensures adequate stock levels, supports charge setup, and collaborates with the Materials Manager and OR Manager to optimize pricing and inventory controls.

Responsibilities include processing requisitions, maintaining a clean stock room, coordinating with vendors, and ensuring timely handling of charges.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in materials management or OR supply is preferred.
• Ability to manage stock levels and coordinate with vendors and surgical teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory in the OR including consignment and non-consignment items.
• Process non-stock requisitions and purchase orders.
• Order stock and non-stock items and maintain stockroom organization.
• Coordinate with Materials Manager and OR Manager on pricing and consignment items.
• Ensure patient and procedure charges and pass-through codes are set up correctly.
• Support group purchasing and shared services efforts with other facilities.

Skills

Inventory control

Purchase orders

Vendor relations

Cost control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Department: Materials Management

The Materials Management/OR Technician is responsible for the overall management of supplies in the OR, by maintaining adequate levels of stock and non-stock items in the most cost-effective manner as possible. Responsibilities also include setup of patient and procedure charges, Pass Through codes, and late, non-drop, and credit of charges.

Primary Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary responsibilities.

1. Responsible for inventory control in OR including consignment and non-consignment.
2. Processing non-stock requisitions and purchase orders.
3. Ordering of Stock and Non-stock items
4. Establishes and maintains a good professional rapport with vendors, physicians, and other Surgery associates.
5. Responds in a timely manner to late, non-drop and credit of charges.
6. Maintains clean and organized stock room.
7. Supports and participates in-group purchasing and shared services efforts with other hospitals and related health facilities.
8. Performs appropriate committee functions as assigned.
9. Set up Patient charges, Procedure charges and Pass through Codes.
10. Coordinate paper work, discuss pricing and consignment items with Materials Manager and OR Manager
11. Coordinate activities with Material Management and OR Manager
12. Performs clerical duties related to procedures, as it relates to a patient care unit.
13. Answers telephone and directs calls appropriately.
14. Records minutes from staff meeting.
15. Type correspondence, reports, memoranda, special projects, technical papers and related material.
16. Assumes other related responsibilities as assigned by the Materials Manager and OR Manager.
17. Assists with extra duties (i.e. PI, QI, Patient Transporting, and V.A.C.)
18. The patient’s rights to confidentiality.
19. All patient communication and documentation is handled in a confidential manner.
20. Patient information/records is released following hospital policy.
21. Supports the management’s plan of requiring teamwork and communication within the Materials Management and Surgery departments.
22. Demonstrates excellent teamwork to staff members regarding material management changes.
23. Communicates with charge person prior to leaving the department.
24. Pull case carts for surgeries and return unused items to shelf

Core Values

1. Demonstrates iEXCEL (Integrity, Empathy and Caring, Excellence, Communication, Etiquette and Loyalty) in relationships and work.
2. Creates new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
3. Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with the customers in mind; established and maintains effective relationships with customers and garnishes their trust and respect.
4. Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
5. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line orientated; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
6. Perceived as a Role Model by peers. Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his/her own interests and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration.
7. Demonstrates excellent time management skills. Able to accomplish assigned responsibilities without incurring unapproved overtime.

Supervisory Responsibility

No Supervisory responsibility.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience

1. High school diploma or equivalent required.

Although Natchitoches Regional Medical Center has earned many awards for quality and service, the greatest honor NRMC holds is the trust of our patients and their families. Record numbers of families across Natchitoches, Winn, and Sabine parishes are making NRMC their first choice for healthcare and choosing NRMC for their health journeys.

As a result, NRMC has become intricately woven into their life stories and family histories. Each day, they share stories of lifesaving care in the emergency room, surgery and medical units, as well as, the many joyful moments of recoveries and births. These remarkable moments are at the heart of all that NRMC Associates do. Our core purpose is and always will be to care for our community.

At NRMC, Associates, our Board, Physicians, and Volunteers are succeeding in creating a Zero Harm culture where everyone is positive, proactive, and accountable. NRMC is a learning organization where yesterday’s events and efforts serve as a baseline for today’s improvements; where people think about people and how best to serve; and where professionals acknowledge and address not only successes, but also any failures, so improvements are made each and every day.

In addition to offering competitive medical, dental, and vision plans for our associates, their spouse, and/or child(ren), NRMC offers other unique benefits such as:

• Health Insurance with 90% coverage when using NRMC services
• 50% off of medical bills from NRMC physician services
• Free generic prescriptions at our pharmacy
• Free and priority access to our Walk-In Clinic
• Health plan premium discounts with annual wellness compliance
• Employer paid long term disability and life insurance policy
• Flexible spending accounts (health care and dependent care)
• Medical Expense Reimburse Account (MERP)

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