Materials Specialist Ambulatory Surgery Center

Steindler Surgery Center; North Liberty (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Steindler Surgery Center is seeking a driven professional to oversee daily operations of the facility’s supply chain, linen, and environmental services management. The role emphasizes inventory control, timely receipt and distribution of supplies, and adherence to safety standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining inventory levels, coordinating with vendors, and ensuring proper documentation and reporting across departments to support safe patient care and efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Need to maintain facility inventory management plan and ensure safe patient care.
• Follow safety and accreditation guidelines; monitor inventories and supplies.
• Maintain orderliness of carts and shelves; track stock levels and recalls.
• Ability to lift and move items; work with various teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the facility inventory management plan to support safe patient care.
• Receive and distribute supplies, floor stock, office and rental equipment; ensure adequate levels.
• Perform periodic inventories; keep carts/shelves standards; monitor for outdated supplies.
• Ensure receipts have PO numbers and are authorized; check incoming shipments for damage.
• Communicate with vendors and staff; meet deadlines for ordering, receipt, storage of supplies.

Skills

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Vendor liaison

Physical stamina

Clear communication

Job description

Description

A professional, enthusiastic, and energetic individual who is organized and has a positive attitude and a desire to help their team be successful. This position will be responsible for the daily operation of the facility including material management of supplies, environmental services management including linen and inventory.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

1. Responsible to maintain the facility inventory management plan in the interest of delivering safe patient care as directed by the facility leadership.


2. Responsible for the receipt and distribution of supply, floor stock, office and stock supplies and rental equipment
   
   
   
   • a. Maintains adequate levels of inventory
   
   
   • b. Returns/removes excess stock
   
   
   
   


3. Follows regulatory requirements and accreditation guidelines, to support safety and security procedures:


4. Performs periodic physical inventories as assigned and according to identified schedules


5. Keeps carts and shelves to standards: 6” from floor, 18” from ceiling.


6. Monitors, tracks, returns outdated supplies to ensure that no outdated supply is issued.


7. Ensures all receipts have purchase order numbers and are authorized.


8. Checks all incoming shipments for damage.


9. Follows major vendor contracts and policies from DISC.


10. Provides economic and conservative management of facility property.


11. Ensures timely removal of soiled linen, and biohazardous and non-hazard waste throughout facility according to linen and waste management contracts


12. Pulls and stocks supplies for main supply areas and facility departments


13. Distributes \"Special Order Items\" throughout facility


14. Responsible for the department’s accurate record keeping and reporting


15. Keeps all departments informed of shortages, back-orders, re-calls and any supply issues affecting requests/needs


16. Communicates to all vendors, sales reps and accounts as liaison for clinical Teammates


17. Meets all established deadlines for the ordering, receipt, delivery and storage of supplies


18. Checks and distributes all orders promptly and accurately


19. Monitor and troubleshoot operating equipment working with our contracted BIOMED company

Requirements

1. 1. Hearing: Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the telephone. Able to use stethoscope and respond to verbal questions.


2. 2. Speaking: Must be able to communicate clearly to team members.


3. 3. Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including visual examination of patient and reading information from printed sources and computer screens.


4. 4. Physically: Requires frequent lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted, Adequate physical ability including sufficient manual dexterity to perform the requisite health care service. Requires frequent bending, reaching, repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some heavy lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular work shift.