Materials Specialist Ambulatory Surgery Center

Steindler Orthopedics; North Liberty (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Steindler Orthopedics is seeking an organized and energetic individual to manage daily facility operations, including inventory, linen, and environmental services. The role ensures safe patient care through timely receipt, storage, and distribution of supplies, while maintaining compliance with contracts and regulations.

The position requires strong communication, teamwork, and physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly with teammates.
• Strong organizational skills to manage inventory and supplies.
• Experience in inventory control and supply distribution.
• Familiarity with safety and accreditation guidelines in healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain facility inventory management to support safe patient care.
• Receive and distribute supplies, floor stock, office items, and rental equipment.
• Maintain inventory levels and remove excess stock.
• Ensure receipts have PO numbers and are authorized; check incoming shipments for damage.
• Follow vendor contracts and property management policies.
• Monitor waste and linen flows; coordinate with environmental services.
• Provide accurate records and reports; inform departments of shortages or back-orders.
• Communicate with vendors and teammates as a liaison for supplies.

Skills

Communication

Team coordination

Organization

Inventory control

Safety compliance

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.

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

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


• Responsible for the receipt and distribution of supply, floor stock, office and stock supplies and rental equipment


• Maintains adequate levels of inventory


• Returns/removes excess stock


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


• Performs periodic physical inventories as assigned and according to identified schedules


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


• Monitors, tracks, returns outdated supplies to ensure that no outdated supply is issued.


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


• Checks all incoming shipments for damage.


• Follows major vendor contracts and policies from DISC.


• Provides economic and conservative management of facility property.


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


• Pulls and stocks supplies for main supply areas and facility departments


• Distributes "Special Order Items” throughout facility


• Responsible for the department’s accurate record keeping and reporting


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


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


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


• Checks and distributes all orders promptly and accurately


• Monitor and troubleshoot operating equipment working with our contracted BIOMED company

Requirements

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


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


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


• 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.