Operating Room Case Cart Specialist

University Medical Center, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking a Case Cart Coordinator at UofL Hospital to coordinate preparation, assembly, delivery and reconciliation of surgical case carts. You will work with surgeons, nurses, and perioperative teams to ensure availability of instruments, supplies and implants for scheduled procedures.

Responsibilities include preparing carts per surgeon preferences, verifying completeness, and coordinating with OR staff to support on-time starts while upholding infection prevention and patient

Qualifications

• High school diploma is required.
• Graduation from an accredited Technical or Vocational Program or previous on the job training.
• Surgical Technologist Certification preferred.
• American Heart Association BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Review daily surgical schedule and prepare case carts according to surgeon preference cards and established standards.
• Ensure required instruments, supplies, implants, medications, equipment, and specialty items are available for each scheduled procedure.
• Assemble carts accurately and according to established case-cart standards.
• Coordinate delivery of completed carts to the operating room prior to the scheduled procedure.
• Verify that carts are complete, properly labeled, and organized for efficient use by the surgical team.
• Identify missing, incorrect, expired, or unavailable supplies and communicate concerns promptly.
• Review surgeon preference cards for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify discrepancies between preference cards and actual case requirements.
• Collaborate with surgeons, surgical technologists, nurses, and leadership to update preference cards.
• Support standardization of supplies and reduction of unnecessary items on preference cards.
• Assist with inventory rotation and removal of expired or obsolete products.
• Ensure case carts are prepared within established timeframes to support on time starts.
• Participate in daily OR readiness activities.
• Escalate missing instruments, supplies, equipment, or implants that could result in a surgical delay.
• Follow infection prevention, sterile processing, and patient safety standards.

Skills

Surgical coordination

Attention to detail

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Technical/Vocational program

Surgical Technologist Certification (preferred)

Job description

UofL Health is seeking a Case Cart Coordinator at UofL Hospital to coordinate preparation, assembly, delivery and reconciliation of surgical case carts. You will work with surgeons, nurses, and perioperative teams to ensure availability of instruments, supplies and implants for scheduled procedures.

Responsibilities include preparing carts per surgeon preferences, verifying completeness, and coordinating with OR staff to support on-time starts while upholding infection prevention and patient