Special Procedures Supply Chain Coordinator

1004 Lehigh Valley Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is seeking a Special Procedures Supply Coordinator to ensure timely access to implants, devices, and equipment for surgical and interventional procedures. You will monitor multi-million-dollar inventories, coordinate with nursing, surgery, and value analysis, and drive cost-effective standardization.

The role requires strong inventory control, EPIC Scheduling and Lawson system knowledge, and proactive collaboration to maintain a zero-defects environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED and 2 years of supply chain, materials management, procurement, inventory control, or healthcare managing significant dollar value and complex inventories.
• Demonstrates knowledge of PCs, other related devices, and software.

Responsibilities

• Maintains multi-million dollar expenditures of supplies, devices, equipment (including implants, bone, tissue, and other physician preference items) by ordering, purchasing, unpacking, and stocking/tracking medical supplies.
• Frequent collaboration with department/division to determine substitutes, as needed.
• Reviews scheduled surgical/clinical procedures in EPIC Scheduling to determine the availability of necessary equipment/supplies.
• Huddles with nursing management to review surgical cases and ensure physician requests are secured for case start time.
• Acts as a liaison between supply chain, value analysis, vendor service representatives, A/P, Risk Management, and Revenue Cycle.
• Utilizes Lawson and EPIC Information systems extensively.
• Maintains accurate information for implant lot numbers within the ERP system and uses available mobile technology.
• Monitors/maintains inventory levels daily in multiple stocking locations.
• Monitors, moves and removes expired products or products near expiration.
• Monitors multi-million dollar consignment inventory and related documentation.
• Monitors and manages product recall alerts; ensures chain of custody for all tissue and mesh products as per JCAHO requirements.
• Performs analysis of supplies and equipment utilization for standardization and cost effectiveness.
• Participates in standardization and/or cost reduction initiatives.
• Participates in annual physical inventory preparation and execution.
• Provides necessary documentation for department leadership to modify Physician Preference Cards to drive accuracy of case start time and zero defects.

Skills

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

PC proficiency

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

CMRP certification

Tools

EPIC Scheduling

Lawson

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is seeking a Special Procedures Supply Coordinator to ensure timely access to implants, devices, and equipment for surgical and interventional procedures. You will monitor multi-million-dollar inventories, coordinate with nursing, surgery, and value analysis, and drive cost-effective standardization.

The role requires strong inventory control, EPIC Scheduling and Lawson system knowledge, and proactive collaboration to maintain a zero-defects environment.