Supply Chain - Implant Coordinator

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a dedicated Inventory Control Specialist for surgical implants. The role focuses on control, coordination, and replenishment to ensure implant availability, contract compliance, and waste reduction across the surgical services department.

Responsibilities include collaborating with surgeons and OR staff, maintaining records, processing orders, and forecasting needs to minimize outages.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in inventory control and purchasing or 2 years of experience in surgical services or as a surgical vendor representative
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in healthcare or related field
• Experience with surgical implants and hospital inventory systems

Responsibilities

• Research products and provides substitution suggestions as needed.
• Maintains accurate files and data on all materials purchased.
• Orders, receives, and coordinates all implants.
• Quality check’s location uploads to Lawson and makes suggestions to surgical inventory supervisor using future forecast software.
• Works with surgeons, assistant nurse managers, and technologists to assess inventory needs and revises par levels as necessary to maintain adequate levels of supplies while minimizing outages and overstocks.
• Assists with product recalls and supports Sterile Processing with supply ordering.
• Assists with daily closeouts, including communicating with supply chain and operating room staff.
• Ensures all supplies are available for next day’s cases; reviewing OR Schedule two weeks out to identify and ensure availability of needed supplies, minimizing overnight and emergent orders and deliveries and allowing for sufficient timeframes for sterilization of received implants prior to procedures.
• Coordinates transfer or purchase of supplies urgently from other campuses, hospitals, and vendors.
• Reduces variances and prepares assigned service line for daily, monthly, and annual cycle counts.
• Participates in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations, and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with system and departmental goals.
• Monitors vendor traffic and compliance with vendor policies.
• Adheres to policies and procedures for the ordering, storage, loaning/borrowing and distribution of tissue and implants.
• Coordinates returns of implants and disposable of outdated implants.
• Tracks and maintains record systems for all implants in accordance with regulatory guidelines to optimize procurement.

Skills

Good computer skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate’s degree or graduate from accredited surgical technology program

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Lawson software

Job description

Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

7:00 AM

Shift End Time

3:30 AM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Provides critical support in the control, coordination, and replenishment of surgical implants. Manages implants to ensure availability of needed product, compliance with contracts and to mitigate waste.

Experience

• 2 years of experience in inventory control and purchasing or 2 years of experience in surgical services or as a surgical vendor representative

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in hospital operating room or surgery center setting
• Experience with surgical implants

Education

• Associate’s degree or graduate from accredited surgical technology program

Certification Summary

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Sterile Processing Certification within one year of employment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Job Responsibilities

• Research products and provides substitution suggestions as needed.
• Maintains accurate files and data on all materials purchased.
• Orders, receives, and coordinates all implants.
• Quality check’s location uploads to Lawson and makes suggestions to surgical inventory supervisor using future forecast software.
• Works with surgeons, assistant nurse managers, and technologists to assess inventory needs and revises par levels as necessary to maintain adequate levels of supplies while minimizing outages and overstocks.
• Assists with product recalls and supports Sterile Processing with supply ordering.
• Assists with daily closeouts, including communicating with supply chain and operating room staff.
• Ensures all supplies are available for next day’s cases; reviewing OR Schedule two weeks out to identify and ensure availability of needed supplies, minimizing overnight and emergent orders and deliveries and allowing for sufficient timeframes for sterilization of received implants prior to procedures.
• Works with charge specialists to maintain charge description master listing of implants and prices.
• Coordinates staff in-services with Sterile Processing and operating room as needed on implants and implant trays including purchasing processes as needed.
• Completes monthly check of expiration dates for all implants.
• Checks shelf labeling and evaluates historical usage data to raise or lower par levels.
• Coordinates transfer or purchase of supplies urgently from other campuses, hospitals, and vendors.
• Reduces variances and prepares assigned service line for daily, monthly, and annual cycle counts.
• Participates in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations, and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with system and departmental goals.
• Monitors vendor traffic and compliance with vendor policies.
• Adheres to policies and procedures for the ordering, storage, loaning/borrowing and distribution of tissue and implants.
• Coordinates returns of implants and disposable of outdated implants.
• Tracks and maintains record systems for all implants in accordance with regulatory guidelines to optimize procurement.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

Job Family

Surgical Services