*POSITION SUMMARY:* A liaison between surgical materials management and clinical stakeholders at hospitals and surgery centers, while being fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship. Obtains and communicates surgeon and clinical leadership requests for supplies, implants, instrumentation, and equipment, and follows through to ensure proper inventory management processes and practices are adhered. Support business direction and department goals related to materials management and the customers it serves. Identify and/ or carry out Lean initiatives to enhance workflow, work processes and accuracy and customer service. Act as the liaison between surgical materials management and the clinical team at designated facilities. *PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES* 1. Ensure appropriate quantities of specialty equipment, instrumentation and implants are available for all surgical procedures, including arranging timely repair of broken and/or faulty instruments. 2. Communicate with vendors and physicians to obtain equipment for surgical procedures and equipment quotations, after gathering all clinical requirements. 3. Coordinate and perform appropriate steps to meet compliance guidelines and regulatory agencies specific to managing allograft/bone and tissue from order to consumption. Including the maintenance and audit of logs and populating required information into the tissue tracking software. 4. Follow Health First policies and procedures, and all regulatory and licensing agency guidelines such as, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Association of the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN), and other governing entities related to role. 5. Review the surgical schedule daily with the clinical team and coordinate with approved and authorized vendors to be sure that necessary instrumentation, supplies and/or implants are available for surgical procedure. 6. Verify patient charges using any supplies requiring logging and tracking of serial product number of implant records and non-stock requisition to ensure capture of chargeable supplies and tracking of implants. 7. Assist Manager in working toward product standardization and the elimination of product duplication for the surgical departments. Identification of substitute items due to back orders, recalls, etc. Maintain inventories and operates within budget, report cost variances. Participate in annual inventory. 8. Oversee consignment inventory ensuring proper orders, on hand quantities, expiration dates, and modify as needed to ensure timely and adequate inventory; Identify cost saving initiatives in specialized equipment, materials, and supplies. 9. Provide oversight for vendor room to ensure timely return of non-Health First owned inventory. 10. Oversee Vendor Management program, badging/education/regulations, and reports vendor non-compliance to the applicable office for action. *MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS* • Education: High school diploma or equivalent • Work Experience: In lieu of surgical technologist certification, one year (1) year hospital, operating room, or clinical experience involved in surgical procedures, or surgical materials management. • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: * MS Office products and other software related to role * Customer Focus * Communication – oral, auditory, and written * Math; math equations * Time management * Adaptable * Resourceful * Problem resolution *PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS* • Education: No additional • Work Experience: Two (2) years in specific or combination of inventory management, implant familiarity, operating room supplies, purchasing or other related duties; Knowledge of logistical, inventory and distribution. • Licensure: N/A • Certification: Certification in related field • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: * PeopleSoft Purchasing or similar purchasing/material management system * Purchasing cycle from order to vendor return * Communication with surgeons *PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*(ADA, Travel, Environment, Noise) • Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently • Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance • May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or over head • May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift • May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to loud noise • May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines. • Communicating with others to exchange information. • Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks • Workspace may vary from open to confined, on site or remote • May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle **Job:** **Corporate Services* **Organization:** **Palm Bay Hospital* **Title:** *SCM Clinical Inventory Coordinator* **Location:** *Florida - Brevard County-Melbourne* **Requisition ID:** *077256*