Coordinator - Materials - Part-Time

Banner Surgery Center – Alvernon is managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners. Conveniently located across the street from Banner University Medical Center Tucson, the surgery center offers exceptional care and outstanding customer service to patients and physicians in the Tucson Community. This ASC is adaptable to all specialties and offers two operating rooms, eight Preop/PACU Bays, and a Consultant Room. Banner Surgery Center – Alvernon prides itself on its friendly and knowledgeable team that is fully committed to ensuring exceptional physician experience.

Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health have partnered to manage, operate and grow Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest. As one of the fast-growing healthcare partnerships, our focus is to provide exceptional care and outstanding customer service to every patient, every physician, every time. All this while focusing daily on their company core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. We provide top of the industry health and dental benefits with a matching retirement package. It’s a special working environment and one we believe you will greatly enjoy.

Pay Class: Full-Time

Pay Type: Hourly

Position Summary

This position is responsible for procuring and maintaining adequate levels of anesthesia, routine and specialty supplies and equipment for surgical procedures. Handles the surgery center’s needs for all surgeries and procedures scheduled.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates procurement of routine and specialty supplies and equipment for surgical procedures. Handles the department's needs for are all surgeries and procedures scheduled.
• Receives requests for special equipment and/or supplies from the department managers and procures them for the correct patient, procedure, date, and time. Works with department managers and vendors to identify any supply or equipment conflicts.
• Maintains daily electronic billing of supply/implant entries and assures entries are processed and priced accurately. Reviews costs and supports medical and implant supply procurement for requested surgeries or procedures.
• Promotes and monitors cost containment. Compares and contrasts supplies and instrumentation for substitution and availability. May also participate in growth planning.
• Reviews delivery receipts for ordered supplies and equipment and verifies cost, quantity, etc. prior to payment. Works with billing and auditing staff to ensure that equipment/supplies are billed to the correct patient.
• Coordinates with Atlas supply chain team and inventory management system to reduce freeform purchase orders.
• Maintains a capital equipment inventory file/implant log and coordinate preventative maintenance schedules.
• Vets new equipment/instrumentation.
• Maintains inventory count sheets and par levels for all supply locations.
• Assists with maintenance of preference cards by working with Director of Nursing, and Operating Room Manager to ensure physician preference cards are accurate and utilized.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

NOTE: The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires business, math and communication skills, knowledge and abilities as normally evidenced by a high school diploma and 2-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Must possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Must be proficient with commonly used office software and have the ability to learn and adapt quickly to new software.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Requires skills and abilities typically attained with one year of medical/clinical/clerical experience; preferably in a hospital, ambulatory surgery center, or prior experience in customer service.
• The preferred candidate will possess knowledge of medical terminology and experience in a surgery area, materials management, or related area.
• Additional related education such as an associate or bachelor’s degree is preferred.