The Implant Coordinator primary role is to establish and maintain acceptable inventory levels of owned and consigned implants including tissue/grafts. Complying with standard departmental inventory management, the implant coordinator arranges for loaners implants and instruments needed for patient care as indicated on the OR schedule. Follows departmental and business practices when securing inventory to replenish owned and consigned items. Responsible for validating implant usage on implant record to ensure appropriate patient billing. Collaborates with Clinical Service Coordinators and OR Centralized schedulers to anticipate needs for implants and instrumentation. Maintains tissue logs and licensing.
Essential Duties:
- Establishes and maintains PAR levels of owned and consigned implant.
- Receives and reconciles loaned instruments and implants. Accounts for usage, charges and documentation, ensuring that “bill only” practices are followed.
- Monitors and analyzes supply purchase orders to remain within budget.
- Works collaboratively with supervisors, coordinators, managers and directors of various OR locations to ensure appropriate supplies and implants are available.
- Works closely with OR centralized scheduling and physician offices and reviews OR schedule daily to anticipate the needs for implants and loaner instruments.
- Maintains tissue logs and licensing.
- Responsible for arranging for loaner implants and instrumentation needed for surgical cases.
- Identifies and evaluates slow moving stock. Coordinates with Supply Chain Manager to keep inventory current & manage PAR levels.
- Utilizes OR management software and Materials Management software to identify and project implant needs to assure availability of implants for surgical cases while minimizing implant handling/shipping costs.
- Provide feedback and suggestions on cost saving initiatives to OR director and Executive Administrator.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Req High school or equivalent
- Req Specialized/technical training Completion of a CAAHEP accredited Surgical Technician Program
- Req 3 years Three years Surgical Technician experience in an acute care setting required.
- Req 3 years Three years’ experience in materials management, OR, Purchasing or accounting.
- Req Strong communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pref 5 years Five years Surgical Technician experience preferred.
- Pref Background in Lawson and previous implant coordinator experience preferred
Required Licenses/Certifications:
- Req Surgical Technologist - CST CST certification or CRCST certification required; If no certification upon hire, one must be obtained within 6 months from hire date and maintained by renewal before expiration date.
- Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
- Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital’s world-renowned physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center, hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere. Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly specialized care, up-to-the-minute research, and innovative clinical trials.
The hourly rate range for this position is $34.32 - $56.19. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
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