Operating Room Program Technician

Operating Room Program Manager

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere,?Life Takes Care.

Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position is $75,000$80,000 annually. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors including experience, skills, education, and location.

Job Summary

The Operating Room Program Manager resides onsite in the hospital environment to advise customer of actions needed to maintain appropriate inventory of operating room supplies and devices. Keeps informed of all information at the site which is critical in determining actions needed.

Core Responsibilities

• Reports to assigned 1?2 accounts on a daily basis, following a schedule mutually agreed upon with teammate's manager.
• Manages entire Operating Room (OR) surgical supply chain, including Owens & Minor (O&M) sales and non?distribution SKU's.
• Manages physician preference devices. Manages devices which are described as 'have available' between the storage location and the operating room.
• Advises O&M on procedure frequency to determine PAR levels, prebuilds vs. ondemand, component inventory forecasting including hospital schedule (holiday inventory, etc.) and hospital personnel scheduling which may affect surgical demand (i.e., surgeon on vacation).
• Reviews surgery schedule and advises hospital personnel to order appropriate corresponding supplies.
• Advises the account on PAR levels of Surgitrack components stocked at the account.
• Physically alters PAR levels on devices purchased by the account through different supply chains (i.e., distribution, Surgitrack).
• Advises the account on items to add/change/remove from their preference cards.
• Processes device returns from the OR to the hospital PAR location or back to the distributor to determine additional sales opportunities (track actual device consumption per procedure).
• Works with suppliers to get new product, product changes, contracts, etc. in the system that are specific to the SurgiTrack procedures.
• Manages par level replenishment of finished goods' SurgiTrackTM and components specific to OR procedures. Manages change process to devices supplied through Surgitrack in the account.
• Manages ordering for add?on cases of SurgiTrackTM and components specific to OR procedures.
• Performs additional duties as directed.

Qualifying Experience

• Associate's/Bachelor's Degree preferred, preferably in healthcare or a related disciplinary area
• CRCST or CST (Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician, Certified Surgical Technologist) certification preferred
• 3 or more years of work experience in healthcare surgical services and/or logistics materials management and/or project management, required.
• Previous experience in LEAN or project/organizational management methodology, preferred.
• Or any equivalent combination of education and experience to meet the above requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of surgical procedures
• Knowledge of functionality of and the nuances between different brands of surgical devices
• Knowledge of OR/surgical terminology
• Knowledge of OR etiquette/processes
• Knowledge of supplies and devices required to perform surgical procedures
• While looking at the surgical schedule, must have the ability to translate the 'scheduled' procedure name into a'supply' procedure name
• Clear understanding of preference cards
• Ability to work with clinical coordinators (i.e., service leaders) to specify supply and device requirements by surgical procedure and surgeon
• Ability to learn/utilize appropriate systems (QSight, OMNI, OMDirect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, hospital OR management systems)
• Ability to discern errors within complex and detailed work

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.