Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is looking for a Surgical Services Vendor Coordiantor to work full-time during the day in our Main OR. This role collaborates with surgery scheduling and leadership teams, surgical supply department, sterile processing department, charge specialist team, and supply chain to ensure the proper surgical supplies and equipment are available and accurately charged and charted. Demonstrates through clinical practice a working knowledge of specialized instrumentation and equipment required for a variety of specialty procedures. Demonstrates competency to operate all specialty instruments, supplies, and equipment.

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed comprehensive healthcare facility known for providing a wide range of medical services and specialized care to the Homewood community and beyond. Our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians and medical professionals are committed to delivering quality and compassionate care.  Accredited by The Joint Commission, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is recognized for excellence in stroke care, cardiovascular services, rehabilitation, bariatrics, surgical care including minimally invasive procedures and is one of the largest providers of psychiatry care in the state. We have earned Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission and Get with the Guidelines® Gold Plus Achievement in Stroke from the American Heart Association.

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers great NEW competitive pay and benefits!

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Car Insurance
• Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL benefits start on day one!

• Timely procures and allocates resources that are of limited supply and mission critical to the provision of clinical services in Surgery, including collaborating with other facilities
• Collaborates with Surgical Materials Management to assure point-of-use contractual compliance on all non-stock items and services.
• Resolves supply issues related to invoicing, product handling requirements, surgical documentation, and product integrity.
• Assists in ordering and stocking specialty supplies under the direction of the management team and department guidelines.
• Participates in meetings with surgical clinical staff, materials management, and physicians for the purpose of discussing utilization of products, shared resources and new technologies.
• Works in collaboration with supply/business managers by identifying product, equipment, service and utilization saving opportunities.
• Utilizes EPIC to monitor and track the disposition of non-stock items specific to product, physician, and patient.
• Able to participate in and prioritizes the needs of the various steps associated with surgical procedures.
• Prepares and conducts technical performance-oriented training related to specialty services and equipment.
• In collaboration with clinical leadership, assists with process improvement activities, and contributes to organizational effectiveness, demonstrates career growth and development.
• Serves as a resource expert.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training

• Graduate of a surgical tech or nursing program. Formal clinical training in surgery is required via Nursing or Surgical Technology.

Licensure/Certification

• Commensurate with clinical training (i.e. CST, RN).
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.

Experience

• Four (4) years progressive healthcare experience in a Surgery department.
  • Extensive experience with all applicable medical products and their respective manufacturer and vendor.
  • Computer application experience to include: Affinity, Microsoft Office, Lawson and other applicable corporate software.
  • A bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration or related field may substitute for up to two (2) years of the required experience in addition to the requirement above.