Children’s Hospital of Michigan is an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular. Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center. Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites.

Job Description:

Manages Supply Chain activities in Central Sterile Processing in a coordinated effort with the CSP management team.

• Facilitates the standardization of products and optimizes supply utilization efforts through effective collaboration with physicians, clinicians and CSP staff.
• In conjunction with Materials Resource Management and Central Sterile Processing Director develops implementation plans for various CSP supply chain initiatives to reduce supply and equipment expenditures, improve supply chain efficiencies, and eliminate waste.
• Assesses issues, identifies causes, creates options and thru coordinated effort with CSP management team implements changes for CSP supply chain improvement. Presents ideas effectively and tailors information to all levels of the organization.
• Recognizes strategic and tactical metrics, measures progress and leads activities related to achieving successful outcomes as identified by the management team.
• May participates in various system Value Analysis Committees to provide support, recommendations for product conversion and implementation strategies.
• Uses system MMIS and ORIS data to determines and maintain appropriate inventory levels for supplies surgical materials.
• Coordinates inventory replenishment activities using MMIS and various mobile supply chain technologies.
• Audits daily transactions related to preparation of case carts, as well as product returns to inventory, and charges to various departments serviced by CSP, provides information to CSP Director for dissemination and related resulting action.
• Insures supply orders are received, properly stored, and MMIS system is accurate.
• Conducts inventory cycle counts, investigates variances, maintains supply bin locations and labels.
• Insures product dating is checked and excess inventory is reduced.
• Works collaboratively with OR and CSP staff to insure accurate information is on preference lists and transmitted from the ORIS to the MMIS correctly.
• Participates in the periodic review and development of preference lists and makes suggestions regarding their content and the disposition of required supplies to the CSP Information Specialist for system changes.
• Investigates error messages and makes corrections in MMIS, as well as recommend corrections to the ORIS as appropriate.
• Works with Corporate Purchasing and vendors to return excess inventory and obsolete items.
• Analyzes product usage, cost, lead time, and optimizes inventory levels and turns.
• Works with CSP Director regarding suggestions of inventory location.
• May assist in development of department specific protocols for managing supplies including storage, contract compliance, and exception management.
  

1. Associates degree in business administration or closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelors degree preferred.

2. Four or more years of progressively more responsible experience in related supply chain work, with previous experience managing projects. Healthcare or related industry experience strongly preferred.

3. Previous work experience in an Operating Room Healthcare setting desirable.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.