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Illinois Bone & Joint Institute · 2 months ago

Materials Assistant

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute is seeking a Materials Assistant to efficiently manage the receipt and distribution of medical supplies. The role involves maintaining facility standards in patient care while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and assisting with inventory management tasks.

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Responsibilities

Inspect and verify incoming goods against packing slips or other documents, report shortages, reject damaged goods
Promptly breakdown deliveries, sort and distribute supplies to the appropriate departments
Processes surgical casework and creates requisitions as needed
Scans and labels incoming supplies
Pulls supplies for patient case carts
Restocks specialty supply and implant carts
Restocks goods for the central supply room
Rotates and checks supply outdates
Assists with cycle/inventory counts
Looks for opportunities to standardize supplies
Routinely assesses opportunities to reduce supply costs
Train on inventory control application, complete data entry
Maintains a positive and respectful attitude when engaging with vendors and drivers
Maintains a safe, organized and clean work environment
Participates in performance improvement activities
Attends and participates in department meetings
Attends mandatory educational programs
Complies with safety policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements such as OSHA and The Joint Commission, participates in center-wise safety training activities
Acts as backup to Materials Coordinator, if applicable
Performs other duties as assigned by manager

Qualification

Medical Supply Chain ExperienceComputerized Inventory SystemBasic Mathematical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingCommunication Skills

Required

High school diploma or equivalent
Must be able to read, write and communicate in the English language
Basic mathematical skills such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to set priorities
Ability to communicate well with patients, families, co-workers, etc
Superior interpersonal skills
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear
The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Preferred

Previous medical and inventory experience
Experience inputting and retrieving data from a computerized inventory system
Medical Supply Chain/Materials Department Experience

Company

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

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Illinois Bone & Joint Institute is a health unit center that provides orthopedic solutions related to joints and chronic diseases.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Matt Fletcher
Chief Technology Officer
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Michelle Cooper-Flaherty
Chief Operating Officer
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