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University of Washington · 17 hours ago

Program Operations Specialist - Prosthesis

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$61K/yr - $92K/yr

2+ years exp

The University of Washington is a leading academic medical center located in Seattle, and they are seeking a Program Operations Specialist - Prosthesis. This role involves advanced operational and supervisory work to support implant coordination services across multiple hospital campuses, ensuring compliance and operational readiness in a clinical environment.

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Responsibilities

Partner with Program Operations Manager to perform ongoing oversight of daily implant operations, applying established standards and procedures across multiple hospital campuses and OR locations

Exercise independent judgment in resolving operational issues related to implant availability, vendor coordination, documentation accuracy, and workflow disruptions

Prioritize and coordinate implant workload based on surgical schedules, urgency, staffing levels, and operational constraints

Serve as the primary point of operational authority for implant coordination activities during assigned shifts or coverage periods

Facilitate compliance and accuracy for contracting, reimbursements and denials - serves as point person to resolve billing issues and monitors/escalates budget variances

Provide assistance to Program Operations Manager to support staffing oversight, including assigning work, monitoring performance, approving time, ensuring adherence to operational expectations, and partnering with manager to support performance management

Conduct onboarding, training, and competency development consistent with departmental standards and regulatory requirements

Ensure consistent application of implant workflows, including inventory coordination, consignment and loaner management, recall processes, and implant traceability

Serve as a key operational liaison among implant coordinators, perioperative surgeons and staff, supply chain, and vendor representatives

Qualification

Implant operationsInventory controlHealth care complianceSoftware proficiencyUnionized environment experienceStaff competency developmentProcess standardizationIndependent judgmentCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years of experience in implant operations and/or inventory control practices

Experience with health care regulatory compliance

Experience with building staff competency, process standardization and improvement

Proficiency in adopting and leveraging various software programs (i.e. Epic, MS Office applications, TrackCore)

Demonstrated experience working within a unionized environment or applying collective bargaining agreements

Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with clinical and administrative partners

Company

University of Washington

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University of Washington is an educational institution that provides undergraduate, graduate, and research programs.

Founded in 1861

Seattle, Washington, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.washington.edu

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$215.35M

Key Investors

Avista foundationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health

2026-01-18Grant· $10M

2025-04-21Grant· $0.01M

2024-09-13Grant

Leadership Team

Andrew S Allen

Adjunct Professor

Arthur Denny

Founder

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