Program Coordinator

Job Description

The UW Medical Center – Montlake Operating Rooms have an outstanding opportunity for a Implant Coordinator (Program Coordinator) within the OR Implant Rooms.

• Full-Time / 40 hours per week
• Day Shifts

• Responsibility for the daily operations of the OR Prosthesis Program pertaining to facilitation of implant availability, billing, expense, inventory management, and providing excellent customer service
• Have in-depth knowledge of implants, including their usage, application in surgery, tracking, and storage

• Notify vendor of implant needs and coordinate and confirm implant availability according to the OR schedule in advance of the procedure.
• Set up needed implants the day prior to surgery, including delivery and retrieval of implants to and from Operating Rooms on the day of surgery.
• Communicate with surgeons, nurses, vendors, and Supply Chain to resolve issues pertaining to availability of implants.
• Restock implant sets and facilitate their sterilization.
• Receive implants and related supplies into inventory. Examine products for quality, quantity, and exactness to original purchase order.
• Implant revenue and expense capture, including records capture, implant identification for billing and processing.

Strong candidates will have a bachelor's degree and demonstrated experience working with medical supplies and billing activities. Prior experience working with implants, receiving and distributing inventory and medical terminology in an OR environment are desired.

High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in the program specialty, OR equivalent education/experience.

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses:
Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in eight specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

Excellence. Exploration. Education.

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes:
Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center
- Montlake, UW Medical Center
- Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Pay Range Minimum:

$22.28 hourly

Pay Range Maximum:

$29.77 hourly

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

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Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

SEIU Local 925 Nonsupervisory

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