North Houston Endoscopy & Surgery

The Materials Manager Assistant is responsible in supporting the Materials Manager for all departmental functions in support of the hospital mission, vision and facility goals. The Materials Manager Assistant assists in identifying the cost-effective systems needed to support the business of the department taking into account business trends, resource availability and changes in customers. This position assists in establishing effective working relationships with all constituencies including patients, physicians, employees, and vendors. The Materials Manager Assistant further assists in identifies and remedies through continuous customer satisfaction data and employee involvement.

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• Philosophy
• Supports the facility's ideology, mission, goals, and objectives.
• Performs in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures.
• Follows the facility's standards for ethical business conduct.
• Conducts self as a positive role model and team member.
• Recognizes patients' rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties.
• Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities.
• Communication
• Communicates effectively and professionally with visitors, physicians, vendors and coworkers.
• Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner.
• Financial Practices
• Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices.
• Reports wasteful practices.
• Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements.
• Compliance Program
• Contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted compliance program.
• Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures.
• Performance-Improvement Program
• Assists and contributes to the progress and development of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program.
• Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures.
• Objectively evaluates suggestions, grievances, and processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and quality of care.
• Assists in data collection activities to support the performance-improvement program.
• Safety/Risk-Management Program
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities.
• Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person.
• Professional Competence
• Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences.
• Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff.
• Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities.
• Acts as a resource person for problems related to supply chain issues.
• Welcomes suggestions and recommendations.
• Duties
• Orders and maintains all medical inventories.
• Assists in performing Semi- Annual Inventory accounting.
• When supplies arrive at the facility, checks in all supplies per proof of delivery and purchase order, delivers all supplies to appropriate location, accounts for all back orders.
• Knows and adheres to policies of the Center, and demonstrates fiscal responsibility.
• Listens actively to promote harmonious and cooperative working environment.
• Consistently communicates verbally and nonverbally in a manner that demonstrates a positive and cooperative attitude.
• Functions as a team member or leader, exhibiting fairness, courtesy, trust, respect and willingness to balance personal needs with group needs, taking initiative to help others when needed.
• Identifies and makes recommendations for hospital processes to improve in service effectiveness and efficiency.
• Assist in maintaining accurate Tissues Implant logs.
• Responds to requests promptly and courteously, "demonstrates willingness to go the extra mile".
• Uses good body mechanics and aseptic technique.
• Informs OR Manager of applicable day-to-day situations.
• Remains calm and functions as a team member during times of stress and crisis situations.

About United Surgical Partners International, Inc

United Surgical Partners International (USPI), a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), operates the largest ambulatory platform in the country. With more than 465+ facilities across the United States, the company serves patients in ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. For more information, please visit www.uspi.com. USPI’s mission is simple, but the gravity of it is profound. We care for every patient and their family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time.

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