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Materials Spec II - Surgery - TNP - Sharp Memorial - Full Time - Day Shift
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What they do
A Healthcare Buyer is responsible for sourcing and purchasing the medical and/or pharmaceutical supplies needed for running a healthcare facility. Responsible for maintaining supplier relationships. May also be responsible growing supplier relationships with new and/or existing suppliers.
$65,447 / year median in California
+1% projected growth
Job Description
Materials Spec II
- Surgery
- TNP•Sharp Memorial•Full Time•Day Shift Sharp HealthCare•4.
0 San Diego, CA Job Details Full-time $26.13
- $36.
59 an hour 14 hours ago Qualifications Equipment service recordkeeping TJC Hospital patient safety Safety training program participation as safety practice Medical equipment operation Safety inspections for hazard identification Technical documentation Health education for healthcare providers Reactive equipment maintenance Mid-level Trend analysis ROI Maintenance activity documentation Clinical staff training Healthcare purchasing Operating room inventory management Maintenance schedule development Issue tracking Hazard identification and correction Financial data management Safety management experience within healthcare industry Equipment malfunction response Healthcare financial management Safety audits for hazard identification Budget management in healthcare Data collection Associate's degree Equipment inservice (healthcare training method) Ordering supplies Hospital supply chain management Full Job Description Job
ID JR208965
Date posted 09/10/2026
San Diego, California Mary Birch Hospital Day Regular Responsibilities Hours :
Shift Start Time:
Variable Shift End Time:
Variable AWS Hours Requirement:
8/40
- 8
Hour Shift Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements:
As Needed On-Call Required:
No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum
- Midpoint
- Maximum): $26.130
- $32.670
- $36.
590 This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with
SEIU-UHW.
As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement. What You Will Do Provides for the organization, maintenance and purchase of equipment and supplies. Assures the monitoring of the environment. Maintains records of equipment use, repair and preventative maintenance. Orders and tracks issue requests. Assists with preparation of capital budget. Serves as resource to operate and trouble shoot patient care equipment. Required Qualifications 2 Years experience in hospital materials/equipment or purchasing departments or similar experience that can transfer to equipment/materials. Preferred Qualifications Associate's Degree Essential Functions Budget management Demonstrates the ability to proactively communicate with other healthcare team members to provide information relevant to the financial issues associated with equipment and supplies. Provides financial data for calculating cost of use and ROI. Follows through as directed to follow up on issues and concerns identified as financial trends are analyzed. Participates in the budgetary process by communicating to the healthcare team concerns and issues related to new capital and supply purchases. Completes paperwork associated with purchase, contacts vendors for bids Equipment maintenance Develops, organizes, and maintains records related to equipment in the areas of responsibility. Provides for appropriate turnaround time when equipment is out of service for repair or maintenance, following up as needed with other departments. Communicates with the other members of the healthcare team to ensure that equipment repairs and maintenance are completed in a timely fashion Establish and monitor preventative maintenance schedules for equipment not covered by biomed Equipment purchasing Demonstrates an understanding the capital equipment and equipment purchaser process. Is a resources when confronted with new or problematic situations with equipment or supplies Collaborates with leadership and clinical staff in making decisions related to purchase of equipment. Arranges evaluation of equipment for capital consideration, assures availability and collection of evaluation forms from users Operation of equipment Provides education to staff by working with educator to arrange Staff inservices and review of technical manuals Maintains department equipment manuals per JCAHO requirements Maintains sufficient knowledge/skill to help troubleshoot equipment operations Demonstrates ability to help teach equipment use to staff. Patient care supplies In collaboration with other departments and unit Leadership team provides for the establishment and maintenance of par levels of patient care supplies to support the clinical needs of the units. Continuously assess the need for minor equipment purchase, rental to provide for the clinical needs of the patients served, assure delivery and documentation in time for patient care. Assures correct PAR levels of specialty stock Completes specialty orders for implants, tissue and completes required documentation Safety Assess the work environment for safety issues and reports findings. Identifies educational needs for clinical staff to promote patient safety. Provides for appropriate documentation of education provided. Collaborates with manager to develop plan of action to resolve identified safety concern Makes weekly safety rounds to assure compliance with
JCAHO EOC
standards, serves as department safety representative Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class
Benefits
- Dental Insurance