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Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

**Facility:** Sanford Broadway Med Ctr

**Location:** Fargo, ND

**Address:** 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102, USA

**Shift:** 8 Hours - Day Shifts

**Job Schedule:** Full time

**Weekly Hours:** 40.00

**Salary Range:** $36.50 - $55.00

Job Summary

The RN is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to our surgical services patients. The RN is responsible for applying experience and learned practices in ensuring the operating rooms have the equipment, implant, and inventory needs to successfully care for our patients. In addition, they are responsible for the coordination of activities between the surgeon, multiple vendors, value analysis, supply chain, sterile processing, tissue banks, surgical services, and business management to ensure surgical patients have the appropriate necessities at the right time in the safest and most cost efficient manner. The Senior Clinical Material Specialist will post cases and review charges (requiring clinical knowledge of surgical cases), reorder implants or grafts, fulfill Joint Commission/FDA requirements for tissue management, monitor OR equipment, manage supplier partner relations with the OR, and constantly navigate surgeon requests for equipment, implants, and trials.

The clinical expertise of an RN is needed to accept verbal surgeon orders for the acquisition and management of grafts, implants, or other patient specific products. This high-risk work requires great attention to detail, confirmation, and RN verification with each surgeon request/order. The Senior Clinical Material Specialist is expected to lead conversations, if required, on materials product acquisition and graft purchasing in a team oriented approach with other Sanford departments or providers.

The Senior Clinical Material Specialist manages equipment repairs and coordinates equipment rentals or other needs with external companies and internal sites. This role is the primary contact for all aspects of the electronic inventory system with particular focus on management of Physician Preference (PPI) products. Usage and application of EMR, inventory, and analytical systems: systems including but not limited to EPIC, OneReport, Tecsys, and Lawson.

Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.

Cares for patients by properly planning for each patient's surgical requirements. They are responsible for the planning and acquisition of items that will be used in surgery for the care of our patients. They function within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure. If required they may function as circulator support for the operating room RNs.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required.

OR experience as an RN circulator is with 3-5 years OR experience required.Expectation of continued RN circulator role as needed to maintain circulator competency.

Graduate from accredited nursing program required, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation.

Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact sate. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Benefits

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected] .

Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

**Req Number:** R-0239714

**Job Function:** Allied Health

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