Location:  Salem Hospital, 700 Bellevue St. SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
Department: Surgical Services Administration 
Position Type: Full time, 40 hours/week, Non-Exempt
Schedule: 6:00am – 2:30pm, Monday – Friday

Your role with us

As a Surgical Implant Coordinator at Salem Health, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring every surgical implant and tissue case is ready, compliant, and well-coordinated. You’ll be the link between our perioperative team, vendors, and supply chain. You'll make sure the right products are available, documented, and stored to the highest standards. Your work directly supports patient safety, smooth surgical operations, and accurate billing.

What you'll do

• Review the daily OR schedule, notify vendors about upcoming implant cases, and confirm product availability. 

• Address potential conflicts, track implant details (lot numbers, serials, expiration dates), and maintain updated vendor records.

• Manage the vendor tote room, audit on-site inventory for expiration and accuracy, and ensure storage meets regulatory standards.

• Keep detailed logs for frozen and preserved tissue, oversee equipment maintenance and calibration, and respond to alerts or temperature issues.

• Validate and process implant/tissue invoices, reconcile billed items with usage logs, and escalate discrepancies. 

• Assist with special equipment and implant orders as needed.

• Work closely with perioperative staff, sterile processing, and materials management to ensure readiness. 

• Support charge reconciliation and participate in annual inventory processes.

• Support audits, inspections, and policy development related to implants, biologics, tissue storage, and vendor access.

• Evaluate new or special-order implants, working with physicians and leadership to meet surgical needs

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of healthcare or supply chain experience. 
• Familiarity with surgical implants, vendor coordination, and/or biologics management.
• Experience with EHRs and surgical case management systems (e.g., Epic, Infor, Qsight, CaseChek, etc.).

Additional Information

• Direct Surgical Services, healthcare Supply chain, or Operating Room support experience highly preferred.
• Certification in sterile processing, supply chain, surgical technology, or healthcare compliance (e.g., CRCST, CMRP, CST, CHL) preferred.

Why Salem Health?

Salem Health is a Top Workplace in Oregon, known for fostering a supportive culture where your contributions truly matter. As an award-winning, independent health care system, we serve our region through Salem Hospital, multiple community clinics and West Valley Hospital, ensuring broad access to high-quality care. 

We believe in empowering our teams. Through Lean principles, staff help drive innovation and solve real problems. We also invest in your growth with professional development, tuition assistance, and clear career pathways. At Salem Health, you’ll find more than a job, you’ll find purpose, connection, and room to thrive.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by law.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact my.recruiter@salemhealth.org.