Edwin Prado Email & Phone Number

• Takes a lead role in the development and maintenance of a purchasing strategy for the I.R. That is consistent with the overall national sourcing strategy to ensure KP receives the best value for dollars spent on.
• Supports Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) agreements and NCAP goals including:-Main Buyer for Interventional Radiology (I.R) Back-up Buyer for OR,-Create Requisition and PO’s for IR and other Specialty.
• Working with physicians, analyzes and organizes key information necessary for the IR and the Materials Manager to build the annual budget, including average case cost estimates.
• Conducts research into and recommends corrective action to supply cost variances.
• Maintains the inventory control system and database, with responsibility for the daily management of information systems processing requirements for administering supplies, equipment and services transactions and.
• Monitors purchases to ensure compliance and cost guidelines are met.

• Coordinated and implemented a variety of projects relating to inventory management through standardization and maintenance while providing a high service level to various user departments.
• Oversee the daily Requisition and Purchasing for all departments of the Hospitals
• Oversee the Capital Request and coordination with vendor in implementation of capital project.

• Managed the day to day operations of the Central Service Department and supervised and trained staff
• Responsible for cleaning and decontaminating, processing and assembling and storing and distributing sterile and non-sterile medical supplies and equipment for patient use
• Oversee the daily Requisition and Purchasing for all departments of the Hospitals
• Oversee the Capital Request and coordination with vendor in implementation of capital project.

• Responsible for the sterile processing, receiving and distribution of patient care materials and equipment throughout the hospital, including storage, purchase and reprocessing of medical supplies

• Managed the day to day operations of the Central Service Department and supervised and trained staff
• Responsible for cleaning and decontaminating, processing and assembling and storing and distributing sterile and non-sterile medical supplies and equipment for patient use

• Responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, processing and assembling carts such as Crash carts, Disaster carts, Isolation carts, non-latex carts and distributing sterile and non-sterile medical supplies

• Responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, processing and assembling carts such as Crash carts, Disaster carts, Isolation carts, non-latex carts and distributing sterile and non-sterile medical supplies

• Distributed essential medical sterile and non sterile supplies and equipment throughout the hospital
• Responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, assembling, sterilizing, storing and distributing critical instrumentation used throughout the surgery department, labor and delivery and various other areas
• Proficient in the operation of the OMNICELL systems, Steam Sterilizer, ETO Gas and the inspection of various medical equipment such as IV Pumps, Feeding Pumps, Suction Machines, and Boots Machines

Ged, High School Diploma

High School/GED Student

Central Service Course, Sterilization And Distribution, Inventory Management

Central Supply and Sterile Processing Technician