Joy Roxas
Glendale Heights
Summary
Experienced in Materials management and Surgical Inventory Analyst with 18 years of expertise supporting operating room and clinical operations through accurate inventory management, demand forecasting, and supply coordination. Proven ability to optimize par levels, manage backorders and substitutions, control costs, and ensure regulatory compliance. Highly skilled in Inventory systems such as Lawson, meditech, and workday, with a strong track record of cross-department collaboration, staff training, and maintaining case readiness in fast-paced healthcare environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Inventory analyst
Elmhurst Hospital
Elmhurst
10.2022 - Current
- Manage and optimize surgical inventory level
- Ensure accurate supply availability for scheduled procedures
- Monitor usage, backorders, and substitutions
- Analyze inventory data to control costs and reduce waste
- Coordinate with surgeons, coordinators, OR staff, and vendors
- Maintain compliance with safety and regulatory standards
- Support case readiness and uninterrupted OR operations
- Utilized lawson and Workday systems for inventory tracking and transactions
Inventory Specialist
Edward Elmhurst health Care
Elmhurst
06.2007 - 10.2022
- Managed put-away, delivery and ordering of par-level supplies across multiple departments.
- Processed supply issues and credits accurately by department
- Distributed medical supplies from the hospital storeroom to clinical units
- Identified and removed expired and outdated supplies to maintain compliance
- Exchanged, restocked, and maintained crash carts, thoracentesis carts, EVD carts, and cast carts
- Initiated and discontinued billing for rental equipment, including CPM devices, Alaris pumps, beds/mattresses, and wound vacs
- Stocked and replenished supplies for Sterile Processing, Operating Room, anesthesia, and surgical packs.
- Trained staff on best practices for inventory control and organization.
- Participated in physical inventory counts to keep information accurate and current.
- Replenished and ordered inventory for unit distribution storerooms
- Utilized Lawson and Meditech systems for inventory tracking and transactions
Education
Glenbard East High School
Lombard, ILSkills
- Inventory optimization
- Supply chain management
- Surgical inventory management
- OR and procedure-based supply coordination
- Inventory analysis and demand forecasting
- Backorder management and approved substitutions
- Par level optimization and replenishment
- Inventory systems (Lawson, Meditech, and Workday)
- Cost control and waste reduction
- Expiration, lot, and recall management
- Regulatory and safety compliance
- Cross-department communication and coordination
- Mentored, Trained and onboarded new employees on inventory processes and systems
- Effective communication and coordination with surgical coordinators for Issues and Needs
Timeline
Surgical Inventory analyst
Elmhurst Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Inventory Specialist
Edward Elmhurst health Care
06.2007 - 10.2022
Glenbard East High School