Cath Lab

Role & responsibilities

• Maintain adequate stock levels of Cath Lab consumables, implants, and equipment.
• Monitor daily inventory of stents, balloons, catheters, guidewires, sheaths, contrast media, and related supplies.
• Raise purchase requisitions based on stock levels and procedure schedules.
• Coordinate with procurement and vendors for timely material availability.
• Receive, inspect, and verify supplies against purchase orders and delivery notes.
• Ensure proper storage of sterile, temperature-sensitive, and high-value items.
• Monitor expiry dates and implement FEFO (First Expiry First Out) practices.
• Maintain batch number, serial number, and implant traceability records.
• Prepare and issue required materials for scheduled and emergency Cath Lab procedures.
• Coordinate with cardiologists, nurses, and technicians regarding procedure-specific material requirements.
• Prevent stock-outs of critical and life-saving consumables.
• Conduct periodic physical inventory counts and stock reconciliation.
• Update inventory transactions in ERP/HIS systems accurately.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly inventory and consumption reports.
• Monitor usage trends and forecast future inventory requirements.
• Control inventory costs and minimize wastage, damage, and expiries.
• Track consignment stock and vendor-managed inventory where applicable.
• Process returns, replacements, and recalls of defective or expired products.