University of Utah Health · 3 months ago
Sterile Processing Coordinator
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expUniversity of Utah Health is a patient-focused organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of people through patient care, research, and education. The Sterile Processing Coordinator is responsible for sterilizing and decontaminating surgical instruments and supplies, coordinating daily activities of staff, and ensuring compliance with quality control and safety processes.
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Responsibilities
Prepares and sterilizes surgical instruments and supplies according to established procedures and techniques
Assembles special procedure trays, surgical instrument trays and case carts
Delivers sterilized supplies to, and retrieves used supplies and trays from hospital department and clinic locations
Inspects and ensures proper functioning of instruments and equipment. Facilitates the replenishment of low, broken or missing items
Documents patient charges for the use of supplies and procedure trays
Restocks labels and maintains inventory; submits requisitions; collects, distributes instrument trays, carts and facility medical supplies
Verifies that equipment functions properly, and verifies the repair or replacement of defective equipment
Sorts sets of instruments, trays and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner
Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards
Coordinates the daily activities of the other employees by monitoring performance, coordinating and scheduling work shifts, conducting training and in-services, monitoring quality control and safety processes
Participates in and supports continuous quality improvement activities
Serves as a subject matter expert in sterilization methods, instrumentation, sterilization standards
Troubleshoots the instrumentation needs of the OR and other departments as necessary
Serves as an expert in sterile processing database programs
May order supplies, as needed
Qualification
Required
Three (3) years of sterile processing experience
One (1) of the following: Certification as a Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS), Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER), or Certified Healthcare Leadership (CHL) from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)
Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER), Certified Surgical Instrument Specialist (CSIS), or Certified Sterile Processing Management (CSPM) from the Certification Board of Sterile Processing & Distribution (CBSPD)
One of the following: Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) certification and maintenance of certification
Current certification through the Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)
Company
University of Utah Health
University of Utah Health is the Intermountain West’s only academic health care system, combining excellence in patient care, the latest in medical research, and teaching to provide leading-edge medicine in a caring and personal setting.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$15MKey Investors
Kahlert Foundation
2022-11-03Grant· $15M
Leadership Team
Michael L. Good, MD, FNAI
Chief Executive Officer
Pilar Varela, MSML
Director, Operations & Logistics for CEO of the Health System & SVP for Health Sciences
Recent News
2025-03-18
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