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Mount Carmel Health System · 1 day ago

Supervisor - Certified Sterile Processing Technician - Mount Carmel St. Ann's

Westerville, OH

Part-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Mount Carmel Health System is a prominent healthcare provider in Central Ohio, seeking a Supervisor Certified Sterile Processing Technician. The role involves supporting the Sterile Processing Department by overseeing daily operations, ensuring quality service, and facilitating staff training and development.

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Responsibilities

Promotes a Culture of Safety by adhering to policy, procedures and plans that are in place to prevent workplace injury, violence or adverse outcome to associates and patients

Relationship-based Care: Creates a caring and healing environment that keeps the patient and family at the center of care throughout their experience at Mount Carmel following the principles of our interdisciplinary care delivery system

(For patient care providers) Provides nursing care, ensures an environment of patient safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives, and exhibits professionalism in nursing practice within the model of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®

Maintains open and active communication with the medical staff, patient care staff and interdepartmental staff

Coordinates daily work assignments, monitoring all processing areas. Maintains employee schedule ensuring adequate coverage for hours of operation and call coverage on weekends and Holidays

Assists SPD Manager in evaluations of Sterile Processing staff

Acts as liaison and facilitates communication between sterile processing and operating room personnel/nursing units

Facilitates the processing of instrumentation and equipment, ensuring quality and customer satisfaction. Assist with collecting data for Quality Assurance

Reviews operating room schedules, anticipating needs and/or conflicts with instrumentation, coordinating instrumentation for all procedures with operating room personnel

Responsible for the daily review of all recording tapes and biological / chemical tests from all sterilizers and records results. Implements hospital policy and procedure for positive biological tests

Monitors staff compliance with all required safety precautions

Assumes responsibility of department in absence of Manager SPD

Coaches’ staff and rounds with staff consistently

Conducts staff meetings/huddles and provides educational opportunities for staff

Ensures SPD policies and procedures are kept updated

Ensures the competency of all SPD staff and other staff who may be involved in high level disinfection and/or sterilization in other areas. Maintains departmental education records in compliance with regulatory guidelines

Oversees quality and infection control initiatives for SPD

Provides a comprehensive and technical orientation, education and training program for the sterile processing staff

Assists Manager with managing labor and supply components of the budget

Assists Manager in organization functions of the department

Assists Manager in conducting annual performance evaluations of SPD staff

Assist the Manager with evaluation of the department's service delivery. Recommends and implements process improvements

Responsible for all daily operations in the absence of the SPD Manager

Develops educational calendar for all in-service training. Provides education and training to SPD staff

Demonstrated leadership in directing and maintaining productive and positive behavior among staff

Qualification

Sterile Processing CertificationSurgical Technologist CertificationAAMI Standards KnowledgeQuality Assurance CoordinationLeadership SkillsComputer SkillsEffective Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeam PlayerDetail Oriented

Required

Certification as a surgical technologist or sterile processing technician gained through an accredited certification program such as the CBSPD sterilization certification or CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician)

Certification as a surgical technologist or sterile processing technician

Three (3) years of progressive work experience in a Sterile Processing or Operating Room setting along with a working knowledge of AAMI standards

Effective Communication Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong computer skills required including a working knowledge of MS Word, MS Powerpoint and MS Excel

Self-starter, ability to work independently when required

Ability to set priorities, be flexible, multi-task and meet deadlines

Detail oriented, excellent organizational and documentation skills

Capable of communicating and coordinating with multiple departments

A team player

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.

Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.

Generous paid time off programs.

Employee recognition programs.

Tuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.

Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).

RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.

Employee Referral Rewards program.

Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!

Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.