Instrumentation Lead Coordinator

About the role

Instrumentation Lead Coordinator works to prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and or clean all clinic or healthcare equipment required for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures. The Lead Instrumentation Coordinator ensures equipment, instruments, and supplies can be reused safely to prevent infections. This position is for ensuring sterilized, appropriately functioning medical supplies and instrumentation are packaged and delivered to the point of use aseptically. Additionally, this position serves as a clinical liaison between the Operating Rooms and the CSS offsite location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise. This position is also responsible for tray movement logistics and standardizing instrument trays across the Enterprise, and monitors the OR schedule to ensure instrumentation is processed and delivered to the OR without delay. This position will be utilized 24/7 in multiple reprocessing sites across the Health System, to include Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, James Cancer Hospital, Same Day Surgery, University Hospital East and all Ambulatory sites. Provide clinical orientation for CCS Technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators in coordination with the CSS Educator. Educate clinical standards and policy and procedure and provide feedback as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and clean clinic/healthcare equipment for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures
• Ensure equipment, instruments, and supplies can be reused safely to prevent infections
• Package and deliver sterilized, appropriately functioning medical supplies and instrumentation to the point of use aseptically
• Serve as clinical liaison between Operating Rooms and the CSS offsite location
• Track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise
• Manage tray movement logistics
• Standardize instrument trays across the Enterprise
• Monitor the OR schedule to ensure instrumentation is processed and delivered without delay
• Provide clinical orientation for CCS Technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators in coordination with the CSS Educator
• Educate clinical standards, policies, and procedures and provide feedback as necessary

Requirements

• High school graduate or G.E.D.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as an instrument processor or in a hospital sterile processing setting
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification issued through the International Association of Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification issued through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) required upon hire

Certifications

• CRCST certification issued through the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) or CSPDT certification issued through CBSPD required upon hire, or must obtain certification within 6 months of hire

Computer Skills

• Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Thorough working knowledge of Tecsys and Censitrac tracking systems
• Capable of learning new software programs and/or hardware as required

Skills

• Ability to build and maintain relationships
• Customer service orientation
• Leadership
• Adaptability
• Problem solving