Northeast Regional Sterile Processing Manager

Job Summary

The Northeast Regional Manager is responsible for managing the Northeast Region which includes Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties; routine travel to each assigned site is required.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Active Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL)
• Active Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)
• 7 years related work experience
• 8 years supervisory experience

Job Duties

• Defines and leads the strategy for Business Intelligence (BI) and Process Engineering (PE) to support the Sterile Processing activities for various hubs of Geisinger.
• Recruitment, hiring, training, mentoring and supervision of all Sterile Processing staff.
• Furnishes planning, consultation and advisory services on system development to user departments.
• Oversees major projects related to improvement and technology enabled systems integration and process optimization.
• Assists in the planning, directing and coordinating of activities relative to the procurement, processing, inventory management, receiving, storage and distribution of supplies to support effective patient care.
• Utilizes on-line purchasing requests, maintains database files and produces required reports from the OR and Supply Chain inventory systems.
• Manages the coordination of the annual year-end inventory processes within the Operating Room.
• Proactively responds to support changes and anticipate problems.
• Effectively adjusts work routine while maintaining standards and quality.
• Acts in partnership with Supply Chain and Finance to ensure efficient and effective supply chain management that meets the needs of the Surgical Suite.
• Develops and maintains advanced knowledge of Supply Chain operations and systems technical and functional capabilities.
• Investigates and proposes new technology and approaches that will ensure every resource allocated and every dollar invested meets or exceeds the previous years business objectives on a continuous basis.
• Provides subject matter expertise for Surgical Suite and Supply Chain functional areas and defines overall strategic direction relating to system process and standards.
• Develops, implements, and maintains Surgical Suite inventory processes, work flows and analysis, business systems evaluation and design.
• Works to optimize the strategic functions between technology and process engineering.
• Facilitates the development of appropriate BI and PE policies and procedures required to support and sustain Central Sterile Supply and surgical suite inventory business operations.
• Utilizes continuing education opportunities to improve BI and PE techniques.
• Develops, implements, and maintains Surgical Suite inventory processes, work flows and analysis, business systems evaluation and design.
• Works to optimize the strategic functions between technology and process engineering.
• Facilitates the development of appropriate BI and PE policies and procedures required to support and sustain Central Sterile Supply and surgical suite inventory business operations.
• Utilizes continuing education opportunities to improve BI and PE techniques.
• Develops departmental and project budgets, timelines, schedules and assignments.
• Captures and coordinates all projects to ensure tasks are performed accurately and timelines are achieved.
• Reports project progress to management.
• Prepares annual budgets and provides budget update reports to Administrative Director as needed.
• Develops capital submissions and ROI calculations.
• Oversees the maintenance of shared inventory databases.
• Performs HR functions including, but not limited to: job descriptions, performance evaluations, recruitment, selection, hiring, promoting and disciplining as required.
• Provides staff education to ensure competency.
• Develops key performance indicators, provides real-time metrics and aligns operational behavior with strategic objectives to help managers move from reactive to pro-active management.
• Provides benchmarking analysis and reports supporting all sterile processing, surgical inventory and related processes (e.g. capital).
• Affords cost-saving opportunities to surgical suite staff.

Position Details

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required), Associate's Degree- (Preferred)
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years-Managerial/Supervisory (Required), Minimum of 7 years-Related work experience (Required)
• Certification(s) and License(s): Certified Sterile Processing Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD); Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) (previously IAHCSMM)