Registered Nurse - Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) Coordinator

About the role

The Full-Time Registered Nurse - Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) Coordinator for Sterile Processing within the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital - Columbia - Missouri is responsible for overseeing the processing of devices, monitoring infection control issues, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight in the development, implementation, coordination, maintenance, and evaluation of critical and semi-critical medical devices within the Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) Program.
• Maintains infection control issues regarding RMD and participates in clinical rounds to assist in the need and verification of each service's SOPs for RMD.
• Fulfills the nursing process when providing and/or supervising the processing of devices, follows procedures per established policies and guidelines, and influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex situations, functions as a liaison between clinical programs and non-clinical services, disseminates information to appropriate personnel, and serves as an education resource and content expert for RMD.
• Collaborates with other personnel to assure that all staff understand the clinical evidence and reasoning regarding changes affecting the RMD Program and establishes a strong partnership with the Infection Prevention (IP) staff.
• Ensures compliance with directives and guidance relating to RMD, conducts RMD tracers in all areas of the facility, facilitates reviews and revisions of all RME SOPs, develops and applies audit tools and other mechanisms to validate compliance with internal and external RMD policies and requirements, monitors adherence to training and competency requirements and related documentation, presents and/or facilitates formal staff education programs and informal training related to RMD compliance, and critically reviews local RME SOPs for consistency with manufacturers' guidelines or Veterans Affairs guidance.
• Oversees appropriate reprocessing of RMD to eliminate risk of infection and provide timely safe patient care in all patient care areas and is responsible for continuous quality improvement projects that result in improved services to all users of RMD.

Requirements

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: ACEN or CCNE
• Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
• Certification in sterile processing (e.g., CRCST, CBSPD) preferred but not required
• Proficiency with computerized systems for tracking and managing RMD inventory or workflow

Qualifications

• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: ACEN or CCNE
• Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
• Certification in sterile processing (e.g., CRCST, CBSPD) preferred but not required
• Proficiency with computerized systems for tracking and managing RMD inventory or workflow

Skills

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities, effective communication skills for collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, vendors, and stakeholders, demonstrated ability to conduct audits, inspections, or quality assurance activities related to sterile processing, previous leadership or coordinator experience in a sterile processing department, or similar environment, familiarity with AAMI, AORN, or other professional guidelines regarding reusable medical equipment, proficiency with computerized systems for tracking and managing RMD inventory or workflow, certification in sterile processing (e.g., CRCST, CBSPD) preferred but not required, proficiency with computerized systems for tracking and managing RMD inventory or workflow.

Benefits

Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards, paid time off, and retirement benefits.

Pay

Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential for performance awards.

Schedule

Regular work schedule.