Sterile Processing Manager

About the role

The Manager of Sterile Processing at John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital is responsible for overseeing the Sterile Processing Department, ensuring that all reprocessed instruments and equipment are handled safely and efficiently. This role involves monitoring and maintaining a safe work environment, ensuring timely delivery of clean and sterile equipment, and maintaining adequate department staffing levels.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe and efficient practices for Decontamination, Instrument, Assembly and Sterilization of all reprocessed instruments and equipment.
• Maintains a safe work environment and twenty-four (24) hour accountability for all personnel and activities occurring in the Sterile Processing Department.
• Provides direct and effective supervision to ensure timely delivery of clean and/or sterile equipment.
• Maintains adequate department staffing levels to ensure daily operation services to the Operating Room.
• Maintains and records all department quality assurance systems activities in accordance with departmental and facility policy, The Joint Commission, OSHA and Title 22 regulations and requirements.
• Partners with the Surgical Services Director in evaluating change in policies and procedures and implements appropriate systems to accommodate these changes.
• Conducts departmental orientation, training, skills review and assists with educational programs to maintain high staff performance standards.
• Maintains inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies, preventing waste and controlling costs.
• Assists management, as assigned, in developing and reporting quality assurance reports to appropriate committees.
• Provides for ongoing communications with staff and ancillary departments.
• Attends Huddles for verification and preparation for next days' surgery scheduling.
• Mets regularly with management to share information regarding department activities.
• Aid in recruitment and selection of new employees.
• Supports and pursues Quality Improvement for the department and organization.
• Mets established deadlines.
• Supervises functions of staff in department to meet OSHA, EPA, and AAMI, State and Joint Commission guidelines and standards, as required.
• Aids in establishing policies and procedures for Decontaminating, Setting up and sterilization of instruments and equipment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (5 to 8 years) in Sterile Processing and/or Operating Room.
• Previous proven supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Sterile Processing and regulatory requirements (AAMI, AORN).
• Knowledge of all surgical instrumentation and equipment, processing and sterilization techniques and standards, supplies, microbiology, soaps and detergents.
• Fundamentals of cleaning and packaging sterile supplies and instruments, steam sterilization, quality assurance, infection control, isolation techniques, safe practices in Sterile Processing and The Joint Commission, Title 22, DHS and all other regulatory compliance requirements.
• Computer experience in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.