Sterile Processing Quality Control Specialist-2nd Shift-VUH-$5000 Sign on Bonus

Job Summary

The Quality Control Specialist works under the direction of the Director of Quality and Safety. Auditors are accountable for the effective implementation of quality systems for sterile processing and strive to enhance patient care outcomes through consistent processes of our quality management programs.

Shift Info

Shift: 2:30pm-11pm Monday-Friday

Requirements

• Sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months.
• The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Measures, monitors, and reports metrics for SPD quality indicators for their specified department and shift through review and analysis of the reports.
• Identifies patterns and trends in data which includes but is not limited to assembled sets completions, error rates with incomplete sets, and improperly assembled sets.
• Ensures the program follows institutional, departmental, and external regulatory agency guidelines and provides SPD leadership with key quality data recommendations for improvement.
• Collaborates with SPD leadership by minimizing the frequency of severity of adverse events, managers and investigates the cause of those events to prevent errors.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs.

Technical Capabilities

• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance.
• Equipment Operation and Maintenance (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Inventory Control (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate inventory control in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Quality Assurance (Intermediate): Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools. Ability to read, interpret and practically apply the various Manufacturer Instructions for Use. Possess a strong knowledge base of regulations and standards that govern sterile processing functions and operations.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Position Qualifications

• Responsibilities: None listed.
• Certifications: None listed.
• Work Experience: 2 years.
• Education: High School Diploma or GED.

Benefits

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.