Sterile Processing Supervisor - Central Sterile - Day

About the Role

Supervises the day-to-day operations of the Central Sterile Processing Department. Ensures the recommended standards for set assembly, decontamination, inspection, containerizing, and sterilization of surgical instruments are met. Ensures that the workflow remains consistent and continuous, providing superior customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and effective supervision to ensure timely delivery of clean, sterile, or High Level Disinfection instrumentation and medical equipment.
• Maintains, monitors, and controls service-specific instrumentation and supplies for assigned Operating Room service lines; delegates responsibilities to assigned Sterile Processing Technician I and Technician II staff.
• Reviews the daily surgical schedule and obtains instruments, supplies, and equipment for scheduled and emergent procedures. Reconciles the surgical schedule and instrument/equipment inventory to prioritize instrumentation utilization for case carts.
• Collaborates with Central Sterile Processing Manager in evaluating changes in policies and procedures and implements appropriate systems to accommodate these changes.
• Ensures that all equipment is functioning properly, notifies manufacturer or medical/instrument repair immediately when malfunctions occur, and follows up on recurring issues.
• Monitors inventory levels to maintain adequate supplies, reduce waste, and control costs.
• Ensures that all externs/students adhere to both departmental and administrative policies and procedures.
• Monitors, maintains, and records all department quality assurance systems activities in accordance with departmental and facility policy, The Joint Commission, DNV, CDC, FDA, ANSI/AAMI, OSHA, and DOH regulations.
• Collaborates with all departments to ensure that appropriate professional standards are consistently applied within both surgery and outpatient care areas.
• Coordinates service-specific instrumentation procurement with Operating Room Service Line RNs, Sterile Processing Technician I and Technician II staff, and the Central Sterile Processing Manager as needed.
• Maintains the Biological Monitoring System/Records for Instrument Processing and Immediate Use Steam Sterilization Sterilizers used in the Perioperative Suite.
• Performs shift huddles to communicate department status with oncoming shift staff members.
• Performs in a technician capacity as needed.
• Prepares work schedules, assigns tasks, evaluates work performance, and makes recommendations for personnel actions.
• Performs work of a similar nature as required.
• Conducts departmental orientation, training, annual competency testing, and educational in-service programs to maintain staff competency levels.
• Assists management in payroll data entry.
• Supports continuous improvement of quality and service to ensure goals of excellence in clinical outcomes and customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrates leadership and collaborative management skills and effective verbal and written communication skills, including documentation and presentation.
• Meets regularly with management team and staff.
• Compiles data for and prepares regularly scheduled or special reports, analyses, and statements.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental, and infection control standards set forth by applicable regulatory agencies.
• Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3 years of experience in Central Sterile Processing required.
• Supervisory experience required.

Qualifications

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician upon hire required or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician upon hire required.
• Certified Endoscope Reprocessor upon hire preferred or Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor upon hire preferred.
• Basic Life Support upon hire preferred.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, leadership, and computer skills.
• Proficiency in transporting and disposing of hazardous materials per hospital policy.
• Developed analytical decision-making abilities.
• Capable of working in a team environment with staff of varying backgrounds.
• Able to work with Perioperative Nursing staff to coordinate processing of instrument sets to accommodate the daily O.R. case load.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Education assistance.
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay.
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave.

About Us

WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care, and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

About The Team

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has provided leading-edge inpatient, outpatient, and emergent care to the Lebanon County community for more than 125 years. One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital features an award-winning cardiac and vascular center, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and a wound care and hyperbaric medicine center. The hospital provides a supportive continuum of care through extensive WellSpan primary, specialty, ambulatory, and behavioral health care locations within the community. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital is supported by the nearby WellSpan Sechler Family Cancer Center, Lebanon’s first and only integrated cancer center. The hospital was honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23 and serves as the cornerstone of care for nearly 142,000 residents in Lebanon County. A full-service, acute-care hospital with a 163 licensed bed capacity, it admits approximately 7,000 patients annually and offers open heart procedures, comprehensive cardiac care, total joint replacements, private labor and delivery birthing suites, robotic surgery, and emergency care.