Supervisor-Sterile Processing

Position Purpose

Supports and assists the SPD Manager in providing 24-hour operations of the SPD service area. Meets or exceeds patient, physician, or other pertinent customer expectations. Assists in the selection, development and if required, corrective action of staff, in order to maintain competence and high-quality service or care.

What you will do

• Promotes a Culture of Safety by adhering to policy, procedures and plans that are in place to prevent workplace injury, violence or adverse outcome to associates and patients.
• Relationship-based Care: Creates a caring and healing environment that keeps the patient and family at the center of care throughout their experience at Mount Carmel following the principles of our interdisciplinary care delivery system.
• (For patient care providers) Provides nursing care, ensures an environment of patient safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives, and exhibits professionalism in nursing practice within the model of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®.
• Maintains open and active communication with the medical staff, patient care staff and interdepartmental staff.
• Captures and coordinates daily work assignments, monitoring all processing areas. Maintains employee schedule ensuring adequate coverage for hours of operation and call coverage on weekends and Holidays.
• Assists SPD Manager in evaluations of Sterile Processing staff.
• Acts as liaison and facilitates communication between sterile processing and operating room personnel/nursing units.
• Facilitates the processing of instrumentation and equipment, ensuring quality and customer satisfaction. Assist with collecting data for Quality Assurance.
• Reviews operating room schedules, anticipating needs and/or conflicts with instrumentation, coordinating instrumentation for all procedures with operating room personnel.
• Responsible for the daily review of all recording tapes and biological / chemical tests from all sterilizers and records results. Implements hospital policy and procedure for positive biological tests.
• Makes sure staff comply with all required safety precautions.
• Assumes responsibility of department in absence of Manager SPD
• Coaches’ staff and rounds with staff consistently.
• Conducts staff meetings/huddles and provides educational opportunities for staff.
• Ensures SPD policies and procedures are kept updated.
• Ensures the competency of all SPD staff and other staff who may be involved in high level disinfection and/or sterilization in other areas. Maintains departmental education records in compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Oversees quality and infection control initiatives for SPD.
• Provides a comprehensive and technical orientation, education and training program for the sterile processing staff.
• Assists Manager with managing labor and supply components of the budget.
• Assists Manager in organization functions of the department.
• Assists Manager in conducting annual performance evaluations of SPD staff.
• Assists the Manager with evaluation of the department's service delivery. Recommends and implements process improvements.
• Responsible for all daily operations in the absence of the SPD Manager.
• Develops educational calendar for all in-service training. Provides education and training to SPD staff.
• Demonstrated leadership in directing and maintaining productive and positive behavior among staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Certification as a surgical technologist or sterile processing technician gained through an accredited certification program such as the CBSPD sterilization certification or CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician),
• Licensure: Certification as a surgical technologist or sterile processing technician.
• Experience: Three (3) years of progressive work experience in a Sterile Processing or Operating Room setting along with a working knowledge of AAMI standards.
• Effective Communication Skills

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.
• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
• Generous paid time off programs.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Tuition/professional development reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).
• Discounted tuition and enrollment opportunities at the Mount Carmel College of Nursing.
• Employee Referral Rewards program.
• Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!
• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.