Supv OR Sterile Processing Operations

Responsibilities

• Department Focus
• Identifies and allocates environmental, technical, personnel resources needed to meet the needs of the operation room and colleagues.
• Participates in quality assessment and improvement programs to evaluate the effectiveness of care delivered.
• Enhances unit behaviors through encouragement of education, implementation of new concepts and technology.
• Provides leadership in the development of policies, procedures, standards of care, and critical paths to promote positive patient outcomes.
• Human Resource Management
• Documents and communicates staff performance with recommendations for quality and growth.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration to foster staff development.
• Develops unit staffing schedule to provide a fiscally sound and safe staffing pattern which meets patient and family needs and expectations.
• Conducts informational staff meetings to provide a positive environment conducive to change and progress in the healthcare field.
• Identifies staff educational needs and works with the Clinical Manager and Unit Teacher to promote learning.
• Identifies and resolves nursing care conflicts related to the unit.
• Contributes to unit staff appraisals and developmental goals.
• Aids in the credentialing process and assesses compliance to unit standards.
• Collaborates with Nursing Faculty and students to meet educational needs.
• Respects Rhode Island Hospital policies, procedures, including union contracts and standards of practice.
• Participates in staff recruitment and retention.
• Assists in the credentialing process and assesses compliance to unit standards.
• Collaborates with Nursing Faculty and students to meet educational needs.
• Participates in the formation of policy, procedures, standards.
• Participates on organizational committees.
• Complies with JCAHO standards.
• Financial Management
• Develops critical path development and utilization that provides quality cost-efficient guidance to patient care.
• Encourages financial conscientious staff to participate in the development of cost-effective ideas and plans.
• Aids in the development of capital and operational budgets defined for the unit.
• Encourages staff to develop and implement new concepts and technology into nursing practice.
• Develops unit staffing and scheduling to maximize personnel talent and potential.
• Maintains staff compliance to schedule through weekly payroll.
• Departmental/Organizational Support
• Provides unit management coverage in collaboration with the Clinical Manager.
• Directs and supervises unit staff.
• Identifies and resolves conflict and problems related to the unit.
• Communicates the status of unit operations, activities, and issues to the Clinical Manager or appropriate discipline.
• Participates in unit management meetings and recommends fiscal/patient care objectives, standards, and goals.
• Chairs unit staff meetings in collaboration with the Clinical Manager.
• Collaborates with nursing faculty to facilitate students to meet educational needs.
• Participates in the formation of policy, procedures, standards.
• Participates on organizational committees.
• Complies with JCAHO standards.
• Clinical Practice Management/Development
• Remains current on the latest concepts, techniques, and methods relative to areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrates flexibility and recognizes the needs for the overall organization.
• Participates in professional organizations.

Qualifications

• Education: Must have current licensure to practice as a Certified Sterile Processing Technician. CRCST or equivalent required.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years relevant experience with demonstrated clinical and leadership skills. Maintains mandatory skills; remains current in practice and technology; as an active member of IAHCSMM.
• Supervisory Responsibility: Supervisory responsibility for up to 50 FTEs.