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Job Responsibility:
Provides on-site support, training, and communication regarding the reprocessing of surgical instruments and trays to contracted facilities
Coordinates and manages day-to-day operations of SPD employees
Oversees and supports daily operations of all activities that relate to the reprocessing of reusable medical supplies and instrumentation including decontamination, cleaning, assembly, wrapping, sterilization, and storage processes
Ensures proper operational procedures are followed by all members of the IMS team
Assumes responsibility, in collaboration with IMS SPD manager, for scheduling new IMS employee orientation, on-the-job training, in-service education and IMS or facility quality assurance programs when needed
Understands and promotes concepts of the Lean work environment
Communicates in a professional manner both verbally and in writing to all hospital staff and company employees
Exhibits professional behavior in all telephone and electronic communications
Represents IMS, self and profession positively in all public arenas
Practices within the scope of certification and job description
Supports and adheres to IMS policies and procedures and supports policies and procedures of facility
Refers all decisions beyond personal scope of responsibilities to IMS leadership
Coordinates the repair and replacement of broken instrumentation and equipment
may assist Clinical Operations Manager in order process
Adheres to IMS / facility dress requirements
Arrives at facility at the scheduled time and is consistently ready for work assignments
Schedules, leads, and participates in in-services and educational offerings provided by IMS in the facility
Promotes best demonstrated practices with co-workers
Follows chain of command within hospital and IMS regarding identified problems or issues
Maintains a professional relationship with all facility departments
Answers and responds to calls from the OR and other end-users during and after regular business hours as required by the contract
Ensures timely delivery of sterilized instruments to appropriate storage locations or end-users
Demonstrates and ensures proper care and handling of all hospital property
Provides timely resolution to facility issues or concerns
Schedules staff assignments on a daily basis
Assists Clinical Operations Manager with monthly staff schedule
Assists Clinical Operations Manager to review all required documentation related to IMS Standard Operating Procedures and facility policies
Supervision and coordination of sterile processing team
Requirements:
Minimum 4 years of hands-on sterile processing experience with one year of leadership (supervisor level or above) experience with direct reports, or 2 years of lead experience required
High School Diploma or GED
Active certification in sterile processing/central sterile via CBSPD or IAHCSMM required. If not certified at point of hire, it must be obtained within 12 months of hire
Strong computer skills required including a working knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel
Must have a good working knowledge of Instruments, the operation/workings of the OR and be able to readily understand their issues and requests
Ability to act as a resource for staff in both SPD and OR regarding identification and assembly of specialty instrument trays
Ability to train in all procedures regarding SPD responsibilities
Ability to schedule and maintain department productivity
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work daily in a fast-paced, high-pressure Healthcare Services environment
Ability to perform tasks simultaneously while maintaining quality and controlling chaos
Ability to work alternate shifts as necessary
Physical Demands: regularly required to stand
walk
use hands and reach with hands and arms
frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk, see and hear
must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, push and/or pull up to 100 pounds on a cart or carriage
If assigned to travel, must maintain valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance and be available to operate a vehicle as needed to meet travel requirements
Nice to have:
Associate’s degree from an accredited two-year college or technical school preferred
Experience with an instrument tracking system preferred