Assistant Manager Sterile Processing Central Supply-Full Time Night

Jupiter Medical Center•Ilchester, MD

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast. Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Position Summary The Sterile Processing Assistant Manager’s essential responsibilities are assisting with staff scheduling, interviewing, disciplining, and evaluating team members. The Sterile Processing Assistant Manager maintains records to track instrument orders, track preventative maintenance for sterile processing equipment and monitors / prepares reports for infection control monthly. The Sterile Processing Assistant Manager Manager assists and ensures proper use of sterilizing and cleaning equipment in sterile processing and the OR, the assembly of instrument trays, use of sterile technique and sterile processing. Order supplies according to establish par levels and assist with physical inventory. Assists Department Manager / Director with preparing budget for capital equipment and the operating budget. Assists in maintaining monthly budget allocations for instrument repairs. Meets routinely with Manager / Director, OR Materials Manager, and Sterile Core RN. Conducts Departmental meetings and in-services on regular basis. Effectively uses and role models current leadership techniques and theories, encouraging the decision-making skills of staff members and providing insight and leadership in complex situations. Ensures that information disseminated to staff is monitored for effectiveness and changed as needed. Understands and enforces hospital and personnel policies and procedures. Serve on hospital and Patient Care Services committees, teams, and work groups as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Graduate or Equivalent
1-2 years specialist training in specialty area
National certification in Sterile Processing is required.
Successful completion of certification in Sterile Supply Management & Supervisory experience preferred.
Ability to push/pull up to 40lbs, carry and lift up to 50lbs.
Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation
TB/PPD Surveillance Program
Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of certification in Sterile Supply Management
Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Assisting with staff scheduling, interviewing, disciplining, and evaluating team members.
Maintaining records to track instrument orders.
Tracking preventative maintenance for sterile processing equipment.
Monitoring and preparing reports for infection control monthly.
Assisting and ensuring proper use of sterilizing and cleaning equipment in sterile processing and the OR.
Ensuring the assembly of instrument trays, use of sterile technique and sterile processing.
Ordering supplies according to established par levels.
Assisting with physical inventory.
Assisting Department Manager / Director with preparing budget for capital equipment and the operating budget.
Assisting in maintaining monthly budget allocations for instrument repairs.
Meeting routinely with Manager / Director, OR Materials Manager, and Sterile Core RN.
Conducting Departmental meetings and in-services on a regular basis.
Effectively using and role-modeling current leadership techniques and theories.
Encouraging the decision-making skills of staff members.
Providing insight and leadership in complex situations.
Ensuring that information disseminated to staff is monitored for effectiveness and changed as needed.
Understanding and enforcing hospital and personnel policies and procedures.
Serving on hospital and Patient Care Services committees, teams, and work groups as requested.
Performing other duties as assigned.