Director of Sterile Processing

Instrumentum • Richmond, VA

2d • $125,000 - $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Instrumentum is hiring a Director of Sterile Processing for our Richmond, VA Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) sites, including the ORC. This role leads the Sterile Processing Department across multiple Richmond-area BSMH sites, with overall accountability for Technician teams across multiple shifts. The company emphasizes investment in its people, offering structured training, advancement pathways, and support for technical skills and certifications. The position involves setting department-wide goals, quality standards, and performance benchmarks, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, standardizing workflows, coaching coordinators, and tracking key metrics. The role also requires representing Sterile Processing to various stakeholders.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of sterile processing experience, including 3+ years in a management role
• Active CRCST certification (or equivalent) required
• Comfort leading across multiple sites — this role covers the Richmond-area BSMH facilities, including the ORC, with regular circulation between them (10–25% travel)

Nice To Haves

• HSPA Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) or CBSPD Certified Sterile Processing Management (CSPM)
• Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain, or a healthcare-related field
• Prior experience leading sterile processing across more than one facility or a system-level scope
• Familiarity with tracking, automation, or instrument-management technology

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sterile Processing Department across our Richmond-area BSMH sites — directly overseeing site-level Coordinators, with overall accountability for Technician teams across multiple shifts
• Set department-wide goals, quality standards, and performance benchmarks, and hold the team to them
• Own compliance with AAMI, CDC, CMS, and other regulatory and accreditation standards — audits, inspections, and corrective action plans included
• Standardize workflows across sites and drive consistency shift to shift
• Coach and develop SPD Coordinators; be their first point of escalation
• Track the metrics that matter — accuracy, throughput, turnaround — and lead root-cause investigations when something slips
• Represent Sterile Processing to Logistics, facility leadership, and the partners who depend on your team

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, effective the first of the month after your start date
• Company-paid life insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with a 50% company match on contributions up to 2%
• Paid time off that starts accruing on day one, beginning at 10 days and increasing with tenure
• 9 paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Structured training, leadership development, and support toward technical certifications

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED