Director Sterile Processing - Sterile Processing

CHRISTUS Health•Corp Christi, TX

About The Position

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services. The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine Accredited Chest Pain Center Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team Summary: The Sterile Processing Director is responsible for the effective high stress, high volume day-to-day management of transporting, cleaning, inspection, assembling, maintenance, proper sterilization, distribution, and storage of sterile surgical instruments and equipment required for the care, diagnosis and treatment of patients. The Director facilitates the safe and effective care of instrumentation, ensuring that the sterile processing environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the quality issues are address in a timely manner. Encourages the promotion of professional development and assures financial viability of the department. Provides leadership, management, supervisory proficiency with excellent quality outcomes and ensures recommended standards and regulatory requirements are upheld. Responsible for directing the equipment/supplies and interdepartmental coordination. Acts as a liaison between the staff, physicians, nursing and administration. Responsible for assisting in the development, implementation and administration of patient care services in order to achieve fiscal year business plans. Manages financial resources and capital allocation, works to meet established quality and productivity standards, and develops solutions and action plans to address any cost/productivity/quality, infection control issues Manages variety of reports, analyses and summaries as requested by the Director. Responsible for interviewing, hiring and performance reviews on direct reports; completes corrective actions, as needed. Maintains adequate departmental staffing schedules and prioritize instrument needs for the OR schedule. Coach and council staff in a timely manner and complete annual performance appraisals. Works with internal and external customers to ensure quality sterile instrumentation for all patients in a timely manner. Ensures quality and infection control indicators to ensure safe quality product. Collaborates with the OR Director and Team Leaders to handle issues in a timely manner. Supports the mission, vision and values of CHRISTUS.

Requirements

Knowledge of surgical instruments/principles and Infection control practices
3-5 years of experience in leadership as a Sterile Processing Technician or Surgical Technician
CRCST by HSPA

Responsibilities

Ensures all behaviors reflect a willingness to participate as team members and are fully accountable for job duties and performance inclusive of cost effective activity.
Provides effective leadership by demonstrating excellent problem solving skills, decision-making skills, organizational skills, and communication skills.
Promote true collaboration, skilled communication and teamwork, by promoting the highest standards of decency and mutual respect among caregivers, providers, patients and the public we serve.
Serve as a role model of professional behavior.
Provide leadership to team members in management of change within the health care organization.
Conduct self in a manner that enables others to perform their duties and be able to work and learn in a safe 3.0 Quality Contain cost of material and supplies by standardizing when applicable, submitting updates for instrument trays and broken/ lost instruments and equipment.
Demonstrate awareness of and adherence to safe/legal requirements established at the facility with an emphasis on maintaining a safe environment for all persons
Provides educational resources and coordinates staff development and competencies for staff
Possess high level knowledge and ability to ensure quality control in the care and maintenance of instruments and equipment for patient care in the sterile processing process.
Prevents procedural delays and issues by monitoring and assessing the surgery schedule and other departmental issues with sterile instrumentation and assures disposable supplies are available for first case and cases thereafter.
Monitor and maintain all documentation for instrument tracking required to actively manage the care of instrumentation.
Incorporate Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures and compliance with National Patient Safety Goals (NSPGs).
Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy of all appropriate information.
Ensure proper counts and processes are completed on all contaminated instruments.
Monitors, documents and reports data of test packs and vacuum tests
Monitors loading of autoclaves in the proper prescribed manner and sets controls to specified time and temperature according to materials sterilizer cycle's parameters...
Monitors and reports data all autoclave testing according to policy and procedure Monitors completion of all required requisitions with accurate information and all copies are handled in accordance to the department protocols.