Director - Central Sterile Supply - Long Branch, NJ

RWJBarnabas Health•Long Branch, NJ

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About The Position

Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ is looking for a qualified individual for the Director of Central Sterile Supply department.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, with certification as a CRCST or CBSPD, along with CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor) and CHL (Certified Healthcare Leader) credentials.
A minimum of eight years of sterile processing experience is required, including at least five years in a supervisory or leadership capacity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in a healthcare or related field and a minimum of five years of sterile processing or perioperative leadership experience in an acute care hospital preferred

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and monitor department goals and objectives,
Provides strong team leadership, able to motivate staff and respond to individual and team needs,
Able to develop a strong team culture dealing appropriately with staff conflict,
Demonstrates collaboration and partnership skills with physicians, Service Line Managers, OR staff, administrative staff and others,
Effectively leads and facilitates team meeting,
Self directed in own personal development: setting outcomes, seeking resources or learning, seeking and accepting feedback,
Able to plan time, organize workload and delegates effectively and efficiently,
Understands hospital-wide objectives and priorities and incorporates them into departmental goals,
Supports and participates in the Magnet Recognition process
Clinically skilled, familiar with sterile processing developments,
Assures that the standards of operation for the department are in compliance with the standards set by regulatory agencies, i.e, JCAHO, NJ DOH, OSHA and AAMI,
Ensures established procedures and standards of practice are followed for decontamination, cleaning, processing and sterilization of reusable instruments and equipment,
Responsible for the control of the hospital wide reprocessing functions to include determination of the appropriate method of reprocessing including, but not limited to, collection and transport, decontamination, packaging, sterilization, disinfection, storage and distribution of reprocessed items,
Monitors and maintains sterilization records according to state guidelines,
Coordinates repairs and refurbishments and replacements of all instruments and equipment: working collaboratively with Biomedical Engineering,
Actively collaborates in recruiting, interviewing and hiring with the Human Resources department,
Demonstrates effective management and progressive discipline for performance issues,
Performs timely and meaningful feedback and evaluations consistent with RWJUH s policies and procedures,
Communicates effectively with staff and promotes two-way communication,
Proactively promotes staff satisfaction and retention and takes prompt action to address concerns or issues,
Develops unit s salary and non-salary budgets annually to meet sterile processing care delivery goals,
Effectively allocates and schedules unit resources to meet workload demands,
Explains any significant variances to VP, Perioperative Services and Finance,
Identifies and plans for routine capital purchases and replacements,
Responsible for the continual efforts in cost savings opportunities with respect to alternative products or third party services,
Analyzes equipment and inventory spending patterns to maximize cost effectiveness