Instrumentation Coordinator - Lead - Offsite Sterile Processing

The Ohio State University • Columbus, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

A Lead Instrumentation Coordinator works to prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and or clean all clinic or healthcare equipment required for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures. The Lead Instrumentation Coordinator ensures equipment, instruments, and supplies can be reused safely to prevent infections. This position is for ensuring sterilized, appropriately functioning medical supplies and instrumentation are packaged and delivered to the point use aseptically. Additionally, this position needs to serve as a clinical liaison between the Operating Rooms and the CSS offsite location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise. This position will also be responsible for tray movement logistics, and standardizing instrument trays across the Enterprise. This position will also monitor the OR schedule to ensure instrumentation is processed and delivered to the OR without delay. This position will be utilized 24/7 in multiple reprocessing sites across the Health System, to include Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, James Cancer Hospital, Same Day Surgery, University Hospital East and all Ambulatory sites. Provide clinical orientation for CCS Technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators in coordination with the CSS Educator. Educate clinical standards and policy and procedure and provide feedback as necessary. Helps lead the oversight of daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to facilitate efficient case flow, through efficient case cart assembly and decontamination, assembly and sterilization/high level disinfection of all reprocessed surgical inventory. Responsible for assisting in projects and process improvement. Promotes customer service and patient satisfaction through effective communication with Operating Room clinical operations and multiple sterile processing departments across the Medical Center. Also responsible for organizing instrument trays on a global level to service the entire Enterprise in a standardized procedural manner.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• CRCST certification
• Minimum of 4 years experience in Sterile processing

Responsibilities

• Prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and/or clean clinic or healthcare equipment.
• Ensure equipment, instruments, and supplies can be reused safely to prevent infections.
• Ensure sterilized, appropriately functioning medical supplies and instrumentation are packaged and delivered to the point of use aseptically.
• Serve as a clinical liaison between the Operating Rooms and the CSS offsite location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise.
• Manage tray movement logistics and standardize instrument trays across the Enterprise.
• Monitor the OR schedule to ensure instrumentation is processed and delivered to the OR without delay.
• Provide clinical orientation for CCS Technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators in coordination with the CSS Educator.
• Educate on clinical standards and policy and procedure and provide feedback as necessary.
• Oversee daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to facilitate efficient case flow.
• Assist in projects and process improvement.
• Promote customer service and patient satisfaction through effective communication with Operating Room clinical operations and multiple sterile processing departments across the Medical Center.
• Organize instrument trays on a global level to service the entire Enterprise in a standardized procedural manner.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost.
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
• State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.

What This Job Offers

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