Instrumentation Coordinator- Senior
About The Position
The Senior Instrumentation Coordinator helps lead and coordinate daily activities between Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to support efficient case flow. The position oversees case cart assembly and the decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and high-level disinfection of reprocessed surgical inventory. It also assists with projects and process improvement, oversees loaner trays and core technician responsibilities, and promotes customer service and patient satisfaction through effective communication with Operating Room clinical operations and sterile processing departments across the Medical Center. The role prepares, sterilizes, installs, assembles, and cleans healthcare equipment used for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures, ensuring equipment, instruments, and supplies are safely reprocessed to help prevent infections. It ensures sterilized and functioning supplies and instrumentation are packaged and delivered aseptically to the point of use. The coordinator serves as a clinical liaison between the Operating Rooms and the offsite CSS location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise, and orders, procures, standardizes, and organizes instrument trays for enterprise-wide use. Work may take place across multiple reprocessing sites in the Health System, including Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, James Cancer Hospital, Same Day Surgery, University Hospital East, and ambulatory sites.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least two years of experience as an instrument processor or Surgical Technologist.
- CRCST certification through IAHCSMM or CSPDT certification through CBSPD is required upon hire, or must be obtained within six months of hire.
- Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, Tecsys, and Censitrac tracking.
- Ability to learn software programs and/or hardware as required.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships; demonstrate customer service, leadership, adaptability, and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and oversee daily activities between Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to facilitate efficient case flow.
- Oversee efficient case cart assembly and decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and high-level disinfection of reprocessed surgical inventory.
- Assist with projects and process improvement.
- Oversee loaner trays and core technician responsibilities.
- Communicate effectively with Operating Room clinical operations and sterile processing departments to promote customer service and patient satisfaction.
- Prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and clean healthcare equipment used for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures.
- Ensure instruments, equipment, and supplies are safely reprocessed, functioning, packaged, and delivered aseptically to the point of use.
- Serve as a clinical liaison between Operating Rooms and the offsite CSS location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise.
- Order, procure, standardize, and organize instrument trays for enterprise-wide use.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
