Instrumentation Lead Coordinator

The Ohio State University • Dublin, OH

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Instrumentation Lead Coordinator prepares, sterilizes, installs, assembles, and cleans clinic and healthcare equipment needed for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures. The role ensures equipment, instruments, and supplies are safely reusable and that properly functioning, sterilized supplies and instrumentation are packaged and delivered aseptically to the point of use.

The coordinator serves as a clinical liaison between Operating Rooms and the offsite Central Sterile Services location, tracking and allocating sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise. The role manages tray-movement logistics, helps standardize instrument trays across the Enterprise, and monitors the OR schedule to ensure instrumentation is processed and delivered without delay. The position is utilized across multiple reprocessing sites throughout the Health System, including Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, James Cancer Hospital, Same Day Surgery, University Hospital East, and ambulatory sites.

The coordinator provides clinical orientation for Central Sterile Services technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators in coordination with the CSS Educator, teaches clinical standards and policies and procedures, and provides feedback as needed.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• At least 4 years of experience as an instrument processor or in a hospital sterile processing setting.
• CRCST certification issued through HSPA or CSPDT certification issued through CBSPD required upon hire, or certification must be obtained within 6 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, provide customer service, demonstrate leadership and adaptability, and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and clean clinic and healthcare equipment used for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures.
• Ensure equipment, instruments, and supplies are safely reusable to prevent infections.
• Package and deliver sterilized, appropriately functioning medical supplies and instrumentation aseptically to the point of use.
• Serve as a clinical liaison between the Operating Rooms and the offsite CSS location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise.
• Coordinate 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 CSS Technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators in coordination with the CSS Educator.
• Educate staff on clinical standards and policies and procedures, and provide feedback as necessary.

What This Job Offers

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