Manager Sterile Processing

CommonSpirit Health • San Bernardino, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Sterile Processing at St. Bernardine Medical Center is responsible for operational objectives of the Central Sterilization department. The role provides management and guidance for the preparation and sterilization of instrumentation and packs; maintenance and surveillance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation carts; and equipment assembled and dispensed through the department.

The manager oversees sterilization quality assurance in the Outpatient Surgery Center, the L&D department, and other departments using hospital-sterilized products. The role develops and implements departmental policies and procedures, ensures compliance with federal, state, and professional sterile-processing standards, and reviews and updates existing policies and procedures annually.

The manager interviews and hires Sterile Processing staff, observes employees during orientation and monitors their progress, and conducts staff meetings and in-service training.

Requirements

• Five years of acute-care hospital experience.
• Three years of managerial experience directly related to Sterile Processing.
• HSPA Certified and Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), or CBSPD Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Supervisor (CSPDS), or CBSPD Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification.
• HSPA Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) certification required within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced education preferred.
• Operating Room experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational objectives of the Central Sterilization department.
• Provide guidance for preparing and sterilizing instrumentation and packs.
• Oversee maintenance and surveillance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation carts and equipment assembled and dispensed through the department.
• Oversee sterilization quality assurance in the Outpatient Surgery Center, L&D department, and other departments using hospital-sterilized products.
• Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures and review and update existing policies and procedures annually.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and professional sterile-processing standards.
• Interview and hire Sterile Processing staff.
• Observe employees during orientation and monitor their progress.
• Conduct staff meetings and in-service training.

Benefits

• Annual performance-based bonus program.
• Annual employer contribution to retirement program, with no employee contribution required.
• Medical benefits for the employee at no payroll deduction.
• 23 days of PTO accrued annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed