Manager, Sterile Processing - Sterile Processing - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

6d•$84,365 - $138,330

About The Position

The CSPD Manager plans and manages the decontamination and sterilization process functions and develops performance standards for employees who decontaminate, assemble, and sterilize instruments. The role oversees all areas of the Sterile Processing Department, including Decontamination, Sterile Preparation, reusable medical equipment (RME) reprocessing, and RME inspections across the HealthCare System. The Manager works closely with specialty services to plan SPD workflows and ensures that staff are trained and competent. The position implements applicable regulations, policies, and procedures to manage SPD operations. The Manager oversees department operations, staffing, training, inventory, equipment, facilities, budgets, capital expenditures, quality control, and performance improvement. The role coordinates SPD services across departments and the hospital, ensures compliance with infection control and accrediting standards, and supports patient, physician, and staff safety and satisfaction. Responsibilities also include managing scope reprocessing and duodenoscope surveillance cultures.

Requirements

Graduate of a state-approved, accredited surgical technology program.
Five years of experience in an operating room or acute hospital environment.
Knowledge of central sterile processes, surgical supply management, and instrumentation.
Effective, appropriate, and diplomatic oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with physicians, staff, and patients.
Ability to function independently and as a member of a team.
Leadership and guidance skills.
Valid Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) credential from IAHCSMM.
LA City Fire Life Safety Training; if not held at hire, it must be obtained within 30 days of hire and kept current through renewal (required within LA City only).

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, develop, coordinate, and direct department operations.
Plan and manage device processing, operating room instrument inventories, equipment, and facilities.
Control and monitor patient-care equipment and other equipment used to process patient-care devices.
Coordinate and integrate department services at intradepartmental, interdepartmental, and hospital-wide levels.
Plan service scope through policies, procedures, and appropriate staffing; provide for staff orientation, training, and continuing education.
Establish and maintain performance improvement and quality control activities that support departmental and hospital policies and accrediting and infection-control standards.
Manage operational systems, inventory control, budget analysis, staff utilization, and financial and operational controls.
Analyze business and resource-management problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend solutions.
Plan, prepare, and manage capital expenditures for assigned departments.
Review new and revised policies and procedures related to infection control and accrediting recommendations.
Ensure department productivity aligns with daily census and prioritize operations according to surgical case volume.
Maintain compliance with governing regulations, Title 22, accrediting requirements, and hospital standards of care.
Establish systems that support customer-service standards and promote patient and physician safety, care, and satisfaction.
Protect facility assets related to equipment and instrumentation through appropriate controls.
Monitor resource requirements and use outside resources as needed.
Integrate department services with the hospital’s mission and core values.
Foster collaborative relationships with staff, peers, physicians, and other departments.
Promote professional growth through formal and informal in-services and educational courses.
Maintain appropriate department inventory levels and ensure recommended orders are performed daily to minimize stock-outs.
Ensure Kronos is completed and reported daily.
Manage the Scope Reprocessing Department and duodenoscope surveillance cultures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.