Regional SPD Educator

MultiCare Health System•Tacoma, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional SPD Educator plays a critical role in training Sterile Processing Department staff to ensure adherence to industry standards and regulatory guidelines. The position supports training and development initiatives to maintain both compliance and staff competencies. The Regional SPD Educator will work closely with SPD leadership and The Center for Clinical Practice and Professional Development to design, develop, and implement educational performance improvement strategies based on data driven performance gaps.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred
Minimum of 5 years of Sterile Processing required
2 years of experience mentoring and providing education or training in a professional setting preferred
Certifications: CRCST (HSPA) or CSPDT (CBSPD) required
Additional certifications (CER or CFER) required within 1 year after hiring

Responsibilities

Ensure SOPs, Standard Works and Competencies are up to date with the most current best practices, regulatory standards, and manufacture’s IFU, if applicable.
Ensure risk analyst are completed and approved, or a manufacture’s clarification is on file for all processes where best practices, regulatory standards, and manufacture’s IFU and vague or non-existent.
Build, evaluate and update onboarding training, CEU training opportunities, new product training, quality improvement in-service training and annual competencies in partnership with system education departments.
Facilitate new hire department orientation and provide on-the-job training as directed by the Regional Senior SPD Educator & SPD leadership.
Maintain and evaluate the Operating Manuals for all equipment as well as the proof of super User Training.
Maintain up-to-date training records and ensure all employee certifications and competency levels are accurately documented.
Other duties as assigned.