Senior Instrumentation Coordinator - New Tower
About The Position
The Senior Instrumentation Coordinator prepares, sterilizes, installs, assembles, and/or cleans clinical and healthcare equipment used for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures. The position ensures equipment, instruments, and supplies can be safely reused to prevent infections, and that sterilized, functioning supplies and instrumentation are packaged and delivered aseptically to the point of use. It serves as a clinical liaison between Operating Rooms and the offsite Central Sterile Supply (CSS) location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise. The coordinator also procures and standardizes instrument trays across the Enterprise. The role coordinates and oversees daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to support efficient case flow, including case cart assembly, decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and high-level disinfection of reprocessed surgical inventory. It assists with projects and process improvement and promotes customer service and patient satisfaction through effective communication with Operating Room clinical operations and multiple sterile processing departments. The position supports multiple reprocessing sites across the Health System, including Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, James Cancer Hospital, Same Day Surgery, University Hospital East, and ambulatory sites.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED.
- At least two years of experience as an instrument processor or Surgical Technologist.
- CRCST certification through IAHCSMM or CSPDT certification through CBSPD required upon hire, or certification must be obtained within six months of hire.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and/or clean equipment used for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures.
- Ensure equipment, instruments, and supplies are safely reprocessed, 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.
- Coordinate and oversee daily activities between Operating Rooms and Sterile Processing Departments to facilitate efficient case flow.
- Support case cart assembly, decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and high-level disinfection of reprocessed surgical inventory.
- Assist with projects and process improvement.
- Communicate effectively with Operating Room clinical operations and multiple sterile processing departments to promote customer service and patient satisfaction.
- Order, procure, organize, and standardize instrument trays across the Enterprise.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
