Site Manager Sterile Processing

Geisinger•Scranton, PA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

This management position is responsible for all sterile processing operations at Geisinger Community Medical Center. The role involves assisting in the planning, directing, and coordinating of activities related to the procurement, processing, inventory management, receiving, storage, and distribution of supplies to support effective patient care. The manager will perform supervisory, administrative, and training functions for sterile processing and inventory staff, utilize online purchasing requests, maintain database files, and produce reports from OR and Supply Chain inventory systems. This role also manages the coordination of annual year-end inventory processes within the Operating Room, investigates and proposes new technology and approaches to meet business objectives, and develops/implements Surgical Suite inventory processes, workflows, and business systems evaluation. The position optimizes strategic functions between technology and process engineering, facilitates the development of appropriate policies and procedures, and performs HR functions including job descriptions, performance evaluations, recruitment, selection, hiring, promotion, and discipline. Staff education to ensure competency is provided, along with the development of key performance indicators and real-time metrics to align operational behavior with strategic objectives. Benchmarking analysis and reports supporting CSS, surgical inventory, and related processes are provided, and assistance is given to surgical suite staff in identifying cost-saving opportunities. The role involves critical analysis of methods and recommendations for improvement, applying process improvement techniques, and leading team planning for CSS and inventory applications, including change management. Assistance is provided to the Surgical Suite in reducing overall supply costs through best practices in inventory management, utilization, and selection of products, equipment, and services. Supply expense and utilization trends are reviewed and analyzed, working with Geisinger managers and medical staff to support clinical and financial goals. Interaction with physicians and clinicians is key to coordinate and integrate cost and quality management programs into departmental services. Work is typically performed in an office environment. The individual is accountable for satisfying all job-specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.

Requirements

CRCST and CHL
5 years' related work experience
2 years' supervisory experience
High School diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred

Responsibilities

Assists in the planning, directing and coordinating of activities relative to the procurement, processing, inventory management, receiving, storage and distribution of supplies to support effective patient care.
Performs supervisory, administrative and training functions as they relate to the sterile processing and inventory staff.
Utilizes on-line purchasing requests, maintains database files and produces required reports from the OR and Supply Chain inventory systems.
Manages the coordination of the annual year-end inventory processes within the Operating Room.
Investigates and proposes new technology and approaches that will ensure every resource allocated and every dollar invested meets or exceeds the previous years business objectives on a continuous basis.
Develops, implements, and maintains Surgical Suite inventory processes, work flows and analysis, business systems evaluation and design.
Works to optimize the strategic functions between technology and process engineering.
Facilitates the development of appropriate BI and PE policies and procedures required to support and sustain Central Sterile Supply and surgical suite inventory business operations.
Performs HR functions including, but not limited to: job descriptions, performance evaluations, recruitment, selection, hiring, promoting and disciplining as required.
Provides staff education to ensure competency.
Develops key performance indicators, provides real-time metrics and aligns operational behavior with strategic objectives to help managers move from reactive to pro-active management.
Provides benchmarking analysis and reports supporting all CSS, surgical inventory and related processes (e.g. capital).
Assists surgical suite staff in identification of cost-saving opportunities.
Analyzes methods critically and makes recommendations for improved methods and procedures.
Applies proven process improvement techniques and tools.
Leads team planning including requirements gathering, process design, program communication, system configuration, installation, test case management and issue management efforts related to CSS and inventory applications including management review and acceptance.
Includes change management as part of the planning and execution process.
Assists Surgical Suite in the reduction of overall supply costs through the development of best practices in inventory management, utilization and selection of products, equipment and services.
Reviews and analyzes supply expense and utilization trends, working with Geisinger managers and medical staff to support both clinical and financial goals.
Interacts with physicians and clinicians to coordinate and integrate cost and quality management programs into existing departmental services by assisting with program development, data collection and analysis, implementation, monitoring, measurement and evaluation.