Sterile Processing Lead

ThedaCare

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Lead helps assign team members, and oversees workflow efficiency, instrument processing, and activities within the sterile processing department. Collaborates and develops relationships with medical staff, team members, hospital and clinic customers, patients, and visitors. Promotes process improvement and quality initiatives. Helps support departmental adherence to ThedaCare policies, regulatory standards, and compliance.

Requirements

• Two to three years Sterile Processing experience preferred
• Previous leadership experience preferred
• Sterile Processing Certification (CRCST or equivalent) and one additional Certification from the following list must be achieved within first year of employment.
• Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS)
• Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER)
• Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL)
• Certified Central Service Vendor Partner (CCSVP)

Responsibilities

• Ensures optimal, high-level disinfection and sterile processing performance through quality controls established within the department and set forth by AAMI, OSHA, Joint Commission, and AORN.
• Acts as a resource to employees, which includes training/orienting, providing day to day work direction, and giving input on performance. Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues.
• Receives and processes instrumentation, supplies, and equipment from the operating room, hospital departments, clinics, and outside customers in a timely manner.
• Ensures safety and quality of items processed via disassembly, inspection, and decontamination.
• Performs assembly and packaging of instrumentation for sterilization.
• Performs decontamination, sterilization, and high-level disinfection of instrumentation and endoscopes based on specific instruction for use to ensure patient safety.
• Performs and records required daily quality checks on the sterile processing environment, instrumentation, and equipment. Collects coordinates, and audits documentation ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory standards.
• Follows standards for handling instrumentation and equipment including AAMI standards and manufacturers instruction for use
• Serves as liaison and resource for sterile processing, perioperative services, and hospital and outside customers.
• Works closely with biomed, materials management, and supply chain to ensure supplies are available in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
• Collaborates with sterile processing trainer and manager to ensure continual compliance with hospital policy and regulatory standards.

Benefits

• Lifestyle Engagement e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support
• Access & Affordability e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

What This Job Offers

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