Sterile Processing Supervisor

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides supervisory responsibility and leadership for all activities performed in the 24-hour operation of the Sterile Processing department, ensuring sterilization of supplies and instrumentation to surgery and ancillary departments in the hospital.

Requirements

Four years of experience as a sterile processing technician or three years as a surgical technologist or other surgical services role and one year as a sterile processing technician
One year experience in a leadership role
High school diploma or equivalent
Graduation from a surgical technology or sterile processing technician program
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or sterile processing certification
Advanced computer skills
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Demonstrates efficient skills in decontamination, inspection, and cleaning of surgical instruments, flexible scopes, and respiratory devices according to manufacturer’s instructions for use.
Coordinates staff rotations and manages turnovers to minimize immediate use steam sterilization.
Uses sterile processing chemicals according to manufacturer’s instructions for use.
Dons and doffs appropriate personal protection equipment.
Inspects equipment testing documentation routinely for accuracy.
Checks daily assignments and creates monthly, holiday, code white, and on-call schedules based on employee ability, department, and surgical needs.
Reviews schedule for coordination of instrumentation turnover for surgical cases.
Leads all daily activities of Sterile Processing department.
Coordinates sterilizer and equipment monitoring.
Facilitates responses to potential and actual sterilization process failures.
Assigns educational in-services.
Supports and participates in continuous assessment and improvement of quality of services provided.
Monitors accuracy of case carts for emergent/urgent and elective cases.
Supervises support of operating room functions in sterile core.
Conducts operating room service rounds, capturing opportunities and methods of improvement.
Organizes orientation of technicians in all aspects of sterilization process and activity in Sterile Processing department operation.
Displays leadership skills, problem identification, problem-solving, assignments, communication, motivation, evaluations, daily direction of personnel, and disciplinary action.
Fosters positive working relationships across departments and campuses with patients, physicians, families, visitors, coworkers, and vendors.
Attends 75% of staff and leadership meetings/communication and job-related educational opportunities.
Performs all evaluations in accordance with Human Resources guidelines, documents department meetings, and maintains employee attendance records, in-services, and meeting documentation.
Provides input as necessary for completing annual budgets.
Assists manager with development of departmental goals and objectives.
Manages the day-to-day operations of the staff, including, but not limited to, work assignments, task management, time tracking/management, and on-the-job training.
Takes an active role in coaching and mentoring the team to ensure continued employee growth and success both on the team and at the broader CHOA organization.
Assists manager with employee performance evaluations and hiring decisions.