Sterile Processing Supervisor - Twin Cities Orthopedics

Twin Cities Orthopedics • Blaine, MN

29d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Supervisor is responsible for supervising the day-to-day Sterile Processing operations and team while ensuring excellent patient service and delivery of care. This is a full-time role working Monday - Friday with variable hours between 6:30a-5p. No holidays or weekends, out of our Blaine Orthopedic Surgery Center. Twin Cities Orthopedics is an operating division of Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health), a group of local medical practices, owned and led by its physicians, on a mission to give patients more control over their healthcare.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent required
• Current Sterile Processing certification or ability to obtain within one year of hire
• Instrument processing/Sterile processing experience required
• Two years related experience required; ASC experience preferred
• Supervisor experience preferred
• Ability to: Comply with company policies, procedures, practices, and business ethics guidelines.
• Ability to: Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, (e.g. HIPAA, Stark, OSHA, employment laws, etc.)
• Ability to: Demonstrate prompt and reliable attendance.
• Ability to: Work at an efficient and productive pace, handle interruptions appropriately, and meet deadlines. Prioritize workload effectively.
• Ability to: Communicate respectfully and professionally in face-to-face, phone and email interactions. Apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Two years related experience required; ASC experience preferred
• Supervisor experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversees the Sterile Processing Technicians.
• Staffs the Sterile Processing department to accommodate the surgical schedule, and to maintain appropriate staff coverage.
• Facilitates department meetings.
• Responsible for orientation and training of qualified staff to carry out the duties of their job description, maintaining the Revo ASC quality and performance standards.
• Partner with executive director to ensure staff members receive recognition, development, coaching, and when appropriate, counseling, including employee rounding and delivering performance reviews.
• Reports occurrences through the center's established occurrence reporting process related to employee and/or patient/visitor events.
• Actively participates in Quality projects, identifying issues, contributing ideas for improvement, and assisting in collection of data for Quality purposes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of processes, procedures, quality assurance, chemicals and medical instruments sufficient to be able to decontaminate, assemble, wrap, and sterilize equipment, supplies, and instruments.
• Demonstrates knowledge of equipment function sufficient to be able to determine operational adequacy and to distinguish between operator error and equipment malfunction.
• Demonstrates knowledge of applicable sanitary, infection control and safety standards sufficient to be able to perform all assignments within the safety parameters.
• Independently follows all cleaning checklists thoroughly and appropriately.
• Floats readily between all areas of decontamination and sterile processing, providing help as needed.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique, standard and transmission precautions.
• Assists in the procurement and maintenance of department inventory.
• Maintains knowledge of all applicable regulatory standards, including but not limited to AAMI and ANSI standards.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to maximize patient outcomes and ensure a smooth flow of the surgical experience.
• Participates in acceptable continuing education, fostering career and skill development including meeting departmental continuing education requirements.
• Assists in managing controllable costs by the proper, non-wasteful use of surgery center resources.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package - to learn more click here.
• Employees working 30+ hours per week (60 hours per pay period) are eligible for our Medical (w/Maternity Bundle), Dental & Vision plans, as well as Tuition Reimbursement.
• All employees, regardless of hours, are eligible for 401(k) Profit Sharing, Employee Assistance Program, Lifetime Fitness Subsidy, Car Rental discounts, Home, Auto, & Pet insurance savings programs & more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees