Sterile Processing Technician Educator

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician Educator works independently and collaboratively with department managers to coordinate orientation and provide education on new equipment, products, and procedures. The role develops and delivers educational programs on proper decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization methods, and provides ongoing education and mentoring based on department, staff, and management needs.

The educator coordinates orientation with orientees and preceptors, supports preceptors, assesses orientation progress, identifies educational needs, and helps develop plans to address them. The role also coordinates annual staff competency assessments, monitors compliance with required elements, supports performance improvement, and establishes learning opportunities through workshops, computer-based programs, articles, and videos.

The position manages information in the Instrument Asset Management System, including user and security information, sterilization documentation, instrument set lists, catalogs, images, repair and maintenance information, and inventory levels. Duties also include coordinating system information with Operating Room and Purchasing systems, managing instrument and set labeling, producing reports, implementing upgrades, communicating with Information Technology, supporting hardware and software, creating documentation, training end users, and delegating system duties with Central Sterile and Operating Room management.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. This is a full-time, day-shift position at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, with 40 scheduled hours per week. A $3,000 signing bonus may be available if eligible.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least three years of related work experience.
• CRCST certification through HSPA or certification through CBSPD, required within 18 months of hire, unless state grandfathering guidelines are met.
• Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) or Certified Endoscopy Reprocessor (CER), or ability to obtain one within three months of hire.
• Skills in communication, infection control, mathematics, mentoring, multitasking, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the orientation process through active involvement with the orientee and preceptor.
• Collaborate with the management team in selecting preceptors.
• Coordinate schedules for required classes with preceptors.
• Assess orientation progress through follow-up with orientees and preceptors.
• Identify educational needs and assist with developing plans to meet them.
• Support preceptors throughout the orientation process and serve as a mentor.
• Provide ongoing education based on department needs and staff or management requests.
• Educate clinics and inpatient units on proper decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization techniques based on their needs and requests.
• Assist staff with education on new equipment, instrumentation, products, procedures, and emergency handling.
• Identify and communicate relevant in-services to facilitate required education.
• Monitor individual compliance with required elements.
• Foster staff growth through mentoring and establish learning opportunities using workshops, computer-based programs, articles, and videos.
• Collaborate with department management to foster department growth, identify educational needs, and develop process-improvement plans.
• Coordinate annual staff competency assessments and participate in performance-improvement activities.
• Manage Instrument Asset Management System information, including user information, security levels, sterilization documentation, instrument set lists, item catalog, system images, repair and maintenance, and inventory levels.
• Coordinate system information with Operating Room and Purchasing systems as appropriate.
• Manage individual instrument and set labeling and produce ad hoc and periodic reports.
• Manage implementation of system upgrades and communicate with the Information Technology department.
• Assist with hardware and software support, create and distribute system documentation, and manage end-user training.
• Delegate system duties appropriately in conjunction with Central Sterile and Operating Room management.

Benefits

• Full benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage, starting on day one.
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents.
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts and a health savings account with employer contribution.
• Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contribution.
• Generous paid time off plan with rapid accrual.
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program with a financial incentive.
• Adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay, and free Care.com membership with discounted backup care.
• Employee Assistance Program with referrals for childcare, eldercare, and pet care; free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, and digital self-help tools.
• Voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, universal life, pet, and legal insurance.
• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partner coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED