Sterile Processing Technician Supervisor - Crystal Lake and Harvard Hospital

Mercy Health System • Crystal Lake, IL

59d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works between our Crystal Lake and Harvard Hospitals. In this position you will join a collaborative, mission-driven team delivering exceptional care in a well-equipped setting. Our hospitals offer the unique opportunity to work in a close-knit, rural environment at these locations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of three years of sterile processing or OR/surgical technician work experience required
• Either CSPDT or CRCST is required within 12 months
• CIS Certification through the HPSA is required within 24 months of employment
• CHL or CSPM certification is required within 24 months of employment.
• Passing the Driver's License Check and/or Credit Check (for those positions requiring).
• Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.
• Must be able to follow written/oral instructions.

Nice To Haves

• Prior supervisory experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work
• Establishing and communicating performance expectations, monitoring, and appraising staff performance
• rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems and conflicts
• Manages department policies and procedures
• Conducts in-services for department staff
• Uses LEAN principles to manage department consumable supplies inventory and assist with managing the Clean Core perpetual inventory.
• Acts as a resource for the OR concerning handling, reprocessing, and storage of surgical instrumentation
• Collaborates with OR regarding loaner, new, damaged, or otherwise special instrumentation and supplies. Maintains a working knowledge of all surgical instrumentation and all technical competencies of the Sterile Processing Tech and Lead Tech role.
• Performs duties of Sterile Processing Tech
• Oversees quality monitoring processes and prepares monthly QA summary reports.
• Performs all duties with a commitment to excellence in quality and customer service.
• Must know and understand all regulatory, standards and bodies that make recommendations (CDC, FDA, AAMI, Joint Commission to name a few).
• They must know about the different chemistries they use, their effect on instrumentation, and what they are used for.
• Serves as the gatekeeper and departmental administrator of the SPM Instrument tracking system.
• Train on how to prep and prepare instruments using the One Tray System for sterilization.
• Controls all departmental day-to-day functions, including scheduling, time off, and some disciplinary actions.
• Assist with capital and operational budget preparations.
• In conjunction with the Manager and Director, ensures that departmental budget guidelines are met.
• Coordinates loaner instrumentation with vendors.
• Runs all departmental functions in the absence of a manager
• Overseas quality monitoring processes and prepares monthly QA summary reports, collaborating with the Sterile Processing Education Coordinator.
• Completes at least 18 credit hours of continuing education per year.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
• Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
• Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
• Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
• Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
• Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees