Sterile Supervisor (Educator)

Intermountain Health

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is a HSPA certified technician, responsible for ensuring that all basic surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a quality / timely manner throughout the large-size hospital for basic procedures and all surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. orthopedics, neuro, and vascular). The role involves leading an assigned area (i.e. decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, case carts, or the center core) when required and utilizing applications and technology for accurate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations. This full-time role, with a shift of Monday-Friday 10am-6:30pm, specifically oversees the entire department's education. The supervisor will teach, train, orient, and precept students and new SPD Techs, validating all Sterile Processing proficiencies within the education system. Responsibilities extend beyond clinical operations to include education, ordering of instrumentation, sterile processing software management, implant management, quality control, lead repair services, and managing preference cards. The position requires collaboration with Operating Room staff and medical equipment/instrumentation vendors for managing errors, facilitating priority needs, and handling equipment check-in/out.

Requirements

• Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association)
• Demonstrated experience as a Sterile Processing Technician
• Ability to work overtime based on business need
• Ability to float to other departments (within the scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need
• Ability to be placed on-call based on business needs
• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Sterile Processing Department software
• CER or CIS certification through HSPA
• 2 years of sterile processing experience

Responsibilities

• Ensure all basic surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a quality / timely manner.
• Lead an assigned area (decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, case carts, or the center core) when required.
• Utilize applications and technology to accurately facilitate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
• Oversee the entire department's education.
• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic medical procedures and all surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular).
• Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular).
• Perform, read, validate and record all biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before making equipment available for use.
• Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment.
• Clean, troubleshoot and correctly use CP equipment.
• Collaborate with the Operating Room staff to manage errors and facilitate priority needs.
• Collaborate with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation.
• Have responsibilities outside of clinical operations for day-to-day work such as education, ordering of instrumentation, sterile processing software management, management of implants, quality control, lead repair services, and manage preference cards.
• Teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD Techs.
• Validate all the Sterile Processing proficiencies in our education system.
• Work with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation.
• Print off a needs list and collect all the necessary items needed for surgical/medical procedures.
• Issue sterile supplies to areas of the hospital or regional campuses.
• Issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
• Perform inventory duties, such as locating, equipment and consumable products at your facility or other facilities and work with SCO to send items to the utilizing hospital or department when required.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and written with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
• Teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD caregivers explaining concepts in addition to modeling correct and safe practice.
• Help validate all our basic competencies for Sterile Processing within our education system.
• Locate, read and perform a manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU).

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution
• PEAK program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates
• Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees