Supervisor Sterile Processing

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: CSP Endo Techs Job Summary: Supervises Sterile Processing functions by ensuring the accurate assembly of instrument trays and/or equipment; use of the instrument tracking system and by maintaining adequate sterilization of instruments and/or equipment by preparation of requested instrumentation and/or equipment for surgical procedures. Provides supervision to staff to ensure departmental guidelines are followed and assigned task are timely and accurately completed.

Requirements

Certified Healthcare Leader - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
Relevant Work Experience
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate)
Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate)
Equipment Operation and Maintenance (Intermediate)
Inventory Control (Intermediate)
Quality Assurance (Intermediate)
Strong knowledge automatic endoscope preprocessors (AER), Various methods of manual HLD

Responsibilities

Supervises the central sterile processing and endoscopy tech specialist staff to ensure department and hospital guidelines are adhered and followed.
Conducts verbal and written performance conversations with staff following departmental and institutional policies.
Ensures implementation of standards within the quality assurance monitoring process and improvements are followed.
Oversees ordering of departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment needs.
Coordinates shift schedules, performs electronic timekeeping and assigns job responsibilities based on departmental staffing need.
Analyzes the rules and regulations for situations that are unusual and knows the interrelationship and implication of various rules and regulations in other areas of the department.
Monitors staff orientation and training instructions for new personnel.