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Sterile Processing Department Supervisor - Weekends

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

The Sterile Processing Department Supervisor coordinates, facilitates, and supervises the distribution, replenishment, receipt, and return of specialty/replacement instruments and supplies to the OR, Women's Center, and other service provided areas; monitors instrument maintenance and repairs.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Accountable for maintaining AAMI and AORN standards, current clinical skills, and knowledge in multiple areas of practice
• Adheres to and enforces hospital/departmental policies, procedures, and standards while demonstrating a professional and positive image
• Recommends and supports policies and standards to ensure sterilization practices that meet the state and national standards
• Assists with continuous education plans and implementation in collaboration with SPD and perioperative leaders
• Works closely with Infection Prevention and Control to ensure infection controls standards are met
• Functions in the instrument reprocessing assignment rotation as needed
• Decontaminates, assembles, and sterilizes equipment and instrumentation according to instructions for use
• Operates all relevant department equipment
• Supports consistent regulatory readiness for unit/area via rounding, coaching, and monitoring
• Coordinates, facilitates, and supervises the distribution, replenishment, receipt, and return of specialty/replacement instruments and supplies to the OR and other service provided areas; monitors instrument maintenance and repairs
• Resolves discrepancy issues, rotates supplies with expiration dates, and communicates back to customers issues concerning sterilization
• Initiates process improvement activities that provide greater clinical reliability, improved functional use of space and resources that apply to instrument care and sterilization
• Provides economic and purchasing insight to clinical staff; applies clinical applications and effectiveness to sterilization practices and policies; advises vendors to meet the clinical and economic interests of Eskenazi Health
• Assists with annual physical inventory counts and financial valuation of "owned" inventory assets
• Initiates vendor competition for best product/best price with emphasis on long-term economic advantage and patient outcomes
• Supports vendor guidelines and policies in the best interest of Eskenazi Health
• Works with biomedical and clinical staff related to maintenance and training
• Maintains records appropriate to monitor sterilization processes
• Leads by example
• Promotes a healthy work environment by presenting self as an open, accessible leader
• Serves as a resource for staff by answering questions, helping troubleshoot, identify, and resolve problems
• Encourages team effort by working with and assisting coworkers
• Coordinates vendor visitation in the instrument room
• Maintains and updates master instrument file information
• Counsels and develops staff in conjunction with manager
• May evaluate and make recommendations regarding staff performance
• Facilitates disciplinary action and improvement plans in conjunction with manager
• Acts as a super user for in-service and educational competency training for staff
• Trains OR and instrument room staff regarding sterilization and processes
• Plans and implements education for new and existing processes in conjunction with SPD manager
• Participates in ordering processes
• Maintains good relationships with served areas, vendors, staff, and area instrument reprocessing departments
• Demonstrates effective communication skills in working with staff, physicians, and other departments, both internal and external, including verbal and non-verbal skills
• Assists Service Line Coordinators, Educators, Managers, and Directors as needed with overall operation of the department
• Understands and applies crisis management and critical incident skills when needed and is a resource for unit/area emergencies, disasters, or other emergent situations

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma
• A minimum of 3 years related hospital experience in instrument reprocessing/sterilization
• CRCST (Certified, Registered, Central Service Technician) designation or CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution)
• One of the following certifications:
• CST (Certified Surgical Technologist)
• CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist)
• CHL (Certified Health Leader)
• CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheet applications, and inventory ordering and control systems
• Knowledge of perioperative case cart systems
• Ability to facilitate and lead workgroups/product evaluations
• Ability to initiate and complete projects
• Strong customer service and interpersonal relationship skills