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Sterile Processing Specialty Coordinator

The Sterile Processing Specialty Coordinator facilitates, and supervises the distribution, replenishment, receipt, and return of specialty/replacement clinic, ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instruments and supplies to the OR, dental clinics and other service provided areas; monitors instrument maintenance and repairs; and collaborates with the vendor representative. Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County. Models Eskenazi Health's values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development, and Excellence.

• Understands and is accountable for maintaining AAMI, OSAP 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 instrument room manager/Perioperative management • Works closely with Infection Prevention and Control to ensure infection controls standards are met • Decontaminates, assembles, and sterilizes clinic, ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instruments/implants/cassettes • Proficient in decontaminating, assembling, and sterilizing all instruments outside of the specialties • 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 clinic, ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instruments and supplies to the OR Team Leads and Surgeons and/or dental ambulatory dental clinics • Monitors ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instrument maintenance and repairs • Provide education to SPD staff focusing on the reprocessing of ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instruments. • Collaborate with the ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instrument vendor representative to maintain inventory for cases • Coordinates vendor visitation in the instrument room • Initiates ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instrument process improvement activities that provide greater clinical reliability, improved functional use of space and resources that apply to instrument care and sterilization • Demonstrates effective communication skills in working with staff, physicians, and other departments, both internal and external, including verbal and non-verbal skills

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent (GED) • 2 years of hospital instrument technician experience • CRCST designation required (Certified, Registered, Central Service Technician) or CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution • One of the following additional certifications must be obtained within 1 year of hire: o CST (Certified Surgical Technologist) o CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist) o CHL (Certified Hospital Leader) o CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor)

• Expert in clinic, ophthalmic, robotic/dental, and/or orthopedic instrumentation • Organization and leadership skills and ability to communicate effectively with all levels of departmental/interdepartmental personnel. • Ability to routinely lift and move with 25-pound instrumentation sets and other heavy supplies and equipment. • Ability to use age-appropriate communication skills. • Knowledge of sterile technique principles, which are used in the preparation, sterilizing, packaging, distribution, receiving, and storage of sterile supplies.