Coord Sterile Proc Inst Room
Coord Sterile Proc Inst Room
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Overview
Sterile Processing Tech Coordinator Sterile Processing
Full Time 80 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift
Fort Sanders Regional Overview:
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is an award-winning certified and accredited facility with 468 beds. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center Fort Sanders offers state-of-the art care that maximizes recovery from stroke. We are also the regions leader in technology in areas such as bariatric surgery robotic surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Our door-to-balloon times for heart attack patients are below the national average and our hip fracture center offers advanced diagnosis surgery and recovery procedures for hip patients.
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a member ofCovenant Health a locally-owned non-profit health system based in Knoxville TN with a patient-focused culture. It has been recognized byForbes Magazine as its 2020 Best-in-State-Employerfor Tennessee. The CEO of our company Jim VanderSteeg attends every new employee orientation and will ask you to sign our pledge of excellence to always put patients first strive for excellence in everything we do and make Covenant Health the first and best choice for patients in our region. As youd expect we offer our employees arobust benefits package including: offering unmatched medical insurance tuition reimbursement; student loan repayment assistance certification bonuses; leadership and professional development programs; an employer-matched 401(k); and a generous Combined Time Off (CTO) program.
Position Summary:
Under the direction of department leadership responsible for assisting with daily department activities. Requires proficiency in instrument decontamination assembly and endoscopy reprocessing. Requires knowledge of the sterilization methods available and which method is appropriate for with the devices that are to be processed. Assists in directing the department in administrative and operational tasks as well as managing the data collection systems. May assume responsibility for department in department leaders absence.
Recruiter: Jennifer Gordon
Responsibilities
- Makes recommendations to the department leader in regard to equipment and inventory needs and desires. Orders equipment and supplies.
- Assists as site supervisor of sterile processings instrument management computer system.
- Assists in training of new and existing staff; performs routine scheduled continuous education.
- Evaluates personnel and reports to the department leader. Will consult staff accordingly to ensure department policies and directives from management are enforced.
- Maintains payroll and schedules staff according to the needs of the operating room schedule.
- Maintains department sterilizer and endoscope data.
- Communicates and assists operating room coordinators with instrument tray revisions.
- Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
Must have two (2) years of surgical instrument or instrument technician experience.
Licensure Requirement:
IAHCSMM (International Association for Healthcare Material Management) as a Certified Registered Sterile Processing Technician (CRCST) or CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing Technicians) as a Certified Sterile Processing Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification is required.
Employment Type
Full-Time
