Sterile Processing Coordinator
Sterile Processing Coordinator
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Job Description
Overview
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care neuroscience oncology transplantation and more. Our teams efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experiencemodeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients visitors staff and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care research and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.
Position Summary:
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Responsibilities
Position Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain an efficient system for processing of surgical instruments and restocking of surgical suppliesthrough the development of department policies and procedures that ensure adequate and proper quantities of reprocessed supplies and equipment to meet patient care demands
- Analyze daily surgery schedule and preference list to prioritize department workload and avoid potential shortages of instruments and sets
- Role models appropriate communication skills with staff and other departments especially in problem resolution
- Ensures that all products and supplies are handled in a manner consistent with the principles and institutional/departmental policies relating to infection control sterilizer monitoring packaging and processing
- Manages the department quality control and quality improvement programs
- Coordinates annual and ongoing education of staff identifies needed training and Develops appropriate plans to meet the needs
- Provides monthly reports to the manager as required; Provides data for planning decisionmaking improving productivity and problem resolution including development of capital budget
- Provides a safe working environment; identifies and minimizes potential risk to patients and employees
- Coordinate with vendors to obtain loaner equipment; track incoming and outgoing loaner sets and equipment with appropriate documentation including items borrowed from other hospitals
- Responsible for working with vendors and purchasing to obtain purchase orders when appropriate for repair or replacement of surgical instruments supplies and equipment; monitors status of purchase orders
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Licensure:
- AssociatesDegree
- CRSTorCRCST(CertifiedRegisteredCentralService Technician)
- GEDequivalentandanadditional5yearsofrelatedexperiencecansubstitutefortheAssociate Degree
Minimum Experience:
- Three(3)yearsofCSPDexperienceorrelatedinstrument management
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Unclear
