Director, Sterile Processing

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops and manages operational initiatives with measurable outcomes. Prepares and delivers reports to operational leadership outlining progress toward meeting annual goals and objectives to include performance related to finance clinical activity quality and safety.
• Develops and implements clinical outcome measures for quality improvement cost and complication reduction and the implementation of evidence-based medicine.
• Incorporates the use of evidence-based practice and appreciative enquiry into program development and improvement activities.
• Provide Regional oversight for Sterile Processing standard work processes policies and procedures.
• Responsible for coordination of Regional Sterile Processing leaders. Assesses manager and staff development needs identifies goals and provides resources.
• Accountable for departmental budgets regulatory compliance departmental contracts vendor relations and quality and process compliance of all sterilization activities throughout the health system.
• Directs and provides guidance to managers to effectively allocate resources based on patient volume space availability budget constraints and program priorities goals and objectives.
• Maintain records related to operations and services that are complete accurate available and in compliance with all legal regulatory and policy requirements.
• Works collaboratively with regional leadership Peri-Op management surgeons Infection Prevention and Control facilities biomed and other appropriate leadership and committees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience and education

Experience

• Seven years experience with five years in direct people management/leadership

Physical requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending stooping climbing kneeling squatting twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare crawling sitting and keyboard use/data entry.

Required Professional License and/or Certifications

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)