SPD Instrument Coordinator
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
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We provide:
- Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
- Family-focused benefits
- Wellness incentives
- Ongoing mentorship development and leadership programs and more
Description
Manages the department budget related to surgical instruments.
Ensures clear communication regarding budget adherence to meet entity requirements.
Proposes budget modifications for inventory replacements and additional inventory needs.
Collaborates with department leaders to design and implement plans for managing:
Instrument purchasing
Medical device purchasing
Product inventory
Manages the instrument and device repair and maintenance program.
Provides onsite support and communication to procedural area leaders to help achieve hospital cost savings.
Ensures surgical tools are properly functioning for their intended clinical use.
Collaborates with entity leadership to standardize instrument trays across the entity and system where applicable.
Works with system and entity leaders to standardize:
Surgical count sheets
Physician preference cards
Tray configurations
Inventory lists
Designs and implements process improvement plans related to these standardization efforts.
Serves as a department resource for reviewing and improving instrument care and handling processes.
Leads departmental efforts for maintenance and updates to the instrument tracking system when assigned.
Supports regulatory readiness by ensuring the availability and maintenance of required sterilization assurance materials and supplies.
Assists in the development and maintenance of sterilization policies and procedures.
Participates in the evaluation of products supplies and equipment related to instrument trays for designated service lines.
Coordinates site-specific semiannual tray reviews with service line leaders and physicians in the operating room.
Demonstrates strong knowledge of sterile technique principles and infection control practices.
Maintains and supports a sterile environment through appropriate procedures.
Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Certification: Certified Surgical Technologist or Sterile Processing Technician certification required.
Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Surgical Technologist or Sterile Processing Technician.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Medium): 20-50 lbs.; 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 11-25 lbs. 34-66% of the workday (frequently); 01-10 lbs. 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 50 lbs. max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs.; Occasional to frequent standing & walking Occasional sitting Close eye work (computers typing reading writing) Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environment conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure Bio-hazardous waste Chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors Communicable diseases Electrical shock Floor Surfaces Hot/Cold Temperatures Indoor/Outdoor conditions Latex Lighting Shift work Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment including respirators environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
Additional Details
Emory is an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcares Human Resources at . Please note that one weeks advance notice is preferred.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Controlling Experience
- E & I
- Distributed Control Systems
- Calibration
- NEC
- Tube Bending
- Spectrophotometer
- Sterile Processing
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Troubleshooting
About Company
"Have a Coke and a smile" means more to Emory University than it does to the rest of the world. The school, which has some 13,300 students and about 12,500 staff and faculty members, has a very low student-teacher ratio of about 7:1. It changed from Emory College to Emory University i ... View more
