Supervisor Sterile Processing, ASC
Greensboro, NC - USA
Job Summary
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Monday through Friday
Schedule: Schedule will vary based on needs. Surgery schedule 7:00am-5:00pm.
Pay Range
$26.55 - $39.85Bring your expertise in sterile processing to a leadership role that directly supports safe high-quality surgical care. As a Sterile Processing Supervisor you will play a critical role in ensuring operating room readiness by leading daily sterile processing operations supervising staff and maintaining the highest standards of compliance efficiency and patient safety. This position is ideal for an experienced sterile processing professional who is ready to mentor others optimize workflows and partner closely with Surgical Services leadership.
Essential Functions
- Promote a cooperative and respectful work environment by modeling organizational values effective communication and strong team-building skills
- Lead direct and supervise Sterile Processing Department (SPD) staff to ensure minimal production standards are consistently met across all areas of inventory throughput
- Serve as a subject matter expert in all phases of the sterile processing cycle providing guidance education and support to SPD employees
- Perform administrative and supervisory functions in alignment with organizational and departmental policies and procedures
- Review surgical case schedules and proactively determine instrumentation and supply needs for the operating room
- Manage and monitor sterile processing department workflows/solutions and instrument tracking
- Maintain departmental compliance logs in accordance with manufacturer instructions and regulatory requirements including AAMI and AORN standards
- Support management of the case cart system and ensure accurate on-time delivery to the operating room
- Communicate effectively with SPD Liaisons and OR Clinical Coordinators regarding instrumentation needs and case requirements
- Assist the SPD Manager with the development implementation and enforcement of departmental policies and procedures
- Support talent acquisition onboarding and staff development in collaboration with the SPD Manager and SPD Staff Education Specialist
- Attend and actively participate in Surgical Services interdepartmental committees as directed
- Follow all safety policies and procedures to protect self coworkers and the facility from bloodborne and airborne pathogens
Education Experience Licensure & Certification
- High school diploma or GED required
- Minimum of three (3) years of sterile processing experience required
- Associates degree preferred
- Prior supervisory or lead technician experience preferred
- Current certification as a Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or another recognized sterile processing certification required
- Sterile Processing Management certification required within three (3) years of hire
Skills & Qualifications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong leadership organizational and problem-solving abilities
- Proficiency with sterile processing equipment including steam sterilizers low-temperature sterilizers ultrasonic washers and washer decontaminators
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Experience with workflow solutionsand instrument tracking software desirable
Schedule
- Monday through Friday
- Schedule may vary based on departmental needs
- Surgical Services hours typically range from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Our CommitmenttoYou:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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