Central Processing Leader, Clinical Flow

Our Client, a Medical Center company, is looking for a Central Processing Leader, Clinical Flow for their Boston, MA location.

Responsibilities :

• Assists CPD in maintaining JCAHO standards.
• Demonstrates ability to assess the need for, plan implement and evaluate high-quality, cost-effective
• Serves as a Liaison between institutional departments, partners and groups to establish collaborative programs.
• Utilizes the Incident Reporting system for trending areas in need of improvement. Follows up on incident report communications to assist in the development of root cause analysis and make recommendations on resolutions to aid in the reduction of future defects.
• Remains knowledgeable of unit-based QI projects and assists with developing training plans and ability to properly address QI findings.
• Utilizes quality improvement and evidence-based findings to enhance CPD.
• Demonstrates ability to critically think and conduct research appropriately and effectively properly, using appropriate evidence-based resources in order to verify and validate the correct processes and techniques.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining current knowledge and competency in CPD technology and AORN and AAMI standards and practice as well as additional regulated
• practices as they related to sterilization practices.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining current knowledge of adult education theory and teaching methods.
• Provides assistance on special projects and coordination of CPD initiatives as requested.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Utilizes Client’s Cultural Beliefs and Hospital Values as the basis for decision-making and to facilitate CPD’s and the hospital’s mission.
• Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.
• Provide Educational support to employees on all shifts and weekends
• Reports to the Central Processing Department (CPD) Director and is responsible for assisting with the coordination of instrumentation throughput, project management, and oversight of equipment preventative maintenance and documentation of other services.
• On an as-needed-basis provides at the elbow support for frontline staff, assists with employee education and in-services, and is a participant in department leadership meetings. Continue change process management for ongoing initiatives as delegated by division leadership; prepares recommendations for the Director and collaborates on pipeline planning.
• Performs systematic follow-up procedure to ensure competency of basic Central Processing skills
• Assists department leaders to ensure CPD staff practice policies, processes, and regulatory standards.
• Analytical ability to solve technical clinical issues, conduct quality improvement, and research utilization projects.
• Advanced interpersonal and writing skills to develop and conduct presentations, communicate with the interdisciplinary team, and perform leadership responsibilities.
• Basic computer proficiency is inclusive of the ability to access and enter data from computerized information systems.
• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work, complete pipeline project deadline as designated.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities of a CPD technician in standard practice settings.
• Collaborates with CPD educators in development of employee skill assessment, training programs, etc.
• Educates staff to new CPD technologies, changes in policies and procedures and evaluates the effectiveness of such innovations.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills necessary to interface effectively with all levels of staff and customers and to conduct group and individual instruction.
• Demonstrates well-developed communications skills, both verbal and written, necessary to communicate in an articulate an effective manner in front of groups.
• Other duties as assigned by the CPD Director.