What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Supervisor position at North Bend Medical Center?
DAY SURGERY JOB DESCRIPTION
NORTH BEND MEDICAL CENTER
Job Title: Sterile Processing Supervisor
Department: Day Surgery
Reports To: Day Surgery Manager
Hours: Monday through Friday, Full time, hours may vary
North Bend Medical Center is currently hiring a Sterile Processing Supervisor for our Day Surgery department. Located in Coos Bay Oregon along the beautiful Southern Oregon coast. North Bend Medical Center hosts over 100 providers in a variety of specialties and 400 employees.
North Bend Medical Center is dedicated to providing opportunities for careers and making a difference in people’s lives with a strong desire to help others. We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA community members. The strength of our agency lies in the diversity of our workforce and the perspectives our employees bring to their work at NBMC.
We are committed to offering:
- Competitive wages
- Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance options
- Generous paid time off
- 401k company contributions
- Team-oriented atmosphere that values each of our employees as individuals and their work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:
Sterile Processing Supervisor will maintain a current certification as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRST) and is required to keep up with current with AAMI/AAAHC standards. Following duties: instrumentation decontamination, prepping/packaging and sterilization of all instrumentation processed through the NBMC clinic
and the day surgery department following established department procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervising sterile processing technicians
- Operates instrument/scope washer disinfector
- Cleans and maintains all sterilizers.
- Operates the Sterrad NX sterilizer, along with the pre-vacuum steam and gravity sterilizers.
- Performs biological and chemical monitoring tests on steam autoclave and Sterrad Nx sterilizer, as often as needed. Also interpret and maintain accurate records of the results.
- Maintains accurate records of the sterilization processes and all of the parameters associated with the sterilization cycles
- Performs various clerical functions such as, answering telephones, ordering of sterile processing supplies, clinic billing, and keeping accurate records of these activities.
- Knowledgeable of medical and surgical supplies used throughout the clinic and is able to identify them
- Responsible for distribution/delivery of instrumentation as requested in a reasonable time frame
- Knowledge of inventory control with relationship to par level refill systems
- Performs daily clinic rounds - picking up dirty instruments from multiple physician offices, processing, packaging and delivering them
- Other duties as assigned
- Knowledgeable/adheres to O.S.H.A regulation
- Knowledgeable/adheres to Universal Precautions/PPE
- Follows standards set by AAMI/AAAHC
- Maintains work area in a clean, neat and orderly fashion
- All employees have a responsibility to comply with our organization’s policies and procedures, and the code of conduct.
Experience Preferred but not required:
- Check schedule and pull appropriate instruments and supplies for the day’s cases (based on physician preference cards), keeping cost and efficiency in mind.
- Inspects equipment for proper working condition
- Follows principles of aseptic technique and prescribed operating/procedure room procedure.
- Assists with positioning of patient under the direction of a qualified practitioner.
- Reports observed or suspected breaks in sterile technique and takes action according to policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge of table set-ups, instrumentation, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions on surgeon’s preference cards, etc. for all assigned cases.
- Clean and redress OR following procedures.
- Keeps track of all needles, sponges, instrumentation and communicate with circulator and relieving scrub.
- Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed. Circulator and scrub will work together as a team to complete tasks.
- Accepts responsibility to identify patient problems and reports to physicians and other OR team members.
- Performs decontamination and sterilization processes per protocol.
- Cleans assigned work unit; stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment.
Qualifications:
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRST)
- Two years' experience required in Sterile Processing
- CPR training within 90 days of hire
- Demonstrates a commitment to professional accountability and growth (work attendance, performance appraisals, attendance at educational offerings and flexibility of hours).
