Manager Sterile Processing Services FT Day

Position Summary

The Manager of Sterile Processing Services has 24-hour responsibility for Sterile Processing and Instrument Delivery processes within the facility.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

 Responsible for effective fiscal management of departmental operations, to ensure proper utilization of corporate financial resources.

 Directs activities related to all aspects of the instrument delivery and on-site sterilization processes.

 Ensures that departmental work processes provide a safe and cost-effective process for packaging and protecting instrumentation for sterilization, transportation, storage, and aseptic presentations.

 Responsible for ongoing sterilization efficacy testing to ensure that sterilization processes meet regulatory requirements.

 Assumes responsibility for presenting a positive representation of corporate and departmental services.

 Responsible for human resource management to achieve quality services and positive employee relations.

 Remains professional under stress and is responsible for communication interdepartmentally as well as intradepartmental to ensure that information is shared for effective daily operations.

 Works with the educator to ensure that ongoing on-site education is provided based on both individual and departmental needs.

 Coordinates staffing needs and reviews coverage requirements on daily basis. Responsibilities include hiring and evaluation of potential employees, and preparing and implementing approved budget initiatives for the department.

 Coordinates operating activities with other departments as necessary.

 Creates and maintains Corporate SPD and Patient Care IPC Sterile Processing policies and procedures.

 Serves as chair of Corporate Sterile Processing Committee

 Actively participates in multi-departmental special projects to assist and ensure compliance with current standards.

 Serves as resource for other Orlando Health SPD locations and clinical areas.

 Manages high volumes and extensive level of complexity in instrumentation inventory for tertiary and trauma care.

 Meets with new physicians and nursing operations managers in physician practices to establish instrumentation and service needs for clinic and surgery.

 Focuses on a proactive approach in anticipating and preventing potential problems within the department.

 May delegate responsibilities and duties to both professional and non-professional personnel.

 May be responsible for assessment, forecasting and restocking of inventory and surgical supplies.

 Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.

 Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

 Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Training

Associate degree.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains One Of The Following Certifications

 Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA); or

 Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) through the International Association of Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM); or

 SPD Technician Certification (CSPDT) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD); or

 Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Manager (CSPDM) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD); or

 Certified in Sterile Processing Management (CSPM) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

Experience

Five years of management experience in SPD/CS/OR. Must possess working knowledge of sterile processing processes.