What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Sterile Processing Tech position at United Health Systems?
Unit Profiles :
Reports to : Director of Perioperative Services
Provide support and coordination regarding instrument management functions to include purchasing inventory repair and maintenance and tracking system maintenance SPM. This individual must also ensure a collaborative working relationship with the customer and manage instrumentation for multiple departments.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) :
- Responsible for managing to customer budget related to instruments.
- Ensures solid communications related to budget adherence to customer requirements. Includes proposing budget modifications to customer for inventory replacements and additional inventory needs.
- Manages instrumentation device and product purchasing and inventory.
- Inventory instruments of sets.
- Manages missing instrument device and product processes.
- Orders instruments and products as needed.
- Identifies reasons for missing instruments and implements process improvements to reduce missing item.
- Manages customer inventory.
- Maintains a par level of backup inventory necessary for replacement of missing and broken instruments.
- Cross references instruments between different manufacturers when necessary.
- Manages instrument and device repair and maintenance program.
- Implementing and maintaining instrument and device tracking for items sent out for repair to ensure efficient followup and knowledge of the status of repairs outstanding purchase approvals and status spreadsheets.
- Ensure that instrument sets are regularly rotated for inspection and refurbishment.
- Ensures instrument / device repairs and maintenance are managed to control operating expense while meeting the surgical demands.
- Ensure process is in place to return repaired or new instruments / devices to the correct location tray or staff members in a timely manner.
- Ensure work instructions are developed for all activities within the instrument / device repair and maintenance program.
- Develop proper and timely communication channels so that central sterile and Perioperative department are aware of repair and maintenance status.
- Receive and send out instruments / devices requiring repair and maintenance and work with vendors to ensure quality work is being performed.
- Provides onsite support and communication to assigned facilities with a focus on efforts to provide cost savings to the hospital by ensuring all surgical tools are functioning properly for their intended purpose.
- Collaborates with the System Executives Director of Surgery OR team Perioperative team leaders / coordinators and SPD manager to plan and implement updates to count sheets preference cards tray reconfigurations and inventory lists. Will also collaborate with managers to review and reset appropriate care and handling processes.
- Maintains and updates instrument Tracking System
- Act as instrument management system super user able to maintain the system data troubleshoot and train others in its use.
- Develop and modify instrument count sheets and modify count sheets as needed for new / replacement instruments or other requested changes.
- Research and maintain accurate cleaning and sterilization instructions attached to instrument sets in the system.
- Add and maintain instrument and set photos in the system.
- Act as gatekeeper of the system by approving and adding new users and giving only necessary access.
- Provide training to required staff on system functionality and usage.
- Develop work instructions on the use of the system and assist in training and compliance with such work instructions.
- Provide expertise and knowledge in all aspects of the systems functionality.
- Maintain system data accurately and timely.
- Manages and maintains required sterilization assurance materials and supplies for departmental needs.
- Documents daily cost savings initiatives with total monies saved and reports potential barriers to implementation.
- 5 years current experience as an Instrument Management Coordinator Required
- HSPA Required
- Traveler must have their own vehicle. Public transport is not available in this area (Uber Lyft Bus etc)
- Work History
- 1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)
- License / Certifications Must be uploaded with profile
- BLS (AHA)
- HSPA (IAHCSMM)
- Over two decades of expertise in healthcare staffing solutions in the United States.
- Driven by customeroriented compassionate candid and compliant core values.
- Join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering excellence in sterile processing support.
SCHEDULING ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS NEED (Block Schedule 10hr shifts). Please do NOT upload your traveler to this need if they will not work posted schedule. Thank you!
Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).
Submission Requirements
SCHEDULE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS NEED (10 / 12 HR SCHEDULE)
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