Sterile Processing Education Coordinator - Sterile Processing -

Description Sterile Processing Education Coordinator - Sterile Processing - First Hill

This is a regular, salaried, variable hour, day shift position, 1.00 FTE, 40 hours per week.
This position is eligible for our full suite of employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, generous 401 (k) plan, commuter programs, and tuition reimbursement.

Salary Scale: Placement within the scale is dependent upon years of work experience. The salary scale is reviewed on an annual basis for market comparison and may change with the market.

Schedule: Monday - Friday. Variable hours.

The Sterile Processing Education Coordinator has oversight responsibility for assuring proper training and development of SPD and other related staff for all Swedish Medical Center (SMC) locations. Responsibilities include: assessing the initial training and on-going development needs of SPD staff, developing and managing effective employee orientation and continuous training programs (including “train the trainer” programs), implementing/delivering training programs to staff, developing and managing employee competency verification, auditing the effectiveness of staff learning and develop interventional training as needed, and maintaining a calendar of education updates and trends in Sterile Processing and related fields. Works collaboratively with SPD leadership to assure employee training and related performance issues are addressed effectively and proactively.

Swedish Medical Center has a non-discrimination policy and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Application and Selection Process
When your online application is submitted successfully, you will receive an auto-confirmation message to the e-mail address you have provided in your application. Our selection process is competitive and you will be contacted if your qualifications and our requirements are a match.

Requirements Bachelor’s degree in adult education, teaching or related field; or equivalent combination of related education and experience.

There are no legal requirements. Current certification through healthcare industry recognized organizations such as IAHCSMM (International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management) or ASHCSP (American Society for Healthcare Central Services Professionals) is required.

Minimum five years related experience with surgical instrumentation training and/or management in hospital SPD, Central Services or Operating Room environment required. Minimum three years experience in an adult education role with emphasis on department orientation, individual employee training, and development of staff in-service education programs required. Demonstrated skills in curriculum development, course delivery, and policy/procedure document creation/ maintenance. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret related professional journals and periodicals, technical procedures, financial reports, and government/regulatory regulations. Ability to write and maintain current effective training plans and programs, procedure manuals, reports, and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from diverse groups of employees, managers and vendors. Ability to practically apply math skills such as factions, percentages, and ratio calculations. Ability to determine test reliability and variance analysis, determines correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis. Demonstrated ability to apply sound reasoning and logic to work situations. Demonstrated ability to select and train individuals with an aptitude for success in training others. Demonstrated communication skills to effectively provide training performance feedback, including development of action plans to address training performance deficiencies.

Swedish offers a wide range of benefit programs, designed to meet the varying needs of our employees at all stages in their lives. From our customized relocation program, to a choice of
several competitive health plans, to our generous 401(k) program, our employees enjoy flexibility and options that represent some of the best employee benefit programs available.

For nearly a century, Swedish Medical Center has been the premier health-care provider in the Pacific Northwest. Swedish Medical Center is a 1,245-bed medical center comprised of three hospital campuses in Seattle - First Hill, Cherry Hill and Ballard - and an emergency room and specialty center in Issaquah. In addition, we operate a thriving Home Health/Visiting Nurse program, and have specialty clinics throughout the Puget Sound area. Swedish boasts more than 7,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 2,000 private-practice physicians, representing virtually every medical, surgical and diagnostic specialty and subspecialty. And, Swedish is growing! There's never been a better time to join Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.