Sterile Processing Manager Full Time

Community Hospital is hiring a Full Time Sterile Processing Manager!

We’re offering an exciting opportunity to work alongside a dedicated, compassionate team – where you are valued just as much as the patients we serve. At Community Hospital, we are guided by our C.A.R.E.S. values where Compassion is required, Attitude is valued, Respect is demanded, Excellence is expected and Service is commended. Come be a part of a place where your hard work is recognized, your goals are supported, and your impact matters.

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs, HSAs, and Daycare FSA.
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid holidays and vacation

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the Sterile Processing Manager is responsible for decontamination, cleaning, processing and sterilization of surgical instrumentation, supplies and equipment, reassembly and wrapping of instrument sets, proper use of sterilizers, sonic cleaners and other related equipment and maintaining a clean safe workplace. The Manager will perform other administrative duties to include staff scheduling, orientation and assist with performance reviews when necessary. The Sterile Processing Manager will work as a team member within the entire facility and will perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Is responsible for the decontamination and processing of all surgical instrumentation, supplies, and equipment to be used for the care of the surgical patient according to policy and procedure and care standards.
• Ability to take direction from others and follow through in a concise manner, which also promotes efficiency.
• Ability to communicate using written, verbal, non-verbal skills when interacting with staff and physicians and ancillary departments.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Acts to protect and advance patient’s best interest.
• Is responsible for on-call coverage required by department
• Maintains current sterilization logs
• Actively involved in QI and PI
• Maintains knowledge of equipment, expected patient outcome, and anticipated complications.
• Satisfactorily demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties outlined in this job description as well as continually demonstrates competency in performing the job duties.

Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent required.
• Three years experience in cleaning and assembling instrument sets and working in Sterile Processing preferred.
• Effectively reads, writes clearly, spells and able to do simple math for calculating and reporting purposes.
• Good working knowledge of steam and gas sterilization preferred.