Supervisor - Central Sterile Supply - Evenings

Position Overview

Pay range: $18.85 - $24.50 / hour

Schedule: 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.

As part of our Perioperative Services, you'll work in one of the nation's largest and most dynamic surgical departments dedicated to advancing surgical care, featuring more than 60 state-of-the-art operating suites where more than 41,000 surgeries are completed annually. Our team excels in clinical excellence, teamwork, and innovation, managing complex cases with cutting-edge technology, including iMRI ORs and a robotics surgery program that is among the largest of its kind in the Southeast with the highest patient volume in the country.

You'll collaborate with world-class surgeons and an interdisciplinary care team, including pre-and-post-procedural and OR staff, who are all committed to delivering exceptional patient outcomes and the highest quality care. You’ll have opportunities for growth and connection in a culture that consistently redefines perioperative excellence.

• To supervise the daily operations of the department.
• To demonstrate team leadership qualities, identify improvement opportunities and assist in the development of processes.
• To provide services to any area that requires reprocessing of sterile instrumentation.
• To clean, assemble and sterilize instrument sets for surgery.
• To assemble and organize case carts for surgery.
• To stock supplies and perform biological testing of sterilizers.
• To operate all sterilization equipment.
• 1. Supervises the daily operations of the department and serves as a role model in the skills of coaching and mentoring of new employees.
• 2. Determines daily assignments and ensures that appropriate breaks and meals are scheduled. Assists manager with employee counseling and evaluation.
• 3. Resolves conflicts between the OR and central sterile processing. Identifies improvement opportunities and, in cooperation with nurse manager, develops processes to address.
• 4. Cleans, assembles, sterilizes instrument sets for surgery, and assembles and organizes case carts for surgery. Stocks supplies, performs biological testing of sterilizers, and operates all sterilization equipment.
• 5. Follows established guidelines, policies and procedures of the hospital as well as the department.
• 6. Performs other duties as assigned.

High School diploma or equivalent and and previous experience in Sterile Supply required. Must currently hold either the Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA). In addition, candidates must be certified or eligible for certification in Certified Sterile Processing Management (CSPM) by the (CBSPD).

If not already certified, this certification must be obtained within two (2) years of hire into the classification.

We are UAB Medicine, Alabama’s largest and most comprehensive health system, recognized nationally for delivering world‑class patient care, pioneering research, and cutting‑edge medical education. We proudly serve more than 1.2 million patients each year – from every county in Alabama, all 50 states, and many countries around the world. Our network spans numerous hospitals, emergency departments, more than 67 other sites of care, and a team of over 3,100 physicians.

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