Senior CSP Education Specialist

Position

Senior CSP Education Specialist

Central Processing

40 hours (Primarily Days w/ occasional off-shift rotation)

Reporting to the Director of Central Sterile Processing Department, is responsible for the Central Sterile Processing (CSP) Department’s education and quality portfolios including full program development, implementation, and monitoring of successful educational outcomes; assesses quality data to plan interventions, and collaborates with operational management on program vision planning. Fosters an environment which promotes safe and efficient sterile processing skill sets. Functions in a managerial capacity and cross covers operational leaders as needed;

coordinates content delivery through supervision of CSP educators and super users through development of a train the trainer series. Provides feedback, leadership coaching, and performs annual evaluations to associated direct reports. Recommends improvements in the quality of services provided by CSP, serves as the chairperson of CSP Confab, attends hopsital and system wide committees as designated by the Sr. Director of Surgical Services, and functions as a subject matter expert (SME) to hospital leaders and staff.

• Develops and implements all aspects of the CSP education and orientation program, including formal class lectures, hands-on training, competency assessments, and orientation curriculum development for employees and affiliating students.
• Delegates and assigns deliverables and/or projects to CSP educators in relation to overall educational programming, departmental quality outcomes, regulatory requirements, and/or other needs of the departments as designated.
• Performs systematic follow-ups with CSP educators and CSP staff to verify and validate competency of basic sterile processing skillsets; develop, implement, and maintain.
• Provides feedback to CSP Educators on work performance and completes associated annual evaluations; provides feedback to CSP leaders on orientee’s and trainees’ work performance.
• Prepares and trains new CSP Educators and frontline staff to ensure BMC practices and policies are followed.
• Identifies skills sets requiring follow-ups within appropriate plan to address.
• Functions as the primary policy author for CSP and routes final drafts for preapproval through establsihed pathways prior to submitting to Policy & Procedural Committee.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and interview job candidates and make recommendations regarding appropriate fit for organization and unit.
• Coordinates with Operating Room (OR) leaders and OR Clinical Nurse Educators to schedule new OR & CSP employees for shadowing and observations between both departments.
• Consistently evaluates and assesses department quality outcomes to develop interventions through training and educational programming.
• Tracks, analyzes and reports on enrollment, completion patterns, and other related activities to training, developing base data and using statistical tables and graphic displays of database information.
• Educates staff to new CSP technologies, changes in policies and procedures, and evaluates the effectiveness of such innovations.
• Oversees CSP programs as assigned, such as Competency Program, Orientation, In-service Programs, employee records, etc.
• Monitors progress of education and completion of CSP technicians preparing for certification exam and maintaining certification.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills necessary to interface effectively with all levels of staff and customers and to conduct group and individual instruction.
• Demonstrates well-developed communications skills, both verbal and written, necessary to communicate in an articulate and effective…