System Sterile Processing Manager of Education and Quality - Sterile Process

The System Sterile Processing Educator implements education and competency assessments, quality assurance, and process improvements for the HLD S department across the Harris Health enterprise. Under the direction of the Director System Sterile Processing, this role serves as a resource and educator in the sterile processing and high-level disinfection fields. The System Sterile Processing Educator possesses in-depth technical expertise, collaboration skills, and competency in adult education.

This role is responsible for orientation, continuing education and competency evaluation, and ongoing in-services for all sterile processing department (SPD) staff and affiliated personnel. The position is responsible for developing, administering, and measuring educational and quality assurance materials based on regulatory, industry, and evidence-based guidelines. With a focus on patient and employee safety, the System Sterile Processing Educator will work collaboratively with department leadership, Peri-Op management, surgeons, Infection Prevention and Control, Clinical Resource nurses, ambulatory care clinics, correctional health, and other appropriate committees.

Education:

High School Diploma or GED

Experience:

Five years of related experience. Requires broad knowledge of complex systems and procedures.

• CERTIFIED REGISTERED CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) required upon hire.
• Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) or Surgical Instrument Specialist Certification (CSIS) required or must be obtained within two (2) years of employment.
• Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) or Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor. GI Scope Certification (CFER) required or must be obtained within two (2) years of employment.
• Five (5) Years of work experience in sterile processing, high-level disinfection, and or in an operating room (required)
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking), Writing Correspondence, Writing Reports
• Proficiencies: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook, P.C.

Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards.

These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.

• Identify, arrange, and supervise all training for sterile processing employees as needed, collaborating with SPD lead techs.
• Keep the SPD manager SPD lead techs informed of new employee progress through regularly scheduled progress reports.
• Conduct and assist with staff in services as required.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of sterile processing procedures and infection control principles.
• Communicate and apply quality assurance measures for sterile processing department.
• Evaluate current and new regulatory criteria for compliance with industry standards.
• Perform detailed tray instrument quality checks and maintain quality data.
• Conduct quality assurance checks on vendor trays prior to acceptance and track vendor quality deficits.
• Update and maintain quality metric tracking and provide monthly quality assurance…