Sterile Prep Supervisor

Sterile Prep Supervisor – Insight Health Systems

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Pay range: $50,000 – $65,000 per year. This range is provided by Insight Health Systems; actual pay depends on experience.

We are Insight:
At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago, creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world‑class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients.

• Directs, prioritizes, and adjusts staff work assignments for the assigned shift to ensure timely and accurate delivery of OR equipment, supplies, and case carts. Assigns staff to job duties to meet the demands of patient care areas, patient volume, trauma emergencies, and staff vacancies.
• Demonstrate and instruct staff to sterilize instruments, utensils, linen, and supplies using various types of sterilizers; load sterilizers in the prescribed manner and set controls to specified time and temperature per material and requirements of items. Complete manual documentation record prior to sterilization; read and initial autoclave graph to verify appropriate sterilization cycle and provide required records for regulatory agencies.
• Follow all departmental policies and procedures; ensure staff compliance, assist in policy development, implementation and review processes.
• Identify proper procedures for use of equipment; correctly operate and demonstrate operation of all sterilization and documentation equipment. Contact facilities when equipment failure occurs. Delegate duties and demonstrate assembly of instrument trays, wrap packages, and handle all items following procedure; mark items with identifying data and store in designated area. Troubleshoot instrument issues and tray turnover as needed.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining department quality monitors related to sterilization, sterile technique, and store items. Notify Surgical Services of positive biological spore testing and initiate recall procedure.
• Demonstrate knowledge of supplies and equipment specific to patient populations across ages (children, adolescents, adults, elderly). Follow physician preference sheets; dispense requests for sterile instrumentation and supplies; prioritize emergency requests and issue supplies based on knowledge of procedures. Assemble and wrap material, instruments, and supplies per aseptic technique.
• Obtain all preference sheets for surgical schedule. Oversee accuracy and distribution of case carts to surgical services. Identify and communicate specific instrument requests to staff.
• Delegate duties, apply appropriate follow‑up, and assist in staffing needs for subsequent shifts. Make necessary arrangements for coverage and manage overtime within budgetary allowances.
• Ensure all work areas and equipment are cleaned and maintained according to Infection Control and regulatory standards.
• Assist in orientation of new employees and provide total department operation guidance.
• Complete required orientation documentation for new shift staff and provide feedback on progress. Contribute to staff performance reviews.
• Communicate professionally with all departments, operating room, SPD, materials, surgeons and sterile processing staff. Resolve work‑related problems using established communication channels.
• Provide on‑call coverage during weekends and…