Supv OR Sterile Processing Operations

Supervisor Of Or Sterile Processing Operations

The Supervisor Of Or Sterile Processing Operations is a first line supervisor who, in collaboration with the Clinical Manager, directs care and coordinates resources for a specified unit and performs administrative activities while providing leadership and support to staff.

Responsibilities:

Key accountabilities include:
Department Focus;
Human Resource Management;
Departmental/Organizational Support; and Clinical Practice Management/Development. The related values of each major area of responsibility are:

Core behaviors:

• Collaborates and supports the health care team in the delivery of quality and fiscally responsible patient-focused care.
• Participates in quality assessment and improvement programs.
• Enhances unit behaviors through education and technology implementation.
• Provides leadership in the development of policies, procedures, standards of care and critical paths.

Human Resource Management Core Behaviors:

• Facilitates, stimulates and evaluates human resources to provide quality, cost efficient patient care.
• Documents and communicates staff performance.
• Collaborates to foster staff development.
• Develops unit staffing schedule.
• Conducts informational staff meetings.
• Identifies staff educational needs.
• Resolves nursing care conflicts.
• Contributes to unit staff appraisals and developmental goals.
• Assists in the credentialing process.
• Collaborates with Nursing Faculty and students.
• Respects Rhode Island Hospital policies.
• Participates in staff recruitment and retention.
• Implements disciplinary action.

Financial Management Core Behaviors:

• Utilizes resources to develop cost efficient delivery of high quality services.
• Develops critical paths.
• Encourages financial conscientious staff.
• Assists in the development of budgets.
• Encourages staff to implement new concepts and technology.
• Develops unit staffing and scheduling.
• Monitors staff compliance to schedule.

Departmental/Organizational Support Core Behaviors:

• Contributes to the organizational plan for development of short and long-term goals.
• Provides unit management coverage.
• Directs and supervises unit staff.
• Identifies and resolves conflict and problems.
• Communicates the status of unit operations.
• Participates in unit management meetings.
• Chairs unit staff meetings.
• Collaborates with nursing faculty.
• Participates in the formation of policy, procedures, standards.
• Participates on organizational committees.
• Complies to JCAHO standards.

Clinical Practice Management/Development Core Behaviors:

• Assists in the advancement of team participation.
• Remains current on the latest concepts, techniques, and methods.
• Demonstrates flexibility and recognizes the needs for the overall organization.
• Participates in professional organization.

Performance Standards:

• Ensures equipment maintenance.
• Ensures compliance with departmental and regulatory standards.
• Ensures safety checks.
• Assigns daily clinical staff.
• Assigns staff to projects/committees.
• Investigate and document concerns.
• Counsels staff and implements disciplinary steps.
• Has input into and/or hires/terminates staff.
• Performs performance reviews.
• Ensures appropriate use of incident reports.
• Assists with developing/maintaining policy and procedures.
• Recognizes trends and discusses with Clinical Manager.
• Management commitment.
• Shift report; timely schedule information sharing.

Qualifications:

Education:

Must have current licensure to practice as a Certified Sterile Processing Technician. CRCST or equivalent required.

Experience:

Minimum of 3 years relevant experience with demonstrated clinical and leadership skills. Maintains mandatory skills; remains current in practice and technology; as an active member of IAHCSMM.

Supervision:
Supervisory responsibility for up to 50 FTEs.

Pay Range: $64,480.00-$

EEO Statement:
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type: M-F 2:00pm - 10:30pm

Work Shift:

Evening

Daily

Hours:

8 hours

Driving

Required:

No