Supervisor - Certified Sterile Processing Technician - Mount Carmel St. Ann's

* Employment Type:

* Part time
* Shift:
* Evening Shift

* Description:

* Shift Details:

* Mid shift: 10:30 am - 7:00 pm EST.

* Monday - Friday.

* On-Call weekend rotation required.

* Position

Purpose:

* In accordance with the Mission and Guiding Behaviors; the Supervisor Sterile Processing supports and assists the SPD Manager in providing 24-hour operations of the SPD service area. Meets or exceeds patient, physician, or other pertinent customer expectations. Assists in the selection, development and if required, corrective action of staff, in order to maintain competence and high-quality service or care. Develops, plans, implements, and evaluates educational programs to meet the needs of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) and to aide in the professional development of staff.
Assists the Surgical Services Manager with overall supervision and daily operations of the Sterile Processing Department. Evaluates workflow and makes staffing assignments. Assists the Manager in meeting productivity and labor expense targets. Oversees the training and competency of Sterile Processing Technicians. Recognizes and identifies the existence of problems or improvement opportunities and takes action to troubleshoot issues. Coordinates Quality Assurance programs and provides in-service and education opportunities for the department.

* What you will do:

* * Promotes a Culture of Safety by adhering to policy, procedures and plans that are in place to prevent workplace injury, violence or adverse outcome to associates and patients.

* Relationship-based Care:
Creates a caring and healing environment that keeps the patient and family at the center of care throughout their experience at Mount Carmel following the principles of our interdisciplinary care delivery system.
* (For patient care providers) Provides nursing care, ensures an environment of patient safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives, and exhibits professionalism in nursing practice within the model of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®.

* Maintains open and active communication with the medical staff, patient care staff and interdepartmental staff.

* Coordinates daily work assignments, monitoring all processing areas. Maintains employee schedule ensuring adequate coverage for hours of operation and call coverage on weekends and Holidays.

* Assists SPD Manager in evaluations of Sterile Processing staff.

* Acts as liaison and facilitates communication between sterile processing and operating room personnel/nursing units.

* Facilitates the processing of instrumentation and equipment, ensuring quality and customer satisfaction. Assist with collecting data for Quality Assurance.

* Reviews operating room schedules, anticipating needs and/or conflicts with instrumentation, coordinating instrumentation for all procedures with operating room personnel.

* Responsible for the daily review of all recording tapes and biological / chemical tests from all sterilizers and records results. Implements hospital policy and procedure for positive biological tests.

* Monitors staff compliance with all required safety precautions.

* Assumes responsibility of department in absence of Manager SPD

* Coaches' staff and rounds with staff consistently.

* Conducts staff meetings/huddles and provides educational opportunities for staff.

* Ensures SPD policies and procedures are kept updated.

* Ensures the competency of all SPD staff and other staff who may be involved in high level disinfection and/or sterilization in other areas. Maintains departmental education records in compliance with regulatory guidelines.

* Oversees quality and infection control initiatives for SPD.

* Provides a comprehensive and technical orientation, education and training program for the sterile processing staff.

* Assists Manager with managing labor and supply components of the budget.

* Assists Manager in organization functions of the department.

* Assists Manager in conducting annual performance evaluations of SPD staff.

* Assist the Manager with evaluation of the department's service delivery. Recommends and implements process improvements.

* Responsible for all daily operations in the absence of the…