Sterile Processing Technician SPD Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY

This position supports leadership while performing as an integral part of OR team with additional job requirements and expanded supervision. Demonstrates accountability for operating room readiness ensuring sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable supplies are complete and ready for a procedure prior to the preceding patient leaving the operating room. Responsible for the proper care and handling of all general and specialty instrumentation including the cleaning, decontamination, disassemble/reassembly, budget, quality assurance, instrument identification, set assembly, packaging, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instrumentation for PeriOp Services, hospital departments, and clinics.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Determines, coordinates, and supervises daily staffing assignments.Provides direction, assists in providing a comprehensive departmental orientation to all new hires.Accesseslearning needs of staff and collaborates with vendors and management to develop training programs on an ongoing basis.Ensures staff compliance with regulatory requirements and departmental or organizational policies and procedures.

2. Reviews schedule ahead of time to ensure tray availability, discuss with OR manager or Service Line Leader if there any issues with regards to equipment/tray availability, participates in department huddles along with OR huddle participation. Participates in staffing when needed. Interacts with other departments and outside clinics that are supported by CSPD.

3. Selects,trainsand manages staff.Schedulesstaffin accordance withdepartmentneeds,maintainslabor expenses withinbudgetguidelines.Providesdaily directiontostaff.Setsgoals forindividuals and fortheteam.Actsas a mentorand coach and provides developmentand growthopportunitiesforstaff, (shared responsibility supervisor/Sr manager).

4. Monitors supplies, equipment, surgical instrumentation, and labor resources staying within budget. Able to provide budget variance reasons for expense overrides. Assists in developing budgets, goals, targets, and action plans and provide input to policies and procedures.

5. Identifies,addresses and communicatesopportunitiestoimprove work processes and enable achievementofgoals in quality,productivity and customersatisfaction.Maintainsstatisticsand reportson activityin areas responsible forwhen required.

6. Coordinates and participates in special projects as assigned. Obtains vendor quotes for surgical instruments to meet both daily and new services working with surgeons to develop service line needs and inventory levels to meet demands.Able to address future expense needs for volume driven instrumentation increases to provide sufficient inventory supporting surgical procedure daily volume without delay.

7. Works under general supervision. Incumbents in this position are accountable for the daily performance of a shift(s) unit(s) or team(s). Makes decisions guided by policies and procedures. Interacts primarily with direct reports, supervisor(s), operating room nursing, surgical scrub technicians, surgeons and customers both internal campus wide customers, and external clinics/patients supported areas.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Requires national certification as a SPD Technician.

Three years as a sterile processing technician. Mustbe proficientand have working knowledge in area ofservice.Mustdemonstrateeffectivecommunication,teambuilding,human relationsand organizationskills. Must be familiar with commonly used office software and/or have the ability to learn new software applications if necessary.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Prior supervisory experience is preferred.
Associates degree in business or management.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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