01 Team Leader Central Sterile

Southeast Georgia Health System Inc / SGHS; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Georgia Health System is seeking a Team Leader in Central Sterile to oversee the sterile processing team across multiple locations.

You will prepare and assemble medical and surgical supplies, maintain PAR levels, monitor inventory, and distribute items to surgery and other departments.

Collaborate with Surgery, Supply Chain and Materials Management to improve workflow, while adhering to safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 1 year of sterile processing, supply chain, materials management experience preferred.
• Certification in CSPDT, CRCST, CIS or CST preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Assist and monitor the Central Sterile team in preparing and assembling medical and surgical supplies, instrumentation, and equipment; maintaining the sterile processing areas; and receiving and distributing surgical supplies and equipment to areas within the facility.
• Preparing and distributing surgical case carts according to physician preference lists and anticipated needs of the perioperative team.
• Following manufacturer’s instructions and organizational policies and procedures when handling cleaning solutions, supplies and equipment and procedures to safely operate equipment used in the sterile processing areas.
• Monitor, assist and support the team to ensure that established PAR levels, package/supply integrity and expiration dates are accurate and replaced as necessary.
• Conducting inventory, receiving, monitoring, and distributing medical and surgical supplies, equipment and instrumentation to and from sterile processing to other areas within the facility.
• Monitoring supply par levels, the package/supply integrity, and all expiration dates and facilitates replacement as necessary.
• Works closely with Surgery, Supply Chain and Materials Management to promote teamwork, efficiency and flow of processes for day-to-day operations.
• Performs special functions and duties assigned by Surgical Services leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Inventory control

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CRCST certification

CIS certification

CST certification

Job description

Throughout the many locations that make up the Southeast Georgia Health System network, there is a common thread that pulls everything together: A team of committed professionals like you. These individuals appreciate the value of every person who walks through our doors, and are the key to our culture of Service Excellence.

As a Team Leader in Central Sterile, you will provide a variety of indirect patient-related services. You will assist and monitor the team in preparing and assembling medical and surgical supplies, instrumentation, and equipment. You will maintain the sterile processing areas and receive and distribute surgical supplies and equipment within Southeast Georgia Health System.

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting, monitoring and supporting the Central Sterile team in preparing and assembling medical and surgical supplies, instrumentation, and equipment; maintaining the sterile processing areas; and receiving and distributing surgical supplies and equipment to areas within the facility.
• Preparing and distributing surgical case carts according to physician preference lists and anticipated needs of the perioperative team. Responding to phone and/or in person requests by locating and delivering commodities to surgery or the requesting department in a timely manner.
• Following manufacturer’s instructions and organizational policies and procedures when handling cleaning solutions, supplies and equipment and procedures to safely operate equipment used in the sterile processing areas.
• Monitor, assist and support the team to ensure that established PAR levels, package/supply integrity and expiration dates are accurate and replaced as necessary.
• Conducting inventory, receiving, monitoring, and distributing medical and surgical supplies, equipment and instrumentation to and from sterile processing to other areas within the facility.
• Monitoring supply par levels, the package/supply integrity, and all expiration dates and facilitates replacement as necessary.
• Works closely with Surgery, Supply Chain and Materials Management to promote teamwork, efficiency and flow of processes for day-to-day operations.
• Performs special functions and duties assigned by Surgical Services leadership.

What you will need:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• 1 year of sterile processing, supply chain, materials management and or completion of a Surgical Technician program preferred.
• Central Supply Processing Department Technician (CSPDT), or Certified Registered Central Services Technician (CRCST) certification, or Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) or Certified Surgical Technician (CST)

Why choose Southeast Georgia Health System?

• We are mission-focused to provide safe, quality, accessible, and cost-effective care to meet the health needs of the people and communities it serves
• Our workplace is as pleasant and rewarding as the setting we enjoy outside of work -- imagine stepping out of your workspace and into a world of scenic beauty, outdoor recreational activities, mild winters, natural beaches, fine dining, and a full array of cultural and colonial historic attractions
• The chance to work within a culture that is collegial yet professional, has exceptional career-advancement potential, and work/life balance that is practically unparalleled
• Our facility will allow you to use, sharpen, and add to your skills without having to commute to a large city environment
• The ability to be a part of the prestigious Coastal Community Health, a regional affiliation between Baptist Health and Southeast Georgia Health System. This collaboration forms a highly-integrated hospital network focused on significant initiatives designed to enhance the quality and value of care provided to our contiguous communities

Travel Required

No .

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