Director, Clinical Operations

STERIS Healthcare United States; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of healthcare solutions seeks a Director of Clinical Operations to oversee multiple sterile processing departments. This role requires strong leadership and operational skills to ensure compliance with health standards and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have extensive healthcare experience and the ability to manage complex operations effectively. Join a company committed to creating a healthier and safer world.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of healthcare experience, 8+ years in leadership.
• Active certification in sterile processing required.
• Proficient in project management and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Oversees management and quality in multiple onsite Customer IPS engagements.
• Builds relationships with decision makers to ensure KPI delivery.
• Manages P&L and drives cost reduction through staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiating

Analytical Skills

Communication

Project Management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

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At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

Oversees the management and facilitates production and quality within multiple onsite Customer IPS engagements. Ensures Customer expectations are met by pro-actively managing activities and complying with contractual obligations. Provides on-site support, training and communication to sterile processing department management and personnel. Ensures proper operational processes are followed by all members of the team in conjunction with the standards set forth by the Department of Health, TJC, DNV, OSHA, CDC, AAMI and AORN.

This is an onsite role. To be considered, you must be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Birmingham, AL area.

Duties

LEADERSHIP

• Ability to motivate and manage a leadership team to provide excellent day-to-day service to support the operations of multiple healthcare on-site sterile processing departments and ensure delivery of the contracted deliverable and company initiatives.
• Collaborates with the STERIS Business Development partner to ensure Customer and STERIS expectations are defined, achievable and properly communicated to the Customer. Ability to reset and maintain expectations through the engagement to achieve contracted deliverables.
• Determine the appropriate resource requirements to properly align staff to meet the contract deliverables for multiple departments at multiple sites and properly align staff with fluctuating demand and ensure leadership team possesses this same ability.
• Motivational leader that possesses the ability to build and maintain Employee Engagement and instill a culture of safety and retention.

Duties - cont'd

CUSTOMERS

• Build a web of influence with decision makers at the highest level of the organization and conduct, in conjunction with Business Development Team, business reviews to review KPI’s and contractual expectations.
• Ensure delivery of Customer Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
• Resolve Customer issues in a timely and efficient manner by discovering the root causes of problems and processes and develops a plan with measurable outcomes to track progress.
• Lead the resolution of Customer issues in a timely and efficient manner by discovering the root causes of problems and processes and develops a plan with measurable outcomes to track progress. Brings in additional support as needed to resolve Customer concerns.
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the contract(s) and maintains strong relationships to ensure a high-quality product is provided in relation to contractual scope.
• Identify opportunities to provide additional services by maintaining strong Customer relations and ensures the satisfaction of Customer deliverables.

OPERATIONS/PROCESSES

• Demonstrates understanding of the Instrument Processing Division’s processes and the ability to manage, train and implement in multiple sites while focusing on continuous improvement.
• Develops and enforces the implementation of policies, new processes, procedures, product conversions, new services, and programs in conjunction with the contract and STERIS to improve Customer service.
• Possesses the ability to effectively manage a P&L with a large budget and can drive down costs each year through staff development and continuous improvement.
• Uses Non-conformance documentation to identify areas of deficiencies and creates Corrective action plans to manage improvement.
• Ability to effectively translate and implement business strategy.

Education Degree

• High School Diploma or GED

Required Experience

• 12+ years of healthcare experience with 8+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing or related industry; or 8+ years of healthcare experience with 6+ years of leadership experience and a bachelor’s degree.
• 4+ years good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Active certification in sterile processing/central sterile via CBSPD or IAHCSMM required. If not certified at point of hire, it must be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Must be proficient in project management and strategic thinking.
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Must be capable of learning additional software as required.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking, priority setting capabilities.
• Must possess solid managerial, analytical, organizational skills and financial acumen.
• Must have solid understanding and leadership experience in Lean Manufacturing.
• Proven ability to recruit, train, and motivate personnel in order to balance staffing strength with profitability and growth.
• Must possess the ability to manage and direct remote employees.

Preferred Experience

• 4+ years Instrument tracking software and employee management system experience
• 4+ years medical instrument knowledge
• 4+ years experience/knowledge of Sterile Processing, Operating Room and Material Management functions

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

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STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.