Director, Sterile Processing - Fully Onsite

Northwell; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a senior Sterile Processing leader to direct, plan, organize, and evaluate staff and activities. You will develop strategic goals, manage budgets, and ensure quality and compliance across sterile processing operations to support surgical services.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, CST certification, and 7+ years in sterile processing with leadership experience. You will build cross-functional relationships with perioperative teams and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Current CST certification required.
• 7+ years in sterile processing with leadership/management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sterile Processing group and develop staff; build consensus for programs and goals.
• Oversee budget, KPIs, quality, productivity and efficiency.
• Collaborate with perioperative management on workflows and solutions.
• Coordinate ordering, receiving and inventory control; ensure par levels.
• Ensure compliance with sterilization principles and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain regulatory testing and departmental records.
• Develop and evaluate reports and strategic plans; manage direct and indirect reports.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certified Central Supply Technician (CST)

Tools

Sterile Processing software

Inventory management software

Job description

Job Description

Directs, plans, organizes, and evaluates the staff and activities of Sterile Processing. Develops and oversees strategic operating goals, performanceimprovement projects, department performance, budget, staff, compliance, and policies and procedures.

Job Responsibility

• Leads a Sterile Processing group by communicating with and developing staff members, and building consensus for programs and goals that support a business, function or geographic area. Develops systems to ensure availability of sterile instrumentation for surgeries and optimal condition of returned instruments; utilizes key performance indicators for trending and identifying improvement areas.
• Develops and articulates a short-term strategic vision for areas of responsibility. Develops and oversees financial management including operating budget, supplies, equipment, space, staff and information; develops and reports on budgets, including monthly indicators on quality, productivity and efficiency.
• Builds and maintains productive inter/intra departmental and vendor work relationships to optimize operations; collaborates with perioperative management on work-flow issues and implements solutions.
• Serves as a liaison between materials management and supply organizations to facilitate smooth supply operation.
• Oversees compliance and consistency with sterilization principles, standards and techniques; ensures compliance with government and agency regulations.
• Coordinates activities of ordering, receiving, and inventory control; ensures inventory meets par levels, surgeon preferences, and quality standards; analyzes equipment and inventory spending patterns to maximize cost effectiveness.
• Oversees the maintenance and integrity of all regulatory testing requirements and departmental records.
• Selects, develops, manages, and evaluates both direct and indirect reports.

• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Current Registered Central Supply Technician Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 7 + years of relevant experience and 7+ years of leadership / management experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).