Director, Surgical Central Services

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a strategic operations leader to drive excellence in Central Sterile Processing. You will supervise managers and supervisors, manage daily operations and budgets, and partner with surgical, clinical, infection prevention, and supply chain leaders to improve performance and regulatory compliance.

Under the direction of Surgical Services leadership, you will drive long-range planning, staff development, and collaboration across departments to ensure readiness of instruments and

Qualifications

• Experience leading Central Sterile Processing or sterile services in a hospital setting.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, develop long-range plans, and supervise managers and supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Central Sterile Processing department and manage budgets and staff.
• Interact with surgical, clinical, infection prevention, and supply chain leaders to improve performance and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop and monitor operating and capital budgets; prepare monthly budget variance reports for leadership.
• Promote optimal service management and maintain accurate position descriptions and performance standards.
• Represent the Central Sterile Processing function in hospital committees and cross-department initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies and procedures and support talent development for subordinates.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Operations management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

We’re seeking a strategic operations leader to drive excellence in Central Sterile Processing. In this high-visibility role, you will oversee daily operations, budgets, and a team of managers and supervisors, ensuring surgical instruments and supplies are always ready for optimal patient care. You will partner with surgical, clinical, infection prevention, and supply chain leaders to improve performance, streamline workflows, ensure regulatory compliance, and implement best practices. The department is committed to growth and building a collaborative environment.

If you’re a proven leader ready to elevate sterile processing and make a direct impact on surgical outcomes,

Under the direction of the Executive Director of Surgical Services, the incumbent is responsible for the daily management, budgetary control, long-range planning and supervision of managers and supervisors in the Central Surgical Services functions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that accurate quota levels are maintained in the Surgical Central Processing functions to ensure proper issuances to all user groups; interact on a regular basis with all user group representatives to ensure that service levels are acceptable.
• Recommend intra-departmental and department policies and procedures or operations in the Surgical Central Processing Department.
• Select, evaluate, develop, motivate, and counsel subordinates.
• Implement and interpret monthly activity data for all Surgical Central Processing functions and supply areas; data should highlight departmental performance, pinpoint problems, develop alternatives, and advise on significant trends.
• In conjunction with the Purchasing Department, develop and monitor all Surgical Central Processing equipment buying/renting issues.
• Act in a manner to promote optimal service management.
• Serve on all committees as appointed by the Leadership
• Implement and maintain accurate position descriptions and performance standards for all subordinates, review job performance of each subordinate on an annual or as required basis and make recommendations to leadership concerning potential merit increments.
• Serve as the Surgical Central Processing representative to the hospital user groups for all operations and related issues, including purchasing issues and financial issues to ensure proper levels of service satisfaction.
• Interact with members of the Medical Staff to proactively solve problems.
• Develop and monitor operating and capital budgets in all areas of responsibility; prepare monthly budget variance reports for leadership which examine budgeted versus actual expenditures.
• Function as a member of the Surgical Services leadership team.
• Ensure that all personnel are aware of hospital policies and procedures.
• Comply with attendance policies as established by the UPMC Surgical Central Processing Department.