Instrument Coordinator-1st Shift-VCCOC

Montgomery College; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health seeks a skilled Instrument II to assemble instrument trays and maintain sterilization of instrumentation for surgical and clinical procedures. You will use tracking systems and ensure timely preparation for OR and clinic use.

The role requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience in sterile processing, with strong knowledge of decontamination and safety practices. A collaborative team environment and standard adherence are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Certified Sterile Processing Technician credentials required.
• High school diploma or GED; NBSTSA/CBSPD certifications are preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in sterile processing or related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instrument trays and equipment for OR and clinic use.
• Maintain sterilization and decontamination procedures per policy.
• Monitor and inventory supplies to ensure instrument availability.
• Operate sterilization and health, laundry, and decontamination equipment.
• Support orientation and ongoing staff development; ensure quality standards.

Skills

Sterile processing

Workflow coordination

Inventory management

Quality assurance

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Endoscopy equipment

Inventory tracking system

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health

With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid‑South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization

Instrument II

Job Summary

Ensures the accurate assembly of instrument trays and/or equipment independently. Utilization of the instrument tracking system and maintaining adequate sterilization of instrumentation and/or equipment by preparation of requested instrumentation and/or equipment for surgical and clinical procedures.

Shift Info

Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:00pm

Preferred Qualifications

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the field.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists with orientation and everyday workflow of assignments of new employees.
• Assist with development of in-service for staff members.
• Coordinates daily workflow with staff members to ensure timely completion.
• Monitors workflow performed by staff to ensure correctness.
• Demonstrates and understands principles of sterilization in preparing items for OR and clinic use.
• Operates all sterilization and HLD equipment according to manufacture requirements and departmental policies.
• Demonstrates and understands principles of decontamination and standard precautions.
• Assures that all employees demonstrate and understand the principles of decontamination.
• Understands and has the ability to function as a sterile processing technician and/or endoscopy tech specialist.
• Monitors and inventories the supplies and ensures instrumentation is available for OR and clinical areas.
• Ensures implementation of standards within the quality assurance monitoring process and improvements are followed.
• Monitors record keeping of repairs, maintenance, quality assurance measures are up to date and documented daily.
• Maintains and reviews missing instrumentation.
• Puts in requests for missing instrument orders and instrument par needed to maintain functioning instrument trays.

The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities

• Inventory Control (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of inventory control in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of the equipment and related devices. Has solid knowledge of performance criteria. Able to use the equipment to accomplish advanced tasks associated with the specific devices. Easily resolves equipment problems.
• Equipment Maintenance (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of preventive maintenance in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully maintaining equipment, products, or systems without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to conduct predictive maintenance on core products and equipment.
• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering environmental sterility and safety services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid‑South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co‑workers.

Core Capabilities

• Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high‑quality work/service. Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• Making Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day‑to‑day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them. Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Position Qualifications

Responsibilities

Certifications

• Certified Sterile Processing Technician - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc
• Certified Surgical Technologist - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
• Tech in Surgery TS-C - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

Work Experience

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level

3 years

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Benefits

• This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

People Are At The Heart Of All We Do

Great health care takes great people. We’re looking for like‑minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt Health, where we value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and foster an environment where everyone can thrive.

We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and an expanding footprint across towns and communities throughout the region. We employ more than 43,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research and graduate medical education. Our employees also serve in critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fundraising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many other departments. Our growing academic health system has more than 2,100 licensed hospital beds at eight hospitals: Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, Vanderbilt Tullahoma‑Harton Hospital, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. Vanderbilt Health is the Mid‑South’s largest provider of specialty care, with hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region, and Tennessee’s only National Cancer Institute‑designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for adults and children. We are one of the nation's busiest critical care centers, home to Middle Tennessee’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Burn Center for adults and children, and Middle Tennessee’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We are the nation’s largest transplant center, and last year we performed the most heart transplants than any center worldwide. Vanderbilt Health is an epicenter for biomedical research, winning over $1 billion in annual research awards from government, industry, foundations and donors. We are also a national leader in medical training and education, with the largest clinical training center in the Mid‑South and the only training center in Tennessee for many adult and pediatric specialties. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals for quality, safety and patient satisfaction. Three of our hospitals — Vanderbilt University Hospital, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — have been awarded a Five‑Star Quality Rating from Medicare. We support each other and encourage excellence among every member of our workforce. High‑achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth opportunities, competitive compensation and benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in advancing health care.

Vision and Mission

Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health. Our mission: Personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities