Instrumentation Coordinator - Lead

The Ohio State University; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University is seeking an Instrumentation Coordinator - Lead at Ross Heart Hospital to oversee daily operations between the Operating Rooms and Sterile Processing Departments, ensuring timely case cart preparation, decontamination, and sterilization of surgical instruments. This role leads standardization of trays across the enterprise and supports 24/7 reprocessing at multiple sites.

You will provide clinical orientation for CCS Technicians, maintain instrument availability, and

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• CRCST/HSPA or CSPDT certification required upon hire.
• Associate degree in a relevant field preferred.
• 4 years of relevant experience required; 6+ years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to facilitate efficient case flow.
• Lead case cart assembly, decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of reprocessed surgical inventory.
• Standardize instrument trays across the Enterprise.
• Monitor OR schedules to ensure timely instrumentation delivery to the OR.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate degree in relevant field

CRCST/HSPA or CSPDT certification

Job description

Job Title:

Instrumentation Coordinator - Lead

Department:

University Hospital | Central Sterile Supply

Scope of Position: A Lead Instrumentation Coordinator works to prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and or clean all clinic or healthcare equipment required for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures. The Lead Instrumentation Coordinator ensures equipment, instruments, and supplies can be reused safely to prevent infections. This position is for ensuring sterilized, appropriately functioning medical supplies and instrumentation are packaged and delivered to the point use aseptically. Additionally, this position needs to serve as a clinical liaison between the Operating Rooms and the CSS offsite location to track and allocate sterilized instrumentation across the Enterprise. This position will also be responsible for tray movement logistics, and standardizing instrument trays across the Enterprise. This position will also monitor the OR schedule to ensure instrumentation is processed and delivered to the OR without delay. This position will be utilized 24/7 in multiple reprocessing sites across the Health System, to include Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, James Cancer Hospital, Same Day Surgery, University Hospital East and all Ambulatory sites. Provide clinical orientation for CCS Technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators in coordination with the CSS Educator. Educate clinical standards and policy and procedure and provide feedback as necessary.

Position Summary : Helps lead the oversight of daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to facilitate efficient case flow, through efficient case cart assembly and decontamination, assembly and sterilization/high level disinfection of all reprocessed surgical inventory. Responsible for assisting in projects and process improvement. Promotes customer service and patient satisfaction through effective communication with Operating Room clinical operations and multiple sterile processing departments across the Medical Center. Also responsible for organizing instrument trays on a global level to service the entire Enterprise in a standardized procedural manner.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
High School diploma or GED. Certification or vocational training may be required. Associate degree in relevant field may be preferred. Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician certification (CSPDT) issued through The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) required upon hire. 4 years of relevant experience required. 6 or more years of relevant experience preferred

Location:

Ross Heart Hospital (0353)

Position Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Shift:

Second Shift

_ Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process. _

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.