Instrumentation Coordinator - Lead - University Hospital

Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wexner Medical Center seeks a Lead Instrumentation Coordinator to orchestrate daily OR and Sterile Processing activities, ensuring timely delivery of sterilized instruments across multiple sites. The role emphasizes standardization of instrument trays and cross-site coordination to support complex surgical workflows.

The position requires CRCST or CSPDT certification, 4 years of relevant experience (6+ preferred), and a background in sterile processing and case cart management.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• CRCST or CSPDT certification required upon hire.
• 4 years of relevant experience required.
• 6+ years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead oversight of daily activities between Operating Room and Sterile Processing to facilitate case flow.
• Ensure case cart assembly, decontamination, assembly and sterilization of reprocessed inventory.
• Coordinate projects and process improvements and promote patient satisfaction through effective communication.
• Organize instrument trays on a global level to standardize procedures across the Enterprise.

Education

CRCST (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association)

CSPDT (CBSPD)

Associate degree in relevant field

Job description

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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.

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