Lead Certified Sterile Processing Technician (Full Time, Evening Shift)

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles seeks a shift lead for sterile processing to oversee decontamination, sterilization, and storage operations. You will plan, coordinate, and assign tasks, ensuring compliance with policies and regulatory requirements while supporting team development.

The role requires a Sterile Processing Technician certification, HLFS certification, and prior leadership and frontline supervisory experience in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
• Three years' sterile processing experience: Preferred
• One year's leadership experience: Preferred
• Sterile Processing Technician certification: Required
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety (HLFS): Required

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison with other hospitals and agencies for emergent supplies, equipment and rental equipment.
• Oversees training and evaluates competency of all staff.
• Maintains instrumentation and understands equipment/chemicals used in reprocessing reusable instruments and equipment.
• Provides preceptor support and at least two educational programs annually to other team members.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Coordination

Training & mentoring

Quality improvement

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Associate/Technical degree preferred

Job description

Centered in the heart of Boyle Heights, Adventist Health White Memorial is one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1913. We are comprised of a 353-bed hospital, three medical office buildings, residency programs, comprehensive cancer care and a vast scope of services located in the Los Angeles area. In 2019, Adventist Health White Memorial was recognized with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for performance excellence. We are proud to promote wellness in the community at the local farmers market and through our community resource center with services for seniors and Spanish-speakers. Los Angeles is known for its art, rich culture, numerous sports teams and world-renowned dining. There is something for everyone in this culturally diverse city.

Job Summary:

Provides shift leadership to non-certified and certified technicians in planning, prioritization, coordination and assignment of sterile processing. Demonstrates an understanding of policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements and builds continued competency in order to work independently and provide support to other team members for the decontamination, sterilization, and sterile storage activities of the department.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
• Three years' sterile processing experience: Preferred
• One year's leadership experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• Sterile Processing Technician certification: Required

Facility Specific License/Certifications:

• Hospital Fire and Life Safety (HLFS): Required

Essential Functions:

• Acts as a liaison with other hospitals and agencies in obtaining emergent supplies, equipment and rental equipment. Maintains supplies at the appropriate par levels. Authorized to have unsupervised access to areas where medications are accessible and to handle and transport medications.
• Coordinates work schedules of sterile processing technicians. Oversees training and evaluates competency of all staff.
• Maintains an adequate level of instrumentation necessary for the efficient functioning of customer departments and understands the equipment and chemicals used in reprocessing reusable instruments and equipment.
• Provides preceptor support to other employees and at least two educational programs annually to other team members.
• Actively participates in continuous quality improvement (CQI) process.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.