Lead Instrumentation Coordinator-New Tower

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

Job summary

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center seeks a Lead Instrumentation Coordinator to oversee daily operations between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing. You will help ensure sterilized instruments, standardized trays, and timely delivery across the enterprise.

Responsibilities include leading tray assembly, coordinating across multiple sites, mentoring CCS Technicians, and enforcing clinical standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 4 years in instrument processing or sterile processing in a hospital setting.
• CRCST or CSPDT certification required upon hire or within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily activities between OR and Sterile Processing to facilitate efficient case flow.
• Assemble, sterilize, and standardize instrument trays across the Enterprise.
• Monitor OR schedules to ensure timely delivery of instrumentation.
• Provide clinical orientation for CCS Technicians and Instrumentation Coordinators.
• Serve as a liaison across multiple reprocessing sites and educate on standards.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Adaptability

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Tecsys

Censitrac

Job description

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 Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

For Hire

High school graduate or possess the G.E.D. Minimum of 4 years of experience as an instrument processor or worked in a hospital sterile processing setting is required. Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification issued through International Association of Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification issued through The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) is required upon hire.

Computer Skills

Requires thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, Tecsys and Censitrac tracking and be capable of learning software programs and/or hardware as required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification issued through International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification issued through The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) required upon hire, or must obtain certification within 6 months of hire is required.

Other Skills and Abilities

Ability to build and maintain relationships; execute customer service, leadership, adaptability, and problem solving.

Thank you for your interest in working at Ohio State.

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.