Manager Sterile Processing

McLaren Health Care Corporation; Clinton Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care Corporation in Michigan is seeking a Sterile Processing leader to provide overall technical direction and administration for sterile processing services in a large hospital system. You will supervise staff, ensure compliance with hospital, system and regulatory standards, manage budgets, and coordinate with other medical functions to promote standardization across the network.

The role emphasizes quality, safety, and customer service, requiring CBSPD or IAHCSMM certification

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; three years’ experience in sterile processing and/or OR in acute care; two years in lead or supervisory role.
• Current CBSPD or IAHCSMM certification as a technician; leadership certification within one year preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or business administration preferred; relevant field advantageous.
• Certification in Healthcare Leadership within one year of hire is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and administer sterile processing services in alignment with hospital, system, and regulatory standards.
• Ensure quality, financial, and customer service objectives are met.
• Develop and manage budgets to achieve departmental goals and monitor variances.
• Serve as technical resource to staff for problem solving and incident investigations.
• Approve department equipment modifications and major capital expenditures.
• Foster smooth sterile processing operations and resolve disruptions promptly.
• Develop staff through training and performance evaluations; ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with other departments to standardize processes across the system.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Staff supervision

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in health care administration or business administration (preferred)

CBSPD/IAHCSMM technician certification

Healthcare Leadership certification within 1 year

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Provides overall technical direction and administration to sterile processing personnel, ensuring system of sterile processing operate efficiently and effectively. regularly reviews and revises, as necessary, sterile processing standards and ensures procedures performed comply with all hospital, system and regulatory agency standards. Coordinates provision of sterile processing services with other medical functions and serves as technical resource for departmental personnel. Meets and consults with director for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies and to promote standardization across the system.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Plans and administers directly, and through subordinate supervisory personnel, the effective management and delivery of sterile processing procedures in accordance with all hospital, system and regulatory agency standards.
• Ensures quality, financial, and customer service objectives are met.
• Develops, secures approval of and administers capital and operating budgets in order to meet agreed-upon departmental goals and objectives.Develops and implements appropriate methods to monitor adherence to budgets and resolve variances.
• Serves as technical resource to subordinates in resolving complex problems and in investigating and recommending corrective actions in response to incident reports and/or patient complaints.
• Reviews and approves recommendations for department equipment modifications, new supplies, and minor equipment purchases.
• Recommends and secures approval of major capital expense items initiating bidding process with vendors and upon approval, warding bids.
• Fosters smoothly running sterile processing functions through timely and effective resolution of disruptions.
• Ensures the attainment of objectives through the selection, development, training and evaluation of staff.
• Ensures that all sterile processing activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, federal and governmental regulations and laws.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Required

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• three years' experience in sterile processing and/or operating room in an acute care setting, including two years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Current CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution) or IAHCSMM (International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management) certification as a technician.
• Current Certification in Healthcare Leadership from CBSPD or IAHCSMM required within one year of hire into position.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in health care administration or business administration or related field preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer ofMinorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011729
• Daily Work Times: Varies
• On Call: Yes

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.