Senior Instrumentation Coordinator - East

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center seeks a Senior Instrumentation Coordinator to manage daily workflows between the Operating Rooms and Sterile Processing Departments, ensuring aseptic packaging, delivery, and standardized instrument trays across the Enterprise.

You will lead collaboration with clinical operations and reprocessing teams at multiple sites, promoting efficient case flow and patient care across the health system.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum two years experience as instrument processor or Surgical Technologist.
• Certification CRCST or CSPDT required within 6 months or upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments to facilitate efficient case flow.
• Oversee case cart assembly, decontamination, sterilization/high-level disinfection of reprocessed surgical inventory.
• Organize instrument trays globally to service the Enterprise and support process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Instrument processing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Scope of Position

The Senior Instrumentation Coordinator works to prepare, sterilize, install, assemble, and or clean all clinic or healthcare equipment required for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures. The Senior 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 procuring, and standardizing instrument trays across the Enterprise. 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. Position Summary: Coordination and 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 ordering, procuring and organizing instrument trays on a global level to service the entire Enterprise.

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. Overseeing loaner trays and core tech responsibilities. 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

High school graduate or possess the G.E.D. At least two years of experience as an instrument processor or Surgical Technologist. 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.

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.