Senior Instrumentation Coordinator - New Tower

Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Instrumentation Coordinator to coordinate daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing, ensuring sterilized instruments are ready for use and delivered aseptically. This role supports cross-site reprocessing across the enterprise and contributes to process improvements.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED with at least two years in instrument processing; CRCST or CSPDT certification must be obtained within

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; two years of instrument processing experience.
• CRCST or CSPDT certification required within 6 months of hire or after offer.
• Experience coordinating OR and sterile processing workflows is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments.
• Ensure sterilized instruments are decontaminated, assembled, and delivered aseptically.
• Procure and standardize instrument trays across the enterprise; support 24/7 operations.

Skills

CRCST certification

Surgical instrument processing

Sterile processing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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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.

For Hire: 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.

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