SPD Educator

Lee Health; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee Health in Fort Myers, FL seeks a Sterile Processing Supervisor to lead education and quality assurance across SPD workflows. You will drive continuous improvement, align with AAMI standards, and coordinate with surgical teams to ensure accurate, timely sterile products for patient care.

Responsibilities include staff mentorship, adherence to OSHA, FDA, AORN, DNV, and AAMI standards, and serving as instrumentation expert within surgical services. CRCST is required; CIS/CER preferred.

Qualifications

• Education and certification requirements for SPD roles.
• Experience in Sterile Processing and quality systems.
• CRCST certification required; CIS/CER preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages education and quality assurance throughout Sterile Processing workflows.
• Leads staff in continuous improvement following AAMI standards and IFU.
• Liaises with surgical services leadership and physicians to ensure timely sterile products.

Skills

Sterile Processing

Quality Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates degree preferred

Job description

Location: LeeSar Wholesale Distribution -2727 Winkler Ave Fort Myers FL 33901

Department: Sterile Processing

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/ to

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$33.36 - $43.36 / hour

Summary

Manages education and quality assurance throughout Sterile Processing workflows. Leads staff in a continuous improvement following AAMI standards and IFU. Participates in collaborative real-time root cause analysis and corrective action planning as defects occur. Serves as the liaison with surgical services leadership, surgical teams, and physicians to maintain high levels of quality, accuracy, and timeliness of sterile products needed to support patient care. Collaboratively ensures the sterilization processes adhere to standards of practice established by OSHA, FDA, AORN, DNV, and AAMI. Assumes the role of instrumentation expert in all areas of surgical services,assists with staff education, mentors and develops SPD staff, and assists in evaluation of staff performance.

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required, Associates degree preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in Sterile Processing required.

Certification: CRCST Required. CIS, CER Preferred

License: N/A

Other:

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