SPD Quality Specialist, Northside Hospital Gwinnett

Northside Hospital; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Lawrenceville is seeking a Continuous Improvement Technician. This role focuses on enhancing technical training and compliance within the department. Candidates should have relevant sterile processing experience and hold necessary certifications. Join a leading healthcare provider dedicated to quality improvement and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Two years of sterile processing or related field experience.
• CRCST or CSPDT certification required.
• Preferred: Experience in training/education and supervisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Implement Continuous Improvement program on shifts.
• Provide training to instrument techs and conduct quality assurance audits.
• Ensure TJC and AAMI compliance and promote certification activities.

Skills

Quality assurance audits

Technical training

Process improvement

Orientation and certification promotion

Education

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)

Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Tech (CSPDT)

Associates degree

Job description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

This position is responsible for implementing the department’s Continuous Improvement program on one or more shifts. Areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to: delivery of technical training to instrument techs, performance and documentation of quality assurance audits, TJC and AAMI compliance, orientation of newly hired instrument techs, promoting certification activities throughout the department, and supporting process improvement initiatives.

• Two (2) years sterile processing or related field experience.
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Tech (CSPDT) through the Central Board of Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

PREFERRED

• Associates degree
• One (1) year of Sterile Processing or related field supervisory experience.
• One (1) year of experience in training and/or education.