Sterile Processing Coordinator

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Sterile Processing Supervisor to support daily unit operations across the operating room, inpatient and outpatient areas, and regional sites.

You will assist the manager with coordinating sterile supplies, directing staff, ensuring compliance with decontamination, packaging, sterilization, and high-level disinfection standards, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in a related field required.
• Minimum four years direct sterile processing experience; five years if external hire.
• Experience supervising: None.

Responsibilities

• Assists manager in daily unit operations and staff support.
• Maintains sterilization, decontamination, and instrumentation quality.
• Participates in performance improvement and recruitment efforts.
• Manages staffing and resource delegation.
• Ensures compliance with safety and infection control protocols.
• Acts as a resource to the team.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Sterile processing

Regulatory standards

Inventory control

MS Office proficiency

Education

Associate degree in related field

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Full-time, 40 Hours/weekM-F, 2:30pm-11:00pm

Onsite Akron, OH

Summary

Assists manager in the daily operations at the unit level, in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of clean and sterile instrumentation, equipment and supplies for the operating room, inpatient/outpatient patient care areas, and regional patient care sites. Contributes to development and evaluations of assigned personnel. Assists and provides staff support utilizing specialized knowledge, judgment and skill.

Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates personal and professional accountability for self and staff.
   
2. Participates in performance improvement.
   
3. Participates in and supports staff recruitment and retention efforts.
   
4. Uses critical thinking to provide resource management through staffing plan development, managing daily shift staffing, and delegation of resources.
   
5. Supports and assists with human resource management including but not limited to coaching, time keeping, development and evaluation of personnel.
   
6. Promotes a positive work environment and staff engagement.
   
7. Serves as a resource to the team.
   
8. Monitors and maintains compliance of department activities including: decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, wrapping, and sterilization/high level disinfection standards.
   
9. Participates in various hospital activities as appropriate and as directed by the Manager.
   
10. Other duties as required.

Other Information

Technical Expertise

1. 1.Experience in sterile processing is required.
   
2. 2.Must have working knowledge of regulatory standards for universal precautions, sterilization, and biological monitoring.
   
3. 3.Experience in inventory control is preferred.
   
4. 4.Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
   
5. 5.Experience in healthcare is preferred.
   
6. 6.Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Education:Associate degree in related field required*

*Employees within the current role must obtain Associate degree or higher within two years

2.Years of relevant experience:Minimum of four (4) years direct sterile processing experience required or five (5) years direct sterile processing experience required if external hire.

3.Years of experience supervising: None.

Requirements

• Must be subject matter expert in a minimum of three (3) specialty areas
• Certification: CRCST required. Must obtain either CES, CSPM, CSIS, CST, CFER, CIS or CHL within one year of promotion.
• Required to participate in performance improvement.
• Required to assist with human resource management including but not limited to coaching, time keeping, resource management, recruitment, retention, and performance evaluation.

Physical Requirements

1. Ability to push and pull carts containing medical supplies and instruments.
2. Ability to stand for extended periods during shift hours.
3. Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
4. Exposure to biohazardous materials and sharp instruments; adherence to strict safety and infection control protocols is required.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite