Sterile Processing Educator

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Educator in New Orleans to lead department orientation, provide ongoing education, and conduct in-services on new products, procedures, and equipment. The role focuses on knowledge transfer for staff pursuing IAHCSMM certifications and maintaining competency across the SPD team.

The educator will research IFUs, ensure regulatory standards compliance, and collaborate with SPD leadership to design a robust educational program for multiple facilities

Qualifications

• Must have High School Diploma or GED and 2 years of Sterile Processing or Scrub Technician experience.
• Preferred: Education and/or training in Sterile Processing, Surgical Technology, or equivalent medical training.
• Preferred: 2 years of experience in a lead or educational role.

Responsibilities

• Maintains orientation documentation of new staff until completion and passes to SPD Manager.
• Sets up educational in-services to keep staff updated on industry changes and IFUs.
• Directly responsible for knowledge-transfer and ongoing education for staff pursuing IAHCSMM certifications.
• Documents staff errors in the tracking system and coordinates with OR and clinics.
• Educates and corrects errors; adds literature and educational information throughout the department.

Skills

Education leadership

In-services delivery

Training facilitation

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Sterile Processing experience

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

The Sterile Processing Educator is responsible for providing a comprehensive department orientation, on-going education and required training, and providing in-services on new products, procedures and equipment.

Why a Great Place to Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Maintains the orientation documentation of new staff being until completed, then will pass it on to SPD Manager. Approves all orientation check offs for orientation competencies. Ensures the competency of all Sterile Processing Department staff.
• Sets up educational in-services to keep staff up to date on industry changes, equipment IFUs and many various activities that pertain to the education of staff to perform their job functions. This will come with taking time to research IFUs, the industry and various other areas that affect how Sterile Processing functions.
• Provides instructions and in-services on new products, procedures and equipment in a manner that will identify and prevent resource loss and maintain safety.
• Directly responsible for the knowledge-transfer and ongoing education of staff as they prepare themselves for the multiple IAHCSMM certifications, helps to get staff CEUs to maintain their certifications and makes sure staff keeps certifications up to date so that they do not lapse.
• Documents staff errors in the tracking system by working with the operating room, clinics and various other groups that SPD serves.
• Educates and helps to correct the errors with the staff and if trends appear work with SPD Manager to address departmental or specific staff trends. Provides formal/informal/virtual instruction for Sterile Processing, including decontamination, prep & pack, case picking and sterilization.
• Assists with the tracking system by entering data, adding pictures, workflow instructions, messages to staff and IFU incorporation into the system. Assists the SPD Manager design a flowing department by adding literature, pictures and educational information throughout the department.
• Ensures that the standards of operation of the department comply with the standards set by regulatory agencies, such as the state Department of Health, TJC, IAHCSMM, AAMI, and AORN.
• Works closely with the Sterile Processing Manager, oversees quality and infection control initiatives and maintains the quality assurance. Once UMC is set up a high-quality educational program, it will also serve Children’s, Touro, New Orleans East and West Jefferson.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent _ AND _ 2 years of Sterile Processing or Scrub Technician experience.
• Preferred: Education and/or training in Sterile Processing, Surgical Technology, or other equivalent medical training.
• Preferred: 2 years of experience in a lead or educational role.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Required: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) OR Certified Sterile Processing Department Technician (CSPDT) - Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).
• Preferred: Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) OR Certification in Healthcare Leadership (CHL) OR Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) from Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT:

Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Children’s Hospital,

at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children’s Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference.