Sterile Processing Facilitator - St. John's

Fairview Health Services; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Retirement and tuition reimbursement

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Maplewood is seeking a Sterile Processing Facilitator. This role involves coordinating onboarding, facilitating educational initiatives, and ensuring compliance with quality audits within the Sterile Processing Departments. Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma, relevant experience in sterile processing, and excellent communication skills. This position is full-time, day/evening/night shifts, and offers a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in all areas of Sterile Processing.
• Ability to organize details and maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates onboarding schedules for new hires.
• Facilitates quality audits in Sterile Processing areas.
• Participates in department quality improvement projects.
• Collaborate with Sterile Processing leadership and other departments.

Skills

Knowledge of PC/laptop, word documents, excel spreadsheets

Minimum of 3 years sterile processing technician or related experience

High level of communication and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently

Team training

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D

HSPA CRCST certification required within 12 months of employment

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Networking applications

Staffing software

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview, St. John's Hospital, has an immediate opening for a Sterile Processing Facilitator.

This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period), benefits-eligible opening, eight hour shifts, day/evening/night shifts, weekends as needed.

Job Summary

The Sterile Processing Facilitator is responsible for facilitating education, onboarding, remediation and quality auditing within the Sterile Processing Departments and the customers it serves. Responsible for the scheduling of ongoing educational learnings and documentation. Performs and maintains competency records for staff. Performs quality audits and reviews reported safety events for education, process improvement, and/or staff accountability purposes. This position reports to the Sterile Processing Education and Quality Supervisor and works closely with the Sterile Processing Supervisors, Instrument Tracking System Manager, Managers, and System Director.

Job Expectations

• Coordinates onboarding schedules for new hires, monitors their progress, and reports training opportunities to leadership
• Meets with the Sterile Processing Education and Quality Supervisor on a scheduled cadence to review QA events and opportunities
• Oversees processes to ensure that they are hardwired and followed consistently. Reports any deviations to site leadership
• Proactively adjusts workflow to aid with operations as needed
• Respects confidentiality of all information by sharing information only with those who need to know
• Assist with Driver Audits as needed
• Remediation: Assists in facilitating educational scheduling for staff members that require remediation
• Assists with the organization and maintenance of employee training records according to Joint Commission policies and regulations
• Facilitates quality audits: Audits all areas of Sterile Processing to include, but not limited to Decontamination, Scope Rooms, Sterilization, Assembling and Distribution
• Perform audits in perioperative areas, procedural areas, clinics and surgery centers as assigned
• Participates in department quality improvement projects as assigned
• Partners with workgroups for set/instrument optimization for floor and surgical grade instrumentation
• Ability to work independently and to provide excellent customer service to all levels of hospital staff, outside agencies and contractors
• Demonstrates respect for others and conducts self in calm, purposeful and professional manner

Qualifications

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D
• Knowledge of PC/laptop, word documents, excel spreadsheets, network applications and staffing software
• Minimum of 3 years sterile processing technician or related experience
• Independently demonstrated expertise in all areas of Sterile Processing with the ability to understand and effectively teach associated processes
• HSPA CRCST certification is required within 12 months of employment

Preferred

• Certified Instrument Processing Technician, leadership coursework and training
• Surgical Technician with lead experience or related experience
• HSPA CIS, CHL

Additional Requirements

• High level of communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to organize details and maintain accurate records

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status