Sterile Processing Lead

ThedaCare; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ThedaCare seeks a Sterile Processing Lead at Wisconsin Institute of Surgical Excellence LLC in Neenah, WI. This full-time, days shift role offers 40 hours weekly with no weekends or holidays.

You will oversee instrument processing, achieve high-level disinfection standards, train staff, and coordinate with OR, biomed, and materials management to keep operations safe, compliant, and efficient. Qualifications include 2–3 years in sterile processing, leadership experience, and CRCST or equivalent

Qualifications

• Two to three years Sterile Processing experience preferred
• Previous leadership experience preferred
• Sterile Processing Certification (CRCST or equivalent) and one additional Certification from CIS/CER/CHL/CCSVP must be achieved within first year of employment

Responsibilities

• Ensures optimal, high-level disinfection and sterile processing performance through quality controls within the department and standards set by AAMI, OSHA, Joint Commission, and AORN.
• Acts as a resource to employees, including training and day-to-day direction.
• Directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues.
• Receives and processes instrumentation, supplies, and equipment from various departments in a timely manner.
• Ensures safety and quality of items processed via disassembly, inspection, and decontamination.
• Performs assembly and packaging of instrumentation for sterilization.
• Records required daily quality checks on the sterile processing environment and equipment.
• Maintains documentation to ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Sterile processing

Leadership

Education

CRCST or equivalent Sterile Processing Certification

CIS

CER

CHL

CCSVP

Job description

Why ThedaCare? Living A Life Inspired! Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world. At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare. Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness – Lifestyle Engagement e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support Access & Affordability e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

About ThedaCare! Summary : The Sterile Processing Lead helps assign team members, and oversees workflow efficiency, instrument processing, and activities within the sterile processing department. Collaborates and develops relationships with medical staff, team members, hospital and clinic customers, patients, and visitors. Promotes process improvement and quality initiatives. Helps support departmental adherence to ThedaCare policies, regulatory standards, and compliance.

Job Description

SCHEDULE: Full time, benefit eligible 40 hrs/week Days, shifts scheduled between the hours of 7:00am-5:00pm No weekends/No holidays Must have sterile processing experience

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures optimal, high-level disinfection and sterile processing performance through quality controls established within the department and set forth by AAMI, OSHA, Joint Commission, and AORN.
• Acts as a resource to employees, which includes training/orienting, providing day to day work direction, and giving input on performance.
• Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues.
• Receives and processes instrumentation, supplies, and equipment from the operating room, hospital departments, clinics, and outside customers in a timely manner.
• Ensures safety and quality of items processed via disassembly, inspection, and decontamination.
• Performs assembly and packaging of instrumentation for sterilization.
• Performs decontamination, sterilization, and high-level disinfection of instrumentation and endoscopes based on specific instruction for use to ensure patient safety.
• Performs and records required daily quality checks on the sterile processing environment, instrumentation, and equipment.
• Collects coordinates, and audits documentation ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory standards.
• Follows standards for handling instrumentation and equipment including AAMI standards and manufacturers instruction for use.
• Serves as liaison and resource for sterile processing, perioperative services, and hospital and outside customers.
• Works closely with biomed, materials management, and supply chain to ensure supplies are available in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
• Collaborates with sterile processing trainer and manager to ensure continual compliance with hospital policy and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

Two to three years Sterile Processing experience preferred Previous leadership experience preferred Sterile Processing Certification (CRCST or equivalent) and one additional Certification from the following list must be achieved within first year of employment.

• Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS)
• Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER)
• Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL)
• Certified Central Service Vendor Partner (CCSVP)

Physical Demands Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of fifty (50) pounds without assistance.

Category 1: Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties

Work Environment Frequent exposure to sharp objects and instruments Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. Occasional high noise level in work environment. Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and pharmacological agents. Occasional contact with aggressive and or combative patients.

Position requires compliance with department specific competencies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Scheduled FTE: 1

Location: Wisconsin Institute of Surgical Excellence LLC - Neenah,Wisconsin

Overtime Exempt: No

Worker Shift Details: Days

About ThedaCare

ThedaCare is a community health system consisting of seven hospitals, numerous clinics and related services.We are the third largest health care employer in Wisconsin and the largest employer in the state's second largest economic market - Northeast Wisconsin - with approximately 6,800 employees. Through our 100-year history, ThedaCare has woven itself into the very fabric of the communities we serve. For our employees, ThedaCare offers an environment that not only welcomes but also encourages innovative thinking and fresh approaches to today’s health care challenges. We’ve improved the health of thousands of individuals. We know this because we track our quality and constantly seek to improve our care and services for the members of our communities.

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ThedaCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ThedaCare complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, medical condition, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.