Sterile Processing (SPD) Educator & Quality Specialist - Clinical Network

City of Hope; Irwindale (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is recruiting for a Sterile Processing Education and Quality Assessment lead to ensure regulatory compliance and ongoing staff development across the enterprise.

The role oversees education programs for transport, cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and storage of instruments and devices, with travel to community practice sites as needed. Requires CRCST and CER certifications with leadership experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years of recent experience in sterile processing or perioperative environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree or 4 additional years of experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Demonstrated formal leadership or education role in sterile processing operations.
• Knowledge of aseptic technique, surgical instrumentation and equipment, infection control, and body mechanics.
• Demonstrated teaching/education/in-service skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and conduct training for onboarding and ongoing staff development in sterile processing.
• Asses learning needs and organize development programs for staff.
• Provide annual staff education and maintain competency records.
• Develop and implement departmental performance improvement activities.
• Maintain current standards of care and protocols reflecting evidence-based practice.
• Travel to community practice sites as required.

Skills

Leadership

Education/Training

Aseptic technique

Infection control

Surgical instrumentation

Body mechanics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

CRCST Certification

CER Certification (within 12 months)

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Position Summary

Responsible for education and Quality Assessments of City of Hope’s Sterile Processing Program according to IAHCSMM, CBSPD, AORN, AAMI, and Joint Commission regulations. This position will maintain consistent high standards in the training and education process of all personnel responsible for sterile processing functions to assure that the department will meet regulatory requirements. This position will function across the City of Hope Enterprise and will require intermittent travel to community practice locations.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Provides recommendations to ensure the standards of operation of the department comply with the standards set by regulatory agencies
• Plans, develops, and conducts training for onboarding and ongoing staff development in all areas involved with transport, cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and storage of instruments and medical devices. Develops and manages training programs for both inpatient and ambulatory care facilities.
• Assesses the learning needs of staff to plan, organize, coordinate and participate in development and/or teaching of programs to meet those identified needs
• Provides annual staff education and maintains competency records
• Develops and implements departmental performance improvement activities and assures ongoing staff participation
• Develops, reviews, and revises standards of care, policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and protocols of care to reflect current evidence based practice and changing technology
• Maintains continued education in the field of Sterile Processing operations and equipment through education, literature and seminars
• Participates as an active member of hospital committees as assigned
• Provides training and education to staff to prepare them for the national certification examinations
• Provides instructions and in-services for new products, procedures and equipment in a manner that will identify and prevent resource loss and maintain safety
• Acts as a leader in developing, monitoring, evaluating and helping to establish and improve practice standards.
• Reports quality measures at appropriate committees
• Acts as a resource for staff regarding critical thinking, equipment use and problem solving regarding clinical situations
• Collaborates with Quality and Risk and with Infection Control to ensure new protocols are implemented timely and assure quality standards are maintained
• Supports growth while maintaining quality, patient safety, and staff safety
• Assists in monitoring and maintain a safe work environment
• Participates in and foster a performance improvement approach that includes both intradepartmental and interdepartmental activities
• Traveling to community practice sites

Your qualifications should include:

• Must have 5 years of recent experience working in a sterile processing department or perioperative environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree OR 4 additional years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirement) may substitute for minimum education
• Demonstrated formal leadership or education role (leading, planning, controlling and evaluating sterile processing practices and operations)
• Demonstrated knowledge of aseptic technique, surgical instrumentation and equipment, and practice of infection control techniques, and body mechanics
• Demonstrated teaching/education/in-service skills
• Must have CRCST certification.
• Must have (or obtain within 12 months) CER certification
• Valid California Driver’s License

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.