STERILE PROCESSING SUPERVISOR, Swing Shift

Northern Nevada Health System; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Medical Center, part of Universal Health Services, seeks a Sterile Processing Manager to oversee the department and ensure compliance with CMS and TJC standards. You will direct staffing, budgets, and training to maintain high-quality processing and patient safety.

Responsibilities include implementing cost-effective operations, maintaining documentation of staff competencies, and serving as a role model for skill development within the team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of high school graduation; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Previous management experience in a healthcare sterile processing setting is preferred.
• Certification as CRCST, CSPDT, CIS and CHL expected within two years or grandfathered.

Responsibilities

• Ensure department operations comply with CMS and TJC standards.
• Oversee budget and labor standards for the Sterile Processing unit.
• Provide comprehensive orientation and ongoing training for staff; document competency levels.
• Demonstrate leadership to develop staff skills and knowledge.

Skills

Management experience

Leadership

Education

Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

CRCST

CSPDT

CIS

CHL

Job description

Responsibilities

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

What we at Sierra Medical Center value

• Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient's shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient's lives.
• Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

Job Summary

In conjunction with the Director of Surgical Services responsible for directing the hospital's Sterile Processing Department program. Oversees a wide variety of administrative, personnel, fiscal, and technical activities. Assures that the department will meet or exceed the TJC requirements and be maintained in a cost effective manner

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Assures that the standards of operation of the department are in compliance with the standards set by regulatory agencies (i.e., CMS and TJC).
• Directs the overall activities of the unit to include maintenance of labor standards. Monitors the department budget.
• Provides a comprehensive department orientation to all new personnel and required training to all staff on an ongoing basis. Maintains documentation of staff competence levels
• Demonstrates role model attributes and ability to develop the skills and knowledge of others

Benefits for full and part time employees

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent. Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred. Previous management experience preferred.
• Minimum of one (3) year experience as Sterile Processing Technician.
• License/Certification Required: Certification as Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) formally known as International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) through Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) is required. Additional two certifications listed below, must be acquired by new employees or current employees grandfathered into the role within two years. Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) and (CHL) within two years of employment.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.