Sterile Processing Technician

Northshore Home Health Care; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Tempo pieno

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Northshore Home Health Care in Houston is seeking a Sterile Processing Coordinator to lead the daily operations of the sterile processing department, ensuring safe, efficient decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of surgical instruments and trays.

The role collaborates with OR and procedural teams to maintain instrument turnover, monitors quality indicators, and supports adherence to infection prevention and regulatory standards.

Competenze

• Strong knowledge of sterile processing principles, including decontamination, assembly, and sterilization.
• Ability to monitor and interpret quality/safety metrics.
• Effective teamwork and communication across clinical departments.
• Leadership skills to coach, train, and ensure competency.
• Commitment to compliance, infection prevention, and continuous improvement.

Mansioni

• Coordinate workflows for instrument reprocessing to support reliable surgical readiness.
• Collaborate with OR and procedural teams to ensure seamless instrument turnover.
• Monitor quality indicators and support adherence to infection prevention and regulatory standards.
• Support staff training, competency, and adherence to established procedures.
• Drive process improvements to enhance safety, efficiency, and compliance.

Conoscenze

Sterile processing

Quality metrics

Teamwork

Leadership

Compliance

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Sterile Processing Coordinator

Leads day-to-day operations of the sterile processing department, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instruments and trays.

Sterile Processing Coordinator

Leads day-to-day operations of the sterile processing department, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instruments and trays.

Key Duties

• Coordinate workflows for instrument reprocessing to support reliable surgical readiness
• Collaborate with OR and procedural teams to ensure seamless instrument turnover
• Monitor quality indicators and support adherence to infection prevention and regulatory standards
• Support staff training, competency, and adherence to established procedures
• Drive process improvements to enhance safety, efficiency, and compliance

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong knowledge of sterile processing principles, including decontamination, assembly, and sterilization
• Ability to monitor and interpret quality/safety metrics
• Effective teamwork and communication across clinical departments
• Leadership skills to coach, train, and ensure competency
• Commitment to compliance, infection prevention, and continuous improvement