Supervisor, Sterile Processing

Northwell Health; Village of New Hyde Park (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Supervising Sterile Processing Specialist to oversee daily operations of Central Sterile services. You will supervise staff, coordinate activities, ensure compliance with sterilization techniques, policies and procedures, and serve as a liaison with perioperative areas.

The role requires an Associate's Degree, a Registered Central Supply Technician certification, and 5+ years of relevant experience with 0-2 years in leadership.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree required or equivalent.
• Registered Central Supply Technician Certification required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience and 0-2 years of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily operations of Central Sterile services and staff.
• Promotes department goals through training and motivation of team members.
• Supervises hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
• Ensures timely performance appraisals and staff management.
• Schedules and monitors work to optimize operations in decontamination and sterile areas.

Skills

Sterile Processing

Staff Leadership

Quality Assurance

Inventory Management

Education

Associate's Degree

Tools

Registered Central Supply Technician Certification

Job description

Job Description

Supervises and coordinates the staff and daily operations of Central Sterile services within hospital. Ensures staff compliance with sterilization techniques, policies and procedures.

Job Responsibility

• Promotes Sterile Processing department goals by selecting, motivating, and training team members.
• Leads the activities of assigned Sterile Processing team members by communicating and providing guidance toward achieving department objectives.
• Supervises, hires, trains, disciplines, and evaluates the performance of staff.
• Ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner.
• Prioritizes, schedules, assigns and monitors work to optimize operational service; supervises basic central sterile functions in decontamination and sterile work areas.
• Reviews case cart requisitions for accuracy and coordinates transfer of completed case carts to necessary areas.
• Ensures proper care and handling of all instrumentation received through decontamination area.
• Monitors the use of proper techniques through the instrumentation processing, preparation and packaging areas, sterilization and Quality Assurance areas.
• Serves as a liaison between Central Sterile department and perioperative areas, coordinating activities and resolving problems as they arise.
• Monitors inventory and ordering of stock and non-stock supplies and communicates with perioperative areas and nursing units regarding required supplies and instrumentation.
• Ensures sterilization activities are properly documented and participates in the maintenance of department records.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Current Registered Central Supply Technician Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 5+ years of relevant experience and 0-2 years of leadership / management experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).