Supv OR Sterile Processing Operations

Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhode Island Hospital is seeking a Supervisor of OR Sterile Processing Operations to lead first-line in collaboration with the Clinical Manager, directing care and coordinating resources for the operating room while supporting staff and advancing departmental goals.

The role emphasizes accountability, team development, vision and process optimization, with a focus on policy development, performance improvement, and effective unit management to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising OR sterile processing environments.
• Ability to collaborate with clinical managers and teams.
• Knowledge of unit staffing and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Identify and allocate resources to meet OR and colleague needs.
• Participate in quality assessment and improvement programs.
• Lead policy development and standard of care initiatives.
• Coordinate unit staffing and scheduling for safe patient care.

Skills

Staff supervision

Team leadership

Resource coordination

Quality improvement

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Supv of OR Sterile Processing Operations is a first line supervisor who, in collaboration with the Clinical Manager, directs care and coordinates resources for a specified unit and performs administrative activities while providing leadership and support to staff. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence, as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition, our leaders will demonstrate an aptitude for:

• Ensure Accountability and Build Effective Teams
• Drive Vision and Purpose and Optimize Work Processes

RESPONSIBILITIES:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Areas of major responsibility include: Department Focus; Human Resource Management; Departmental/Organizational Support; and Clinical Practice Management/Development. The related values of each major area of responsibility are:

Core Behaviors:

• 1. Identifying and allocating environmental, technical, personnel resources needed to meet the need of operation room and colleagues.
• 2. Participation in quality assessment and improvement programs in order to evaluate effectiveness of care delivered.
• 3. Enhancement of unit behaviors through encouragement of education, implementation of new concepts and technology.
• 4. Providing leadership in the development of policies, procedures, standards of care and critical paths to promote positive patient outcomes.

Human Resource Management Core Behaviors:

• 1. Documentation and communications of staff performance with recommendations for quality and growth.
• 2. Interdisciplinary collaboration to foster staff development.
• 3. Development of unit staffing schedule to provide a fiscally sound and safe staffing pattern which meets patient and family needs and expectation.
• 4. Conducting informational staff meetings to provide a positive environment conducive to change and progress in the health care field.
• 5. Identifying staff educational needs and works with the Clinical Manager and Unit Teacher to promote learning.
• 6. Identifying and resolving nursing care conflicts related to the unit.
• 7. Contributing to unit staff appraisals and developmental goals.
• 8. Assist in the credentialing process and assesses compliance to unit standards.
• 9. Collaborates with Nursing Faculty and students to meet educational needs.
• 10. Respect for Rhode Island Hospital policies, procedures including union contracts and standards of practice.
• 11. Participating in staff recruitment and retention.
• 12. Implementation of disciplinary action with respect to Rhode Island Hospital Personnel, Policies and Procedures.

Financial Management Core Behaviors:

• 1. Critical Path development and utilization that provides quality cost-efficient guide to patient care.
• 2. Encouragement of financial conscientious staff with stimulation to participate in development of cost-effective ideas and plans.
• 3. Assist in the development of capital and operational budgets defined for the unit.
• 4. Encouragement of staff to develop and implement new concepts and technology into nursing practice.
• 5. Develop unit staffing and scheduling to maximize personnel talent and potential.
• 6. Monitoring staff compliance to schedule through weekly payroll.

Departmental/Organizational Support Core Behaviors:

• 1. Providing unit management coverage in collaboration with the Clinical Manager.
• 2. Directing and supervising unit staff.
• 3. Identify and resolve conflict and problems related to the unit.
• 4. Communicating the status of unit operations, activities and issues to the Clinical Manager or appropriate discipline.
• 5. Participating in unit management meetings and recommending fiscal/patient care objectives, standards, and goals.
• 6. Chairing unit staff meetings in collaboration with the Clinical Manager.
• 7. Collaboration with nursing faculty to facilitate students to meet educational needs.
• 8. Participation in the formation of policy, procedures, standards.
• 9. Participation on organizational committees.
• 10. Compliance to JCAHO standards.

Clinical Practice Management/Development Core Behaviors:

To insure the highest standards of patient-focused care, the Supv of OR Sterile Pro