Trainer - Sterile Processing - Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus - Variable Shift - Full Time

300 Sharp HealthCare; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a Sterile Processing onboarding and training specialist to establish and maintain standards, materials, and policies for the SPD department. You will develop competencies and guide onboarding for new technicians.

Essential duties include process improvement, coaching staff, and maintaining training materials while ensuring compliance with sterile processing regulations and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in an acute care hospital, sterile processing, or surgery department.
• Strong knowledge of sterile processing standards and procedures.
• Proficiency with documentation and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding for sterile processing team members.
• Develop and validate ongoing competencies for sterile processing technicians.
• Create and maintain service documents, onboarding materials, competencies, and policies.

Skills

Experience in sterile processing

Onboarding & training coordination

MS Office proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

CSPDT or CRCST certification

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Hours

Shift Start Time: Variable, Shift End Time: Variable, AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift, Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: As Needed, On-Call Required: No. Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $31.350 - $39.180 - $43.890. The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Provides initial onboarding of sterile processing team members along with developing and validating ongoing competencies for the sterile processing technician role. Establish and maintain standards of service documents, onboarding materials, competencies, and policies and procedures for the sterile processing department.

Required Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• 3 Years Experience in an acute care hospital, sterile processing, or surgery department.
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution; OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Other Completion of a program for sterile processing/central supply technician.
• Experience in training coordination.

Essential Functions

Process Improvement

Analyze, research and resolve problems presented by administration, surgical services leadership and end users as they relate to the reprocessing of surgical instrumentation. Documents and tracks repeat problems and makes adjustments to training programs as needed. Identifies potential workflow challenges for instrument reprocessing and makes recommendations for improvement. Conducts audits as needed for quality purposes. Documents workflows and offers suggestions for improvement.

Demonstrates Initiative and Teamwork

Maintains open and regular communication with all customers. Proactively suggests changes and participates with improvement initiatives. Maintains contact with leadership on all matters pertaining to the development of skills related to reprocessing of instrumentation. Participates in department or system-wide special projects as needed.

Develop and Maintain

Develops training materials and other tools to support the educational objectives of Sterile Processing. Develops inservice materials and programs for various audiences such as physicians, clinical staff and SPD Technicians. Maintains and updates training materials with current information and informs end users of changes to policies and procedures as appropriate. Develops and evaluates annual competencies for training. Works with Staff Development and other departments as needed to provide up-to-date training needed for new users. Evaluates effectiveness of the training programs and makes changes based on feedback. Creates specific training modules in response to customer assessments and identified needs. Maintain working knowledge of sterile processing regulations.

Training

Trains and orients new hires to the department. Provide refresher training as necessary. Responds promptly to requests for training. Tracks and manages progress and completion of training. Ensure tracking is consistent across departments and is accordance to policies, procedures, process’, and/or regulations. Presents training information regarding the principles of reprocessing, instrumentation MIFUs, as well as the associated technologies utilized in the reprocessing of surgical instruments. Rounds on site and makes observations for improvement opportunities. Develops follow-up reports in a timely manner. Reports findings to leadership team timely. Provides feedback to site leadership and end users related to rounding findings, i.e. trouble areas, common questions, etc. Serves as resource and consultant on sterilization practices.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of surgical instrumentation, sterile techniques, general hospital supplies, equipment, and regulatory requirements regarding sterile processing. Proficiency with Microsoft Office. Proficiency with EMR Reporting Proficiency in High Level Disinfection

Equal Opportunity

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women's health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It's what we call The Sharp Experience - treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.