Sterile Processing Supervisor

DAY SURGERY JOB DESCRIPTION
NORTH BEND MEDICAL CENTER
Job Title: Sterile Processing Supervisor
Department: Day Surgery
Reports To: Day Surgery Manager
Hours: Monday through Friday, Full time, hours may vary
North Bend Medical Center is currently hiring a Sterile Processing Supervisor for our Day Surgery department. Located in Coos Bay Oregon along the beautiful Southern Oregon coast. North Bend Medical Center hosts over 100+ providers in a variety of specialties and 400+ employees.
North Bend Medical Center is dedicated to providing opportunities for careers and making a difference in people's lives with a strong desire to help others. We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ community members. The strength of our agency lies in the diversity of our workforce and the perspectives our employees bring to their work at NBMC.
We are committed to offering:

• Competitive wages
• Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance options
• Generous paid time off
• 401k + company contributions
• Team-oriented atmosphere that values each of our employees as individuals and their work-life balance.

Full Job Description
Job Summary:
Sterile Processing Supervisor will maintain a current certification as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRST) and is required to keep up with current with AAMI/AAAHC standards. Following duties: instrumentation decontamination, prepping/packaging and sterilization of all instrumentation processed through the NBMC clinic
and the day surgery department following established department procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervising sterile processing technicians
• Operates instrument/scope washer disinfector
• Cleans and maintains all sterilizers.
• Operates the Sterrad NX sterilizer, along with the pre-vacuum steam and gravity sterilizers.
• Performs biological and chemical monitoring tests on steam autoclave and Sterrad Nx sterilizer, as often as needed. Also interpret and maintain accurate records of the results.
• Maintains accurate records of the sterilization processes and all of the parameters associated with the sterilization cycles
• Performs various clerical functions such as, answering telephones, ordering of sterile processing supplies, clinic billing, and keeping accurate records of these activities.
• Knowledgeable of medical and surgical supplies used throughout the clinic and is able to identify them
• Responsible for distribution/delivery of instrumentation as requested in a reasonable time frame
• Knowledge of inventory control with relationship to par level refill systems
• Performs daily clinic rounds - picking up dirty instruments from multiple physician offices, processing, packaging and delivering them
• Other duties as assigned

• Knowledgeable/adheres to O.S.H.A regulation
• Knowledgeable/adheres to Universal Precautions/PPE
• Follows standards set by AAMI/AAAHC
• Maintains work area in a clean, neat and orderly fashion
• All employees have a responsibility to comply with our organization's policies and procedures, and the code of conduct.

Experience Preferred but not required:

• Check schedule and pull appropriate instruments and supplies for the day's cases (based on physician preference cards), keeping cost and efficiency in mind.
• Inspects equipment for proper working condition
• Follows principles of aseptic technique and prescribed operating/procedure room procedure.
• Assists with positioning of patient under the direction of a qualified practitioner.
• Reports observed or suspected breaks in sterile technique and takes action according to policy.
• Demonstrates knowledge of table set-ups, instrumentation, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions on surgeon's preference cards, etc. for all assigned cases.
• Clean and redress OR following procedures.
• Keeps track of all needles, sponges, instrumentation and communicate with circulator and relieving scrub.
• Performs appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision is closed. Circulator and scrub will work together as a team to complete tasks.
• Accepts responsibility to identify patient problems and reports to physicians and other OR team members.
• Performs decontamination and sterilization processes per protocol.
• Cleans assigned work unit; stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment.

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRST)
• Two years' experience required in Sterile Processing
• CPR training within 90 days of hire
• Demonstrates a commitment to professional accountability and growth (work attendance, performance appraisals, attendance at educational offerings and flexibility of hours).