Sterile Processing Manager

Overview

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USPI OrthoArizona Surgery Center in Gilbert is hiring a Full Time Sterile Processing Manager in a fast-paced ASC environment committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.

The Sterile Processing Manager manages decontamination and sterilization of equipment, instruments and supplies. Performs tests and maintains records for biological monitoring, courier assistance, and minor maintenance. Demonstrates the primary goal of efficiently providing surgical services that exceed customer expectations and improve clinical and financial operations.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Key responsibilities

• Interviewing and participating in the hiring process.
• Training of new employees.
• In-servicing employees on any new equipment or changes in best practice.
• Giving employees continuing education opportunities and maintaining records thereof.
• Keeping a communication book where minutes of in-services and staff meetings are kept.
• Staff scheduling.
• Correcting, reprimanding, and if necessary, giving written reprimands for poor work and / or OCOM policy violations.
• Overseeing records for sterilization and biological monitoring.
• Ordering supplies.
• Keeping copies of forms and updating them as needed.
• Evaluating sterile processing products for better performance vs. cost efficiency.
• Works in conjunction with the OR staff to provide timely sterile instruments.
• Scheduling instrument sharpening and evaluating which instrument sets need service.
• Cleaning and sterilization of instruments received from OR after each case.
• Carrying out all decontamination and sterilization according to department policy, infection control standards, state and federal regulations, and manufacturer instructions for use.
• Assists in cleaning instrument and nursing areas surrounding surgery suite, as needed, under supervision of OR nursing staff.
• Ensures routine maintenance of Autoclave and informs the OR Nurse Manager / Director of any malfunctioning equipment needing repair.
• Performs biological monitoring of the autoclave(s).
• Communicating with loaner instrument companies to expedite bringing in sets for preparation of future cases.
• Maintaining vendor contact information.
• Maintaining a collection of washing and sterilization instructions from instrument / equipment manufacturers.
• Conducting end-of-month and end-of-year data / productivity reporting.
• Performs other tasks as part of the OR team as assigned, including administrative support and assisting with general hospital operations.
• Active participation in the Quality Improvement program and other ongoing risk management and safety programs as part of the OR team.
• Follows OSHA and other standards for protection against blood borne pathogens.
• Attends monthly Performance Improvement / Infection Control / Safety meetings.
• Creates yearly departmental goals and oversees their completion.
• Practices good body mechanics and maintains patient and hospital confidentiality at all times.
• Supervisory responsibility : direct supervision and mentorship within the department.

Qualifications

What We Offer

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

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