Manager - Sterile Processing

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Odell Medical Search

Manager - Sterile Processing

Mckinney, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    A full-service, fully accredited not-for-profit hospital in North Texas is seeking an experienced Manager for their Sterile Processing Department.

     

    The Company:

    • Part of the largest not-for-profit? healthcare system in Texas
    • Over 49,000 employees
    • 2020-21 Best Hospitals list by US New & World Report
    • Magnet Designation
    • Honored by Leapfrog for Patient Centered Care Award
    • And many more…

     

    This company appreciates it’s employees:

    • Competitive, day 1 benefits package includes the following
    • Relocation assistance
    • Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
    • 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • PTO accrual beginning Day 1
    • And much more…

     

    Schedule:

    • Full time days, Monday – Friday, 24x7 oversight of SPD Operations

     

    The Role you will play:

    As a Sterile Processing Manager, you will manage activities related to sterile processing. You are responsible for ensuring compliance with all processes. You will oversee multiple sites and manage large teams to ensure industry standards are followed.

     

    What You'll Do

    • You'll oversee sterile processing, ensure equipment is decontaminated and sterilized efficiently, and manage surgical supply purchase and distribution.
    • You will direct your team, making recommendations on hiring, firing, reviews, training, delegation, and troubleshooting.
    • You will need to ensure that supplies, instruments, and equipment are restocked accurately and timely. You also must clean specialty carts daily.
    • You will oversee preventive maintenance of equipment as per guidelines to maintain excellent standards. Ensure all equipment is working.
    • The position involves close collaboration with surgeons and other departments, verifying that set-ups for instrumentation are accurate and appropriate.
    • You will help create communications, training, and onboarding programs for product use and services.
    • You will help develop policies for sterile processing to control infection risks among patients and staff. You must monitor staff compliance with regulatory requirements during the decontamination process.

     

    What Will Make You Successful In The Role

    • Good understanding of medical supplies and instruments, as well as how hospitals and clinics operate.
    • Comprehensive understanding of aseptic techniques.
    • Familiarity with various types of sterilizers and cleaning equipment, and ability to ensure their efficient operation.
    • Experience with the Ethylene Oxide (ETO) sterilization process and Spill Plan Alarm System, if relevant.
    • Exceptional written and spoken communication capabilities.
    • Exceptional attention to detail combined with excellent time management abilities.
    • Customer service-focused mindset. Ability to communicate professionally with healthcare providers, insurance companies, physicians, and all staff within and outside the company.
    • A deep understanding of relevant regulatory requirements.

     

    Community:

    • No state income tax!
    • Dallas has consistently been on Forbes’s list of America’s fastest growing cities
    • Dallas, TX is the third-largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States
    • Dallas is \#2 on Forbes Best Big Cities for jobs in 2019
    • Housing market allows a much larger house for your money compared to other large cities in the United States.
    • Home to one of the fastest-growing light rail systems in the nation
    • Uptown, an upscale neighborhood in Dallas, which has numerous restaurants, pubs, boutique hotels and shops
    • Dallas hosts lots of sporting like the Texas Rangers, World Champions Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Cowboys
    • Other attractions include Six Flags over Texas and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
    • 13 entertainment districts and much more

     

    Qualifications

    • Completion of an associate degree or, alternatively, 2 years of relevance in work experience above the minimum requirement.
    • Minimum 3 years of prior work experience in a similar field.
    • Must have one of the following: LVN or Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Certified Board Sterile Pricing&Dist (CBSPD) or Certified Sterile Proc/Distr Tech (CSPDT) or Sterile Processing Mgmt Certification (CSPM) or -- Certified Reg Central Service Tech through IAHCSMM (CRCST).

      Preferred:

    • Bachelors degree
    • 5 years of applicable experience
    • Certified Healthcare Leader through HSPA or Sterile Processing Management Certification (CSPM)