Director of Sterile Processing Services (Wiregrass Ranch Hospital)

Position Summary

The Director of Sterile Processing Services has 24-hour responsibility for Sterile Processing and Instrument Delivery processes within the facility including the main operating room, Ambulatory Care Center - Surgery, and both inpatient and outpatient clinics. In collaboration with the hospital's Chief Surgical Officer and Perioperative Services Administrator, this individual will have oversight for developing processes and protocols that facilitate surgical and procedural efficiency.

Location: Wiregrass Ranch Hospital, Wesley Chapel

Responsibilities

• Responsible for effective fiscal management of departmental operations, to ensure proper utilization of corporate financial resources.
• Directs activities related to all aspects of the instrument delivery and on-site sterilization processes.
• Ensures that departmental work processes provide a safe and cost-effective process for packaging and protecting instrumentation for sterilization, transportation, storage, and aseptic presentations.
• Responsible for ongoing sterilization efficacy testing to ensure that sterilization processes meet regulatory requirements.
• Assumes responsibility for presenting a positive representation of corporate and departmental services.
• Responsible for human resource management to achieve quality services and positive employee relations.
• Remains professional under stress and is responsible for communication interdepartmentally as well as intradepartmental to ensure that information is shared for effective daily operations.
• Works with the educator to ensure that ongoing on-site education is provided based on both individual and departmental needs.
• Works with the educator to maintain an in-house training program for sterile processing technicians.
• Coordinates staffing needs and reviews coverage requirements on daily basis. Responsibilities include hiring and evaluation of potential employees and preparing and implementing approved budget initiatives for the department.
• Coordinates operating activities with other departments, as necessary.
• Creates and maintains Corporate SPD and Patient Care IPC Sterile Processing policies and procedures.
• Serves as chair of Corporate Sterile Processing Committee
• Actively participates in multi-departmental special projects to assist and ensure compliance with current standards.
• Serves as resource for other Orlando Health SPD locations and clinical areas.
• Manages high volumes and extensive level of complexity in instrumentation inventory for tertiary and trauma care.
• Meets with new physicians and nursing operations managers in physician practices to establish instrumentation and service needs for clinic and surgery.
• Focuses on a proactive approach in anticipating and preventing potential problems within the department.
• May delegate responsibilities and duties to both professional and non-professional personnel.
• May be responsible for assessment, forecasting and restocking of inventory and surgical supplies.
• Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Maintains positive and productive working relationships with physicians, providers, nursing leadership, information services, revenue management, ancillary services, and vendors.
• Responds to the needs of others through effective communication, mutual respect, and consistent follow through.
• Actively participates in both corporate and hospital performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Invests in their own personal growth and must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population served in the unit.
• Actively participates in both formal and informal educational programming.

Qualifications

Education/Training

Bachelor's degree.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains one of the following certifications:

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA); or
• Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) through the International Association of Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM); or
• SPD Technician Certification (CSPDT) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD); or
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Manager (CSPDM) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD); or
• Certified in Sterile Processing Management (CSPM) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

Experience

Eight (8) to Ten (10) years of management experience in SPD/CS/OR. Must possess working knowledge of sterile processing processes.