STERILE PROCESSING COORDINATOR
Campbell County Health
- Gillette, WY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 192 PTO hours per year (increases with tenure)
- Paid sick leave days
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Savings Account
- 403(b) with employer match
- Employee Assistance program
- Life & AD&D Insurance
to learn more about our full benefits packageJOB SUMMARYThe Certified Sterile Processing Coordinator supports and coordinates functions efficiently to meet customer expectations and performs according to established policies, procedures, and guidelines within the surgery and ancillary departments.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of AAMI standards and AORN-recommended guidelines for practice.
- Provides safe decontamination of equipment and instrumentation.
- Provides sterile processing of surgical instrumentation and re-useable supplies/equipment utilized throughout hospital and clinics.
- Maintains quality assurance with accurate logs.
- Ensures adequate supplies and instrumentation are available for the surgery schedule.
- Provides service excellence to all customers.
- Demonstrates efficient time management and prioritization skills.
- Ensures sterility of all surgical instruments before surgery.
- Practices fiscal responsibility and accountability.
- Participates in hospital committees, CQI teams, and the Quality Improvement Program.
- Maintains a clean and safe environment.
- Functions as a liaison and resource person for clinical staff and surgeons.
- Develops and maintains professional rapport with other departments and clinics.
- Provides wrapping and proper storage of non-disposable surgical instrumentation.
- Must be free from governmental sanctions involving health care and/or financial practices.
- It complies with the hospital’s Corporate Compliance Program, including but not limited to the Code of Conduct, laws and regulations, and hospital policies and procedures.
- Supervises the Sterile Processing Department and the Sterile Processing Technicians.
- Other duties as assigned. This list is non-exhaustive.
- Education
- High school graduate or GED.
- Licensure
- None
- Experience
- Experience in sterile processing preferred.
- Certifications required
- Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) required
- See Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification Policy and Certifications/Education Requirements Policy.
- The ability to maintain continuing education requirements and all certifications and licenses as required
- Licensed professionals must strictly adhere to the ethical code of their respective discipline.
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills to work with staff, physicians, and vendors. Able to communicate positively under stress.
- Able to attend to multiple details simultaneously. Logically solve operational problems under stress.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously with frequent interruptions and under stressful conditions.
- Analytical and reasoning skills with a high level of mental concentration and memory.
- Ability to speak clearly to communicate and interact positively with patients, patient families, physicians, and staff in order to effectively care for the patients.
- Computer Knowledge including the ability to enter material into electronic record. Ability to operate fax, computer, and copy machine to perform the duties of the position.