Quality Control Specialist

2 weeks ago

Nashville, Tennessee, United States tapwage Full time

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Organization:
SPD Quality and Safety

Job Summary:


Provides a continuous flow of sterile/reusable supplies, equipment and surgical instrumentation which require centralized collection, disinfection, inspection, assembly, preparation, sterilization and monitoring to hospital areas with minimal guidance.

Provides these services through knowledge and implementation of regulatory guidelines and designated policies and procedures.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Maintains work environment in a safe, clean, orderly manner.
  • Receives, cleans and decontaminates supplies and equipment with departmental policies.
  • Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools.
  • Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
  • Prepares instrumentation and equipment according to recommended procedures and techniques in preparation for sterilization.
  • Operates all departmental equipment safely and effectively.
  • Scans instrumentation and assembles, according to prescribed procedures and techniques.
  • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

POSITION SHIFT
2nd shift hours: 2:30pm-11pm, Monday-Friday

SIGN-ON BONUS REQUIREMENTS:


The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC within the last year.


TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

  • Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of the equipment and related devices. Has solid knowledge of performance criteria. Able to use the equipment to accomplish advanced tasks associated with the specific devices. Easily resolves equipment problems.
  • Inventory Control (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of inventory control in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
  • Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering environmental sterility and safety services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
  • Equipment Maintenance (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of preventive maintenance in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully maintaining equipment, products, or systems without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to conduct predictive maintenance on core products and equipment.
Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today.

This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.


These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.


Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.


Core Accountabilities:

  • Organizational Impact: Performs nonroutine tasks that significantly impact team's performance with minimal guidance. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts research and analysis to solve some nonroutine problems.
  • Breadth of Knowledge: Applies broad job knowledge and has basic job skills in other areas.
  • Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to less experienced team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:

  • Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities
  • Builds and Maintains Relationships:
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas

  • Communicates Effectively:
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner

Delivering Excellent Services:

  • Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service
  • Solves Complex Problems:
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support

Ensuring High Quality:

  • Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards
  • Ensures Continuous Improvement:
Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.- Fulfills Safety and

Regulatory Requirements:
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department

Managing Resources Effectively:

  • Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide highquality work/service
  • Stewards Organizational Resources:
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error

Fostering Innovation:

  • Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact daytoday operations by offering suggestions to enhance them
  • Applies Technology:
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action

  • Adapts to Change:

Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.


Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:
Certified Sterile Processing Technician - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc

Work Experience:
Technical Certified

Experience Level :
2 years

Education:
High School Diploma or

GED:
General Studies (Required)

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled

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