Sterile Processing Supervisor

1 month ago


Philadelphia, United States Jefferson Health Full time
Primary Responsibilities

The Sterile Processing & Case Cart (SPCC) Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day performance of the SPCC technical staff. The SPCC Supervisor creates staff assignments in all areas, monitors productivity, time and attendance, and payroll, assesses staff competencies, communicates pertinent information to management, colleagues and staff, and delivers staff coaching, counseling, and corrective action. The Supervisor is also responsible for resolving issues, guiding technical staff toward organizational and departmental goals, completing Quality Assurance Audits, conducting OR rounds and other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions
  • Delegates workload to staff members in order to achieve or exceed planned outcomes
  • Works effectively as part of a team to achieve departmental and organizational outcomes
  • Coaches staff members in order to encourage, motivate, and guide staff members in learning and improving effectiveness
  • Demonstrates managerial courage in providing tactful direct and actionable feedback to deal head-on with people problems and challenging situations
  • Anticipates, recognizes, and deals effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level in diverse situations
  • Utilizes critical thinking and problem solving tools and techniques to analyze situations fully and accurately and to reach productive decisions
  • Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to process information with high-levels of accuracy
  • Collaborates in the development, implementation and evaluation of quality assurance activities, policies and procedures to ensure the safety and integrity of sterile processing products
  • Effectively communicates pertinent information to management, colleagues and staff members
  • Keeps current on knowledge of Sterile Processing standards, regulations, protocols, products, and equipment according to AAMI, AORN, Commonwealth of PA Department of Health, Joint Commission, FDA, and CDC
  • Interacts with co-workers, staff members, key stakeholders, and visitors consistent with Jefferson policies and procedures and iSCORE values
Qualifications

Educational / Training Requirements
  • High School Diploma or GED Required
  • Associates or Bachelor's Degree Preferred
Certificates/Licenses/Registration

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Required

Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) Required or obtained within one year

Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) Required or obtained within one year

OR Certified Surgical Technician (CST) Required

OR Registered Nurse Required

Experience Requirements

Three to five years of sterile processing experience, including decontamination, tray assembly, sterilization, case cart assembly, and storage of surgical instruments and supplies in an acute care setting required. One to two years of experience in the role of a Lead Sterile Processing Technician or Supervisor strongly preferred.

Conditions of Employment

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.
  • OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
  • OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
  • OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

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