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Lead Sterile Processing Specialist

2 months ago

Durham, North Carolina, United States Duke Health Full time
About the Role

Duke Health is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Sterile Processing Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our Central Sterile Processing department, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest level of patient care and safety.

Key Responsibilities
  • Operating Room Liaison:
    • Assist the operating room staff in preparing the O.R. suite for surgery by assisting in instrument preparation.
    • Work cooperatively with OR and Central Sterile to jointly resolve issues or develop better services for surgical implementation.
    • Support staff by ensuring communication with Central Sterile and OR staff helps ensure all instruments are available for surgery.
    • Must be able to resolve issues or offer alternatives when necessary.
    • Facilitate action required to obtain additional instruments during surgery
    • Verify that required instrumentation has been sterilized and is available for next-day, call or weekend cases.
    • Address issues in communication/procedures by proactively reviewing OR schedule and suggesting modifications to ensure clear and precise communication and actions with all affected departments.
    • Respond to problem calls from OR.
    • Transport sterilized instrumentation to the O.R. area as needed.
    • Document and send broken instrumentation out for repair.
    • Complete documentation as required for instrument sets, etc (Case Cart, Post Case, and Tray Audits)
    • Respond to problem calls from OR
    • Meet with and work with OR staff and surgeons as required.
  • Site Lead:
    • Assist in prioritizing processing of instruments and equipment for surgical procedures to facilitate turnover of cases.
    • Anticipate instrument needs for following day and assure sterile processing completion.
    • May assist the operating room staff in preparing the O.R. suite for surgery by assisting in instrument preparation.
    • Act as HLD Specialist. Perform/assist with daily quality testing on equipment in SPD.
    • Assist supervisor in day-to-day activities to include answering phones and daily staff assignment sheet.
    • Communicate closely with staff members concerning instrument requirements and availability.
    • Verify that required instrumentation has been sterilized and is available for next-day, call or weekend cases.
    • Document broken instrumentation. Complete documentation as required for instrument sets, etc (Case Cart, Post Case, and Tray Audits). May assist in sending broken equipment out for repair.
    • Manage needs list for tray inventory
    • Make sure bios are processed and ready in a timely manner
  • SPM/Quality Auditor:
    • Verify sterilization documentation for accuracy.
    • Track and monitor IUSS loads and documentation.
    • Track and monitor tray errors.
    • Check in vendor trays for the next day cases.
    • Aid with exporting Quality Events for reporting.
    • Maintain SPM tracking system which includes by not limited to: updates instrumentation, create new products, update count sheets.
    • Aid in completing in services for new products or processes.
    • Aid in locating trays to place new inventory received.
    • Liaison between the Clinic Leads and Sterile Processing to ensure instrument inventory is accurate
  • Preceptor:
    • Orient and mentor new staff.
    • Share knowledge with co-workers through open communication and continuous upgrading of skills.
    • Conduct random audits on trays assembled by new staff.
    • Conduct first stage re-education with techs on tray errors.
    • Perform real time in-services with SPD staff.
    • Perform Sterile Processing Technician job responsibilities when needed.
    • Serve as a resource by guiding new and current team members to appropriate. resource materials
    • Assist with annual competency checklist.
  • All roles:
    • Provide a safe environment for patients and staff through identifying/ correcting/reporting health and safety hazards.
    • Perform special projects.
    • May assist Supervisor with department supply orders to include participating in facilitating timely ordering of instrumentation, supplies and implants.
    • Willingly accept assignments and perform effectively on a daily basis. Always communicate in a professional manner.
    • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the application/use of instrumentation.
    • Follow standard precautions using PPE as required.
    • Serve as a professional role model to staff.
    • Provide positive leadership.
    • Apply and enforce regulations, standards, and hospital policy and procedures pertaining to all areas of sterile processing.
    • Maintain knowledge of operation of all equipment in sterile processing and report malfunctions to appropriate personnel immediately.
    • Respond in a timely manner via phone, text and email as needed and perform needed follow up.
    • Function in SPD duties on an as needed bases, including but not limited to assembly, sterilization, and decontamination of instrument trays for ORs
    • May cover areas in Supervisor's absence.
    • Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.