Job Category:

Allied Health

Work Shift/Schedule:

10 Hr Morning - Evening

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

The Manager of Sterile Processing has 24 hour responsibility for managing, organizing, and supervising the sterile processing areas, case cart delivery, instrument delivery, case cart delivery, core sterilization processes, preference card maintenance, the core techs, and all their related functions and systems in an effective and efficient manner. Must posses working knowledge of CMS, DNV, AORN, AMMI standards and all regulatory requirements of sterile processing. The Manager of Sterile Processing assists in the advancement of the professional practice environment by communicating the NGHS nursing strategic direction and focusing on activities that support the nursing strategic direction. Provides nursing involvement support for VOICE and the NDNQI quality teams including coaching team members in their professional participation. Assists with overall clinical governance and other projects as assigned.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: If RN: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia. Required: Professional Certification in either a clinical or leadership specialty within two (2) years of hire.
• Educational Requirements: If RN: Required: A degree in Nursing (either BSN or MSN). If non-RN: Required: Associates Degree in a healthcare related field, Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Minimum Experience: Bachelors Degree with three (3) years management in SPD in an acute care setting; or Associates Degree with five (5) years management in SPD in an acute care setting.
• Other: Professional organization membership within one (1) month of hire into the role.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
• Preferred Educational Requirements:
• Preferred Experience: A Masters Degree (Nursing or other if possessing a BSN) within five (5) years of hire.
• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Leadership: Demonstrates collaborative and collegial approach to teambuilding and role modeling leadership traits.
• Supervisory: Demonstrated ability to engage with direct reports and staff with a positive demeanor.
• Computer: Competent in Word, Excel, and other software programs necessary to succeed in a manager role.
• Management: Consistently demonstrates professionalism in demeanor and verbal communications.
• Budgeting: Demonstrates understanding of healthcare finance/productivity fundamentals. Asks for assistance as needed.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• These duties include responsibility 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.
• Has responsibility for ongoing sterilization efficacy testing to ensure that sterilization processes meet regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates with procedural areas to ensure that case cart practices, sterilization, and protocols are consistent and meet recommended AMMI & AORN standards.
• Actively participates in both formal and informal educational programming.
• SPD Manager ensures that ongoing on-site education is provided based on both individual and departmental needs.
• Remains professional under stress and is responsible for communication interdepartmentally as well as interdepartmentally to ensure that information is shared for effective daily operations.
• Manager of Sterile Processing 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.
• Actively participates in departmental performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Actively invests in their own personal growth and must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to run the department.
• Responsible for human resource management to achieve quality service and positive employee relations.
• The Manager of Sterile Processing coordinates staffing needs and reviews coverage requirements on daily basis.
• Responsibilities include hiring and evaluation of potential employees, preparing and implementing approved budget initiatives for the department.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 50 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 5 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65%
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65%
• Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65%
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

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Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.