Sterile Processing Supervisor - Twin Cities Orthopedics en Twin Cities Orthopedics

The Sterile Processing Supervisor is responsible for supervising the day-to-day Sterile Processing operations and team while ensuring excellent patient service and delivery of care.

This is a full-time position working 4 10-hour or 5 8-hour shifts a week out of Two Twelve Surgery Center in Chaska.

Twin Cities Orthopedics is an operating division of Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health), a group of local medical practices, owned and led by its physicians, on a mission to give patients more control over their healthcare.

Essential Functions:

• Oversees the Sterile Processing Technicians.
• Staffs the Sterile Processing department to accommodate the surgical schedule, and to maintain appropriate staff coverage.
• Facilitates department meetings.
• Responsible for orientation and training of qualified staff to carry out the duties of their job description, maintaining the Revo ASC quality and performance standards.
• Partner with executive director to ensure staff members receive recognition, development, coaching, and when appropriate, counseling, including employee rounding and delivering performance reviews.
• Reports occurrences through the center’s established occurrence reporting process related to employee and/or patient/visitor events.
• Actively participates in Quality projects, identifying issues, contributing ideas for improvement, and assisting in collection of data for Quality purposes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of processes, procedures, quality assurance, chemicals and medical instruments sufficient to be able to decontaminate, assemble, wrap, and sterilize equipment, supplies, and instruments.
• Demonstrates knowledge of equipment function sufficient to be able to determine operational adequacy and to distinguish between operator error and equipment malfunction.
• Demonstrates knowledge of applicable sanitary, infection control and safety standards sufficient to be able to perform all assignments within the safety parameters.
• Independently follows all cleaning checklists thoroughly and appropriately.
• Floats readily between all areas of decontamination and sterile processing, providing help as needed.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique, standard and transmission precautions.
• Assists in the procurement and maintenance of department inventory.
• Maintains knowledge of all applicable regulatory standards, including but not limited to AAMI and ANSI standards.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to maximize patient outcomes and ensure a smooth flow of the surgical experience.
• Participates in acceptable continuing education, fostering career and skill development including meeting departmental continuing education requirements.
• Assists in managing controllable costs by the proper, non-wasteful use of surgery center resources.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent required
• Current Sterile Processing certification or ability to obtain within one year of hire
• Instrument processing/Sterile processing experience required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Two years related experience required; ASC experience preferred
• Supervisor experience preferred

Benefits & Compensation:  

• Actual starting pay will vary based on education, skills, and experience.
• We offer a comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Plan, Maternity Bundle, 401K with Profit Sharing, Tuition Reimbursement, Gym & Car Rental Discounts - to learn more click here.

Essential Requirements:

Ability to:

• Comply with company policies, procedures, practices and business ethics guidelines.
• Complete job required training.
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations, (e.g. HIPAA, Stark, OSHA, employment laws, etc.).
• Demonstrate prompt and reliable attendance.
• Work in the surgery center during business hours.
• Travel independently throughout the surgery center (which may include movement from floor to floor); frequent bending, lifting, standing, stooping or sitting for long periods of time may be required.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds with occasional lifting and moving of a maximum of 50 pounds may be required.
• Work at an efficient and productive pace, handle interruptions appropriately and meet deadlines.
• Communicate and interact in a respectful and professional manner.
• Prioritize workload while being flexible to meet the expectations of the daily operations.
• Apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Understand and execute a variety of instructions.
• Effectively operate equipment and communicate on and operate the phone system.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Travel to other work locations, if required.

Performance Expectations – i-Health’s Core Values:

• Integrity - Do the right thing and take responsibility for what you do and say
• Service - Consistently contribute to deliver an exceptional experience
• Quality - Act with high purpose, committed effort, and skillful execution to exceed expectations
• Innovation - Identify progressive solutions that improve service, teamwork, efficiency, and/or effectiveness
• Teamwork - Be a part of the whole; support each other positively

Environmental Conditions:

• Surgery center setting

Notes:

• Infinite Health Collaborative (i-Health) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. 
• We participate in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
• This position description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and Additional Job Functions are subject to modification.
• Due to mandatory CMS and CDC COVID-19 vaccination reporting for the ASCs, all ASC employees who are vaccinated for COVID-19 should send a copy/photo of their COVID vaccination card to [email protected]. ASC employees who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 do not need to take any action. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].