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Orlando Health

Manager, Sterile Processing Services - ORMC Sterile Processing - First Shift

Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885


Position Summary:

The Manager of Sterile Processing Services has 24-hour responsibility for Sterile Processing and Instrument Delivery processes within the facility.ORLANDO HEALTH ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERLocated in downtown Orlando, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has served the Central Florida community for more than 100 years. With 898 acute-care and rehabilitative beds, it is among the largest acute-care facilities in the region and the only Level I Trauma Centers in Central Florida. The hospital has earned recognition from U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital in Central Florida and rated high performing in 12 adult procedures and conditions. Orlando Health ORMC holds the most Beacon Awards for Excellence in the state, awarded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes, and is the only adult-care hospital in Orlando to achieve Magnet Recognition, the gold standard for nursings contribution to quality patient care, safety, research and service excellence.

Orlando Health ORMC is the flagship hospital of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Floridas east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, we provide care for more than 142,000 inpatient and 3.9 million outpatient visits each year.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work is not just something we say, its our promise to you.Orlando Health is one of Floridas most comprehensive private, not-for-profit healthcare systems providing access to nearly two million Central Florida residents and has provided care for more than 4,600 international visitors annually. Our physician practices, diagnostic centers, hospitals and advanced medical treatments and procedures, along with our highly qualified team of medical specialists, have distinguished Orlando Health as a healthcare leader. We are one of Central Floridas largest employers with more than 15,000 employees and nearly 3,000 affiliated physicians supporting our philosophy of providing a continuum of care that revolves around patients needs. As a leading healthcare resource, providing world-class medical care as well as training our future healthcare providers, Orlando Health will continue to foster growth and development throughout the region for generations to come. We are looking for talented individuals to be part of our team.Responsibilities:Responsible 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.Responsible for ongoing sterilization efficacy testing to ensure that sterilization processes meet regulatory requirements.Assumes responsibility for presenting a positive representation of corporate and departmental services.Responsible for human resource management to achieve quality services and positive employee relations.Remains professional under stress and is responsible for communication interdepartmentally as well as intradepartmental to ensure that information is shared for effective daily operations.Works with the educator to ensure that ongoing on-site education is provided based on both individual and departmental needs.Coordinates staffing needs and reviews coverage requirements on daily basis. Responsibilities include hiring and evaluation of potential employees, and preparing and implementing approved budget initiatives for the department.Coordinates operating activities with other departments as necessary.Creates and maintains Corporate SPD and Patient Care IPC Sterile Processing policies and procedures.Serves as chair of Corporate Sterile Processing CommitteeActively participates in multi-departmental special projects to assist and ensure compliance with current standards.Serves as resource for other Orlando Health SPD locations and clinical areas.Manages high volumes and extensive level of complexity in instrumentation inventory for tertiary and trauma care.Meets with new physicians and nursing operations managers in physician practices to establish instrumentation and service needs for clinic and surgery.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.May be responsible for assessment, forecasting and restocking of inventory and surgical supplies.Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.

Qualifications:Education/TrainingAssociate degreeLicensure/CertificationMaintains one of the following certifications:Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA); orCertified Healthcare Leader (CHL) through the International Association of Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM); orSPD Technician Certification (CSPDT) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD); orCertified Sterile Processing and Distribution Manager (CSPDM) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD); orCertified in Sterile Processing Management (CSPM) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)ExperienceFive (5) years of management experience in SPD/CS/OR. Must possess working knowledge of sterile processing processes.