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MedStar Health Hiring for Dir Sterile Processing at Baltimore, MD Full Time
Job Description
Dir Sterile Processing
Job Id req15075
Category Patient Support Services
Location Baltimore, MD, USA
Franklin Square Medical Center
Other
Job Type Full-Time
Day Shift
In-Person
JOB DESCRIPTION Selects, trains, orients, and assigns department staff. Develops standards of performance, evaluates performance, and conducts performance management planning. Initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions. Maintains ongoing communication with subordinates to review programs, provide feedback, discuss new developments, and exchange information. Completes annual performance appraisals in a timely manner, ensuring that the appraisals reflect the individual’s ability to meet performance expectations. Counsels associates effectively and collaborates with Sr. Leadership and Human Resources to utilize the disciplinary process. Assumes on-site responsibility for the day-to-day functioning of the Sterile Processing Department. Develops and contributes to the achievement of established department goal and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards and safety standards. Ensures compliance with hospital/facility policies and procedures and governmental/accreditation regulations. Develops and implements processes to assure OR efficiencies in first case start time, equipment and supply availability, supply cost management and reduction, alignment to system product contracts. Develops, maintains, and uses management and statistical reporting systems to enhance patient care, accountability, and efficient management of departmental resources. Develops a departmental dashboard and uses system dashboard to evaluate results and align personnel and resources. Establishes and oversees methods for preparing, handling and storing sterile equipment and materials in collaboration with Risk Management, Infection Prevention and the Operating Room. Maintains records as required by the Joint Commission. Ensures proper case cart preparation, handling and timely delivery to the Operating Room in collaboration with Materials Management. Exemplifies Patient Experience services standards, SPIRIT Values, service line philosophy, mission and values and actively participates in Patient Quality and Safety standards and tasks. Oversees the management of administrative services including purchasing, supply and support functions for the Sterile Processing departments working in collaboration with Materials Management. Oversees and ensures proper sterilization, assembly and storage of medical supplies, instrumentation and equipment. Conducts monthly department meetings and in-service for new equipment and instruments. Identifies individual staff development needs and provides appropriate resources to meet the needs. Oversees and supervises the maintenance and preparation of records, files, and other documents as required by regulatory bodies. Responsible, in collaboration with the Business Director Perioperative Services, for activities to maintain compliance with regulatory bodies, including Joint Commission, DCRA, OSHA, and Office of Environmental Health and Safety.
Job Id req15075
Category Patient Support Services
Location Baltimore, MD, USA
Franklin Square Medical Center
Other
Job Type Full-Time
Day Shift
In-Person
General Summary of Position
Administrative responsibility and accountability for the management and direction of the operational, personnel, financial, and marketing activities of the department. These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and MedStar Health philosophy, policies, procedures, and standards.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in related field required and
- Master’s degree in Health Services Administration, Business, or related field preferred
Experience
- 8-10 years with 3 years progressive Sterile Processing Administrative & clinical experience required and
- 5-7 years in an acute care hospital setting required
Licenses and Certifications
- Sterile Processing certification required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Comprehensive knowledge of Sterile Processing and demonstrated leadership competencies. Ability to plan, direct, execute and evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of meeting daily surgical and sterile processing requirements across the organization. Excellent conceptual, synthesizing and analytical skills. Current working knowledge of automated materials management and financial/information management reporting systems. Excellent human resource management skills and the ability to interact with a wide range of disciplines and oversees broad management of all resources. Flexible and adaptable to change and as needed assumes the role of change agent. Excell public relations and communication skills. Ability to deal with high stress associated with surgical services and organizational needs. Works collaboratively across the organization, region and within the system Perioperative Governance direction(s).
Why MedStar Health?
At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel valued, connected, and empowered. We live up to this promise through:
- Strong emphasis on teamwork-our associates feel connected to each other and our mission as an organization. In return, our effective team environment generates positive patient outcomes and high associate satisfaction ratings that exceed the national benchmark.
- Strategic focus on equity, inclusion, & diversity-we are committed to equity for all people and communities. We continue to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel a sense of belonging and the ability to contribute to equitable care delivery and improved community health outcomes at all levels of the organization.
- Comprehensive total rewards package-including competitive pay, generous paid time off, great health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, education assistance, and so much more.
- More career opportunities closer to home-as the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region, there are countless opportunities to grow your career and fulfill your aspirations.
About MedStar Health
MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It’s how we treat people.
MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health’s policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.
