Sterile Processing Educator and QA Coordinator - Full Time, Days with Rotation, Sterile Processing Department

Number of Positions In Requisition
1


Job Details
The Sterile Processing Department Educator has advance knowledge and skills and demonstrates a high degree of clinical competency in Sterile Processing. The SPD Educator promotes and supports the use of industry standards and is responsible for partnering with the leadership team in planning, implementing, and appraisal of the orientation technical competency for all sterile processing technicians and hospital-based practices where surgical instruments are processed. The SPD Educator is responsible for the department Quality Assurance Programs and SPD policies and procedures.
Full Time - Adjusts schedule to work with all employees on all shifts to ensure training needs are met and supported. Must be able to work pre-arranged weekend, night, and evening hours
Job Description
Essential Functions
· Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. (Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
· Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and
coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural
beliefs and values.
· Communicates with and supports the interprofessional team, patient, family and designated care
partners.
· Manages the Sterile Processing & Case Cart Quality Assurance Program, including utilizing a multi-
disciplinary approach for quality projects to enhance clinical outcomes in the perioperative setting
· Collaborates in the development, implementation and evaluation of quality assurance activities, policies
and procedures to ensure the safety and integrity of sterile processing products
· Evaluates Sterile Processing & Case Cart policies, procedures and practices to assure practice is in
accordance with professional standards, accrediting regulations and standard across the organization
· Utilizes instrument tracking system as needed to review data for compliance with manufacturer’s
instructions for use and quality assurance programs/processes
· Keeps current on knowledge of Sterile Processing standards, regulations, protocols, products, and
equipment according to AAMI, AORN, local and state regulations, Joint Commission, OSHA, FDA, and CDC
· Ensures that all staff receive comprehensive training and orientation
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Associates or Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
Graduate of certified sterile processing technician training program
AND
Experience:
Minimum experience of 5 yrs. in the sterile processing field. Minimum one-year previous
management/leadership experience preferred.
Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:
Certified Registered Central Service Technician,(CRCST), Required
Certified Healthcare Leadership,(CHL), Required (obtained within one year of hire)
Certified Instrument Specialist, (CIS), Required
CER Required (obtained within 18 months of hire
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.
Primary Location Address
111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.