Education Coordinator- Central Sterile Services

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is hiring an Education Coordinator for the Sterile Services Department. This is a Full Time, first shift role in Charlottesville, VA!

The Education Coordinator designs, implements, and manages educational programs to support staff development, ongoing education, and/or certification. This role involves organizing training opportunities, ensuring the availability of certification classes, and collaborating with educators to maintain high-quality learning experiences that align with organizational goals.

The Sterile Services Educator will act as back-up to the manager in the case of their absence. They will manage staff onboarding, training, competencies, and in-services. They will manage departmental policies and procedures, new processes, training coordination with vendors, and verify daily sterilization loads.

Performing an average of 7,000 cases each year, the Operating Room at SMJH has 8 OR suites and offers a variety of service lines including Complex GYN, Neurosurgery, Vascular/Thoracic and Orthopedic surgery. It is also the 2nd highest-performing OR in the Sentara system for Orthopedic total joint procedures.

Sterile Services include 16 team members with an experienced leadership team.

• High School Graduate or equivalent required

• BLS within 90 days of hire Required
• Unexpired Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required

• 2 years of related experience required
• Ability to transition between tasks efficiently required
• Team work and communication skills required
• EVS, Acute hospital experience or Hospital inventory experience, preferred.
• Previous supervisor or leadership experience preferred.