SAH Sterile Processing Technician Lead

Summary

The Lead Central Supply Technician is responsible to plan, organize and manage the operation of the assigned unit(s) including daily staffing. Requires experience and commitment to the quality of patient care and patient satisfaction. The Lead Central Supply Technician will provide leadership and direction to the Central Supply staff while promoting teamwork. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences;
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

• Coordinates and supervises activities of Central Supply Assistants; prepares daily work assignment and re-assigns as needed.
• Participates in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of departmental goals.
• Prioritizes workload and ensures that established policies and procedures are followed; coordinates departmental workflow with all team members to ensure safe, effective and efficient work processing.
• Communicates with Business Manager, clinical staff, storeroom staff and other departments such as Laundry to ensure smooth workflow and to investigate and resolve case cart preparation issues, to verify status of instrument repairs, inventory levels, and the like.
• Serves as an expert in the area of specific unit competencies, maintains clinical competencies for assigned clinical areas.
• Assists in the development of new policies and procedures, and works to improve overall efficiency and quality; identifies workflow problems and recommends solutions.
• Performs duties of OR Instrument Assistant including cleaning, decontamination, assembly, labeling, wrapping and storing surgical instruments and trays; operates washers, cart washers and sterilizers according to established procedures; prepares pick lists and case carts for surgical procedures.
• Coordinates regular scheduled equipment maintenance schedules for washers, ultrasonic cleaners, sterilizers, etc.; arranges for equipment and instrument repair as necessary.
• Conducts biological monitoring and documentation of sterilizers and other related equipment in accordance with established schedule.
• Prepares and maintains manual and electronic records and reports related to all activities.
• Participates in the orientation and training of personnel including correct operation of equipment.
• Participates in annual inventory counting with clinical staff and internal audit as required.
• Ensures regulatory compliance with DPH, TJC, etc.
• Updates call lists annually for disaster plan.
• Develops four‑week and daily schedules.
• Reports flash rates at Infection Control Committee.
• Orders CSR stock instruments as needed.
• Participates in Code Committee.
• Organizes appropriate in‑services.

• Familiarity with instruments used in a wide variety of services, knowledge of sterile processing and techniques.
• Minimum of three years experience in related duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical and support staff, and to direct activities of six to ten staff members.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and in‑services and/or reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
• Demonstrates an understanding of hospital and all‑departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
• Quality: is part of a team effort to ensure quality services; offers creative solutions or alternatives to issues or concerns; accepts responsibility for all work performed and takes appropriate corrective action as needed.

High School Diploma or equivalent. Sterilization certification is required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties and…