SPD Supervisor

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values – integrity, patient‑centered, respect, accountability, and compassion – must guide what we do, individuals and professionals, every day. Directs the activities of Central Sterile Supply Assistants, Technician IIs, Technician Is, and Inventory Associates engaged in decontaminating, assembling, sterilizing, wrapping, dispensing and preparing of case carts and other supplies for the operating room and other patient care areas and the management of an extensive inventory of complex specialty instrumentation.

Schedules, assigns, and supervises the daily flow of work through the department and interacts with surgeons, OR staff, vendors and other customers in the provision of accurate efficient and high quality services. Is responsible for all CSS Supply inventory control, ordering and receipt systems, computerized instrument kit counts sheets for the OR, DS, Labor & Delivery and CSS. Performs the duties of a buyer for the purchasing of instrumentation and supplies for CSS.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

• ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL
• Responsible for the on-going development and revision of department policies and procedures governing all facets of CSS operations with specific emphasis on those required by regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures governing all CSS sterilization and supply processing functions. Develops and maintains understanding of all instrumentation and power equipment systems.
• Interacts with instrumentation manufacturers to ensure proper adherence by CSS to AAMI recommendations governing the decontamination and sterilization of complex surgical instrumentation.
• Manages the timely and accurate preparation of instruments, equipment and supplies ensuring adherence to all established standards.
• Interacts and collaborates with surgeons, cluster leaders and other OR Staff to resolve conflicts, develop solutions to operational problems, develop and update procedures, instrument trays, case cart picklists and physicians preference lists. Develops and maintains good working relationships with all customers.
• Accommodates physicians' requests for special consignment instrumentation as needed for complex surgical procedures, interacting with instrument company representatives to ensure delivery of these items in a timely manner to enable proper processing for scheduled procedures.
• Interacts and collaborates with staffs from Ambulatory Surgery as well as staff from other health care facilities to coordinate the loaning and borrowing of instrumentation.
• Ensures adequate levels of supplies are maintained for CSS operations.
• Supervises the timely and accurate preparation of case carts including use of OR schedule and ORIS System. Collaborates with ORIS office in the revision and development of accurate OR pick lists for each service area.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and analytical abilities to analyze department operations, flow chart processes, identify problem areas and ultimately develop solutions and changes that positively impact efficient production high quality sterile products and achieve expense reductions.
• Evaluates departmental workflow and reacts accordingly by adjusting daily assignments to meet departmental demands, including breaks and lunch periods.
• In conjunction with Engineering, develops programs for the on-going preventative maintenance of equipment to ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements. Serves as point person to coordinate any, and all, equipment maintenance or as needed services documenting accordingly on Maintenance Log. Ensure all staff understand and adhere to documentation procedure.
• Completes Hospital/Accident Reports as needed with carbon copy to manager, and makes recommendations to address/respond to reported incidents. Ensures that staff has knowledge of safe instrument handling practices to prevent injury.
• Interacts with Department of Epidemiology and Infection Control to ensure adherence to Infection Control guidelines.
• Initiates…