Certified Central Sterile Coordinator

Location:

Hardeeville, SC | Salary: $71,000.00 - $

Sign on Bonus and relocation available for qualified candidates.

Memorial Health University Medical Center offers a comprehensive total rewards package that supports health, life, career and retirement for colleagues. Available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage: many common services at no cost or low copay, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options: dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and consumer discounts.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee‑only coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about employee benefits. Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Under the direction of the SPD Manager/Director, the Coordinator of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) provides the delivery of efficient and effective sterile processing within the hospital. The Sterile Processing Coordinator supervises and develops SPD staff; assists the SPD Manager/Director in planning, directing, and monitoring unit operations; and manages fiscal and quality aspects of the unit. The Coordinator works with SPD leadership to ensure that services meet national, state, and medical‑center standards while being safe, appropriate, and cost‑effective.

• Serve as a role model for staff and customers.
• Maintain an environment of continuous learning.
• Supervise, coach, and mentor departmental staff.
• Ensure orientation and annual competencies are developed, evaluated, and maintained.
• Oversee the assembly of surgical trays and packs for the operating room.
• Ensure instruments and sterility are provided according to standards of professional practice.
• Implement and monitor critical processes to reduce unit‑specific errors.
• Maintain communication with the OR to ensure proper level of service and quality.
• Perform instrument tray quality checks and monitor compliance to tray lists, and proper packaging and processing.

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Central Sterile Certification required in South Carolina hospitals and strongly preferred in Georgia and Florida hospitals.
• Prior sterilization and surgical instrumentation experience preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as a central sterile technician.
• 1–2 years as lead/supervisor; excellent customer service, CSP equipment use, ability to troubleshoot equipment; ability to communicate with all levels of OR/CSP customers.
• Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician required.

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955. Our 600-plus bed hospital is one of the region’s leading acute‑care facilities serving 35 counties in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children’s care, high‑risk pregnancies and high‑risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the…