Sterile Processing Educator Assistance

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Minimum Education:

• High School graduate.

Preferred Education:

• Bachelors Degree

Minimum Experience:

• 2 years of experience in sterile processing, operating rooms or similar setting, acquired knowledge of decontamination, and sterilization sciences, case cart systems and medical/surgical supplies and equipment

Preferred Experience:

• Educator or Supervisory experience in a high volume hospital and knowledge of Instrument Tracking system.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• CBSPD Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or IAHCSMM Certified Registered Central Service Technician
  (CRCST)

Preferred Certification/License/Registry:

• CBSPD Certified Surgical Instrument Specialist (CSIS) or IAHCSMM Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS), and CBSPD Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER) or IAHCSMM Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER)

Your Role:

• The position requires communication, analytical and organizational skills
• The incumbant is responsible for instructing staff on proper decontamination, cleaning, assembly, sterilization and high-level disinfection of all reusable instrumentation in the medical facility and satellite areas.
• Creating and demonstrating knowledge of department policies and procedures regarding sterilization/high-level disinfection;
• Developing, implementing and monitoring departmental policies and procedures which support the organizational goals and business objectives and ensuring they are met performing comprehensive audits on staff competency and reporting time sensitive information or non-compliance to Sterile Processing Manager
• Collaborating with department managers and Supervisors to assure staff competency and compliance
• Mentoring to increase their awareness as it relates to sterile processing; possessing knowledge and ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards. Brings in experts in the field to educate staff and improve processes
• Monitoring and assisting in staff Continuing Education Units; monitor and instruct staff on quality feedback.

Reports To:

• Manager, Sterile Supply

Supervises:

• None