Sterile Processing Facilitator

Fairview, St. John's Hospital, has an immediate opening for a Sterile Processing Facilitator.

This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period), benefits-eligible opening, eight hour shifts, day/evening/night shifts, weekends as needed.

Job Summary:

The Sterile Processing Facilitator is responsible for facilitating education, onboarding, remediation and quality auditing within the Sterile Processing Departments and the customers it serves. Responsible for the scheduling of ongoing educational learnings and documentation.  Performs and maintains competency records for staff. Performs quality audits and reviews reported safety events for education, process improvement, and/or staff accountability purposes. This position reports to the Sterile Processing Education and Quality Supervisor and works closely with the Sterile Processing Supervisors, Instrument Tracking System Manager, Managers, and System Director.

Job Expectations:

Coordinates onboarding schedules for new hires, monitors their progress, and reports training opportunities to leadership

Meets with the Sterile Processing Education and Quality Supervisor on a scheduled cadence to review QA events and opportunities.

Oversees processes to ensure that they are hardwired and followed consistently. Reports any deviations to site leadership.

Proactively adjusts workflow to aid with operations as needed.

Respects confidentiality of all information by sharing information only with those who need to know.

Assist with Driver Audits as needed 

Remediation

Assists in facilitating educational scheduling for staff members that require remediation.

Assists with the organization and maintenance of employee training records according to Joint Commission policies and regulations

Facilitates quality audits

Audits all areas of Sterile Processing to include, but not limited to Decontamination, Scope Rooms, Sterilization, Assembling and Distribution.

Perform audits in perioperative areas, procedural areas, clinics and surgery centers as assigned.

Participates in department quality improvement projects as assigned

Partners with workgroups for set/instrument optimization for floor and surgical grade instrumentation.

Ability to work independently and to provide excellent customer service to all levels of hospital staff, outside agencies and contractors.

Demonstrates respect for others and conducts self in calm, purposeful and professional manner.

Qualifications

Required

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D

Experience

Knowledge of PC/laptop, word documents, excel spreadsheets, network applications and staffing software.

Minimum of 3 years sterile processing technician or related experience

Independently demonstrated expertise in all areas of Sterile Processing with the ability to understand and effectively teach associated processes

License/Certification/Registration

HSPA CRCST certification is required within 12 months of employment

Preferred

Education

Certified Instrument Processing Technician, leadership coursework and training

Experience

Surgical Technician with lead experience or related experience

License/Certification/Registration

HSPA CIS, CHL

Additional Requirements (must be obtained or completed within a period of time):

High level of communication and problem-solving skills.

Ability to organize details and maintain accurate records.

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.