Sterile Processing Technician

Sterile Processing Technician

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center is part of The Valley Health System, which runs six hospitals in Southern Nevada. Our facility has 485 beds and handles a serious volume every month: an average of 450 deliveries, a busy emergency department, advanced cardiovascular care, and a full range of surgical services. We're also an accredited Chest Pain with PCI facility and a Primary Stroke Center.

This role manages the Sterile Processing Department in Las Vegas, NV. You'll oversee local operations to make sure reprocessed items get to clinical stakeholders on time. That means supporting Surgical Services, nursing units, and off site clinics. You'll ensure sterilization and high level disinfection functions meet every regulatory requirement. And you'll manage SPD personnel directly while acting as the liaison between SPD and other departments.

The budget side matters too. Working with the Surgical Services Director, you'll determine resource needs, allocate resources, and keep productivity efficient without wasting cost effectiveness. You'll also develop internal review systems that keep service programs in compliance with accrediting organizations.

What you'd be doing day to day

• Leading daily operations in Sterile Processing so everything runs smoothly for Surgical Services and nursing units
• Coordinating timely delivery of reprocessed instruments and equipment across the hospital
• Making sure all sterilization and HLD processes are compliant with regulations
• Managing SPD staff ; scheduling, training, performance
• Serving as the go between for SPD and other departments to resolve problems quickly
• Maintaining effective interdepartmental relationships so cooperation happens naturally
• Handling budget decisions alongside the Surgical Services Director
• Running internal reviews to confirm all service programs stay compliant with regulators

What we need from you

• A minimum of five years working in Sterile Processing with increasing levels of responsibility ; this isn't an entry level gig
• A degree: Associate Degree in Healthcare is required; a bachelor's degree in science or healthcare is preferred but not mandatory at hire
• Prior management experience is preferred but we will consider someone who's ready to step up into leadership if they've had clear progressive responsibility already
• You must hold current certification as either CRCST through HSPA (formerly IAHCSMM) or CSPDT through CBSPD ; no exceptions here because this role requires interpreting manufacturer's instructions for use at a highly technical level
• A note about English proficiency: Due to how technical these IFUs can be, all SPD staff must be proficient in spoken and written English.

The three additional certifications you need within two years once hired

CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist), CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor), CHL (Certified Healthcare Leader) Or their equivalents through CBSPD: CSIS (Certified Surgical Instrument Specialist), CFER (Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor), CSPM (Certified in Sterile Processing Management)

(Current employees have been grandfathered. New employees must acquire these within two years of starting.) Certifications must be maintained as a term of employment.

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