Team Leader Sterile Processing

General Summary of Position
MedStar Health is looking for a Team Leader Sterile Processing to join our team at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital! The ideal candidate will be a certified Sterile Processing Technician with thorough knowledge of aseptic technique, sterilization techniques, infection control requirements, basic knowledge of medical/surgical procedures and terminology.
The Team Leader Sterile Processing will be responsible for decontamination, cleaning, processing and sterilization of supplies and equipment dispensed by the department following established infection control practices. Directs and oversees the work of others in the absence of management personnel.
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Primary Duties:
Assists with staffing, planning and control of daily operations. Monitors the daily workflow and directs and/or delegates staff assignments as appropriate. Reviews each departmental service on an ongoing basis to ensure proper operation and customer satisfaction. Assumes responsibility in the absence of management. Oversees, supervises, assigns staff to various tasks. Responsible for professional conduct, clinical competency, and technical skills of the staff. Provides feedback to manager regarding any significant incidence. Decision making and critical thinking. Collaborates with Nurse Educator on the development and provision of competency-based orientation of new personnel. Functions as preceptor to staff and CST (Certified Surgical Technologist) students. Assists in the training and performance evaluation of staff. Provides feedback on the progress of the new personnel and /students. Performs the duties and responsibilities of SPD Techs Level I and Level II.
Accurately processes and completes case carts. Processes emergency carts within 20 minutes of request. Prioritizes instrument trays and adds to the case carts. Monitors all equipment functions and performance. Ensures all biological indicators are read and recorded daily. Monitors all washers, sterilizers, sonic cleaners, and dryers. Ensures all sterilization parameters are met, indicators and locks are intact prior to issuing and receiving. Ensure water levels are checked and recorded daily.
Ensures associates adhere to departmental policies and procedures. Reviews policy and procedure with team members. Makes recommendations for revisions, updates, or alterations. Encourages staff to utilize the necessary resources and reference manuals. Ensures prompt responds to incoming telephone calls from the OR and other departments. Answers calls professionally. Answers inquiries promptly. Takes the caller's name, phone number and reason for call.
Monitors inventory of supplies, instruments, and equipment. Sorts, scans, and labels equipment. Ensures that all instruments/trays and equipment are processed accordingly. Ensures appropriate usage of all supplies for cost savings. Ensures all outdated, damaged, or defective supplies are checked and /or removed from the stocks. Prioritizes instruments and special requests and acts as liaison to ensure timely and efficient service. Ensures quick turnover of instruments/trays as requested. Assembles trays according to the instrument recipe/lists. Ensures sterilization of trays and prompt delivery to the requesting customer. Reports equipment malfunctions and/or problems to the manager. Monitors workflow process and reports any problem affected by equipment malfunctions.
Reviews OR schedule to ensure that case carts are complete and delivered to OR. Reviews OR schedules on ongoing basis to ensure case carts are properly completed and delivered, including the added/emergency cases. Initiates the needs list of instruments/trays to complete the case carts. Makes rounds to OR to ensure the case carts are completed with needs. Acts as liaison to OR and allied departments.

Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
3-4 years Leadership experience.
CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician).
CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician).
Maintains annual continuing education credits to maintain certification status.
5-7 years' experience in sterile processing preferred.

This position has a hiring range of $18.820000 - $31.050000.