Advocate Health Care

Manager Sterile Processing

Advocate Health Care • $79K — $118K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
  • 5+ years in sterile processing or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated leadership or supervisory background
  • 1-2 years of inventory control or budgetary experience
  • CRCST certification

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement procedures for sterilization of medical instrumentation
  • Establish performance standards for handling and sterilizing equipment
  • Manage inventory control of surgical instrumentation
  • Prepare and monitor departmental budgets
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
  • Create training programs for department personnel
  • Organize and maintain centralized case carts for surgeries

Benefits

  • Eligible for full-time benefits
  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
  • Supportive working environment with emphasis on safety
  • Opportunities for career advancement within the organization
  • Engagement in performance improvement initiatives
Full Job Description
Department:

37700 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - Administration: Surgery

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

On site, 24/7 Accountability.

Pay Range
$38.20 - $57.30

Major Responsibilities:
  • Operations
    • 1)Develops and implements procedures pertaining to centralized processing and sterilization of reusable medical instrumentation.
    • 2)Establishes methods and work performance standards for handling sterile items and sterilizing equipment in order to comply with the quality assurance requirements; evaluates the adequacy of these procedures and makes revisions as needed.
    • 3)Assures the control of inventory for surgical instrumentation and the organization and storage of products used in the three stages of instrument processing, cleaning/decontamination, assembly and sterilization
    • 4)Manages performance improvement activities to reduce surgical delays due to instrumentation
  • Financial
    • 1)Determines fiscal requirements of department and prepares the budget. Monitors, verifies and reconciles expenditure of budgeted funds. Responsible for budget management and performance and fiscal oversight of all areas of responsibility.
    • 2)Develops annual operating budgets (revenue, expense, activity, and FTEs - budgeted and actual).
    • 3)Develops capital budgets (maintenance and strategic capital).
    • 4)Monitors budgets, investigates and reports on any reasons for variances.
    • 5)Achieves performance within organizational expectations.
    • 6)Ensures that all departmental expenses are processed appropriately, timely, and according to Advocate's financial control policy and corporate compliance guidelines.
    • 7)Appropriately manages budgeted vs. actual FTEs, open requisitions and profile processing, performance reviews within policy guidelines of 30 days or less.
    • 8)Manage loaner tray program including analysis of cost incurred, trends and recommendations for purchase.
  • Standards/Laws
    • 1)Assures conformance of all sterile processing department personnel to hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
    • 2)Establishes and monitors environmental safety and sanitation controls.
    • 3)Must be aware of existing laws and regulations and implements procedural changes to comply with changes in state rulings, (e.g., Infection Control Standards of Accrediting Organization, Environmental and Safety Requirements of the State, OSHA, etc.).
    • 4)Collaborates with other departmental leaders to ensure understanding of and compliance to standards, policies and procedures related to sterilization and high level disinfection processes performed outside of the sterile processing department
  • Safety/Environmental Accountability
    • 1)Establishes and monitors environmental safety and sanitation controls.
    • 2)Creates and implements performance improvement plans related to PSI infection control outcomes related to instrumentation.
    • 3)Collaborates with departmental leaders to ensure appropriate training on aseptic technique and high level disinfection for departments performing equipment sterilization and high level disinfection processes, e.g. digestive diseases, cancer center, interventional cardiology and radiology, etc.
  • Organizes, implements, maintains the systems necessary for centralized case cart system
    • 2)Coordinates with OR team leadership for preference cards updates and revisions.
    • 1)Manages the process for instrumentation and sterile supplies to be pulled for all surgical procedures.
    • 3)Develops and manages a system for return of sterile, unused supplies according to best practices and industry standards.
  • Employee Development
    • 1)Manages various personnel functions including hiring, performance reviews, salary recommendations, promotions, disciplinary actions, etc.
    • 2)Develops departmental onboarding program requirements in step with departmental and industry changes and ensures ongoing inservice orientation and training for all personnel in Central Processing.
    • 3)Manages and coordinates the establishment of schedules, assignments, and allocation of man-hours and equipment to ensure compliance with departmental commitments.
    • 4)Assures conformance of all department personnel to hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
    • 5)Develops and implements programs for supervisors, staff, and self-growth and development.
    • 6)Reduce associate turnover rates and create performance improvement plans as applicable to department
  • Strategic Planning - Long Range/Short Range Planning
    • 1)provide for improved efficiency, economy of operation, and compliance with the hospital plan for continuing growth.


Education/Experience Required:

  • Bachelors Degree PLUS 5 years sterile processing or equivalent experience Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience 1-2 years of inventory control or budgetary experience.


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

  • Good customer orientation Basic skills in organization Planning and delegation skills Team building skills Ability to analyze financial reports. Good communication skills Basic PC skills Basic skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
  • CRCST


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Requires 24 hour availability 365 days a year. Completes CEU requirements as per type of certification completed, e.g. twelve (12) CEUs per year for the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) certification or ten (10) CEUs per year for CBSPD certification. Exposure to blood borne pathogens and hazardous materials. Fast-paced environment due to time constraints and deadlines.


This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1976
* Ladders Estimates

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