Sterile Prep Supervisor

Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago

At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides patient care second to none!

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.

Job Description

• Directs, prioritizes, and adjust staff work assignments for assigned shift to ensure timely and accurate delivery of OR equipment, supplies, and case carts. Assigns staff to job duties to meet the demands of patient care areas, patient volume, trauma emergencies, and staff vacancies.
• Ability to properly demonstrate and instruct staff to sterilize instruments, utensils, linen, and supplies using various types of sterilizers; load sterilizers in the prescribed manner and set controls to specified time and temperature according to material and requirements of items be sterilized; complete manual documentation record prior to sterilization; read and initial autoclave graph to verify appropriate sterilization cycle and provide require records for regulatory agencies.
• Follows all departmental policies and procedures. Ensure that staff complies with policies and procedures. Assist in policy and procedures development, implementation and review processes.
• Identifies the following proper procedures for use of equipment in the department. Correctly operates and can demonstrate abilities in operating all sterilization and documentation equipment according to policy and procedures. Contacts facilities when equipment failure occurs. Delegate duties to staff and can demonstrate how to assemble instrument trays according to the prescribed manner, wrap package and handle all items following procedure; mark items with identifying data and distribute or store in designed area. Responsible for trouble shooting instrument issues and tray turnover, as needed.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining department quality monitors related to sterilization, sterile technique, all products requiring sterilization, and sterile handling/storage within the department. Responsible for notifying Surgical Services of positive biological spore testing and immediately initiates recall procedure.
• Demonstrates knowledge of supplies and equipment specific to patient population across the age span (children, adolescents, adult and elderly). Responsible for following physician's preference sheet and dispense requests for sterile instrumentation and supplies; assign priority to emergency request and issue required supplies and equipment based on knowledge of procedure indented; assemble and wrap material, instruments and supplies according to established aseptic technique.
• Responsible for obtaining all preference sheets for surgical schedule. Oversee accuracy and distribution of case carts to surgical services. Identifies and communicates specific instrument request on surgical schedule to staff.
• Demonstrates ability to delegate duties to staff and apply appropriate follow up to ensure assignments are complete. Assists in staffing needs for subsequent shift and makes necessary arrangements for coverage. Manages overtime within budgetary allowances.
• Ensures all work areas and equipment are cleaned and maintained according to Infection Control standards and to ensure safe a work environment. Comply with Regulatory, Environmental, safety, Hazardous Materials, and Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Assist in orientation of new employees to each work assignment area and total department operation.
• Complete the required orientation documentation for new employees assigned to the shift. Provide feedback regarding progress of employees. Provide input regarding staff Annual Performance Management Review and/or action plan.
• Ability to communicate with all departments, Operating Room, SPD, Materials, Surgeons and Sterile Processing staff in a professional, courteous, and tactful manner. Ability to use established communication channels to resolve work related problems.
• Provide on-call coverage during the weekends and Holiday hours. Respond within 15 minutes to all pages. On-call coverage to include communicating staff assignments for all shifts. On-call coverage includes being available for departmental coverage during staffing shortages.
• Attends all hospital educational training. Participate in the educational training throughout the year. Ensures that all staff working (regular or overtime hours) attends departmental training sessions.
• Maintains Certification for Sterile Processing and Distribution. Assumes responsibility as a self-directed professional for own continuing education.
• Participate in the capital and operational budget planning.
• Prepare timecards with appropriate codes for all staff.
• Recommends changes to work processes or system according to Insight's strategies, regulatory requirements, industrial trends technology developments and competitive challenges.
• Monitors employee attendance and notifies superior of issues, as appropriate.
• Provides coverage for Technical Educator.
• Responsible for assigned special projects and other duties, as assigned by superior.

Job Specifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 5-10 years' experience in a Sterile Processing Department preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of surgical instrumentation required.
• Experience and knowledge in the use of all types of sterilization processes, decontamination, packaging and shelf life, including aseptic techniques and their applications to various items processed required.
• Knowledge and understanding of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, basis microbiology, and a variety of OR surgical procedures preferred.
• Minimum of 1-year supervisory, Coordinator or lead tech experience in sterile Processing or related field required.

• Good verbal and written communication skills required.
• Basic computer skills required.

• Willingness to delegate duties, follow orders, handle numerous phone calls requesting surgical supplies and instrumentation and accept new ideas and to learn duties of the position required.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and manage time efficiently required.
• Ability to take responsibility and accountability for team productivity, efficiency, culture, and growth

Benefits

• Paid Sick Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Paid Vacation Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month
• Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!