Manager Sterile Processing

Overview

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Overview:

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St. Luke’s Health-Memorial paves the way for quality innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. With hospitals in Lufkin Livingston and San Augustine St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.

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Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice.

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CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial  is a 271 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around (Lufkin / Texas). We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

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If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

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While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

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Responsibilities

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The Manager will be responsible for the processing and handling of all sterile surgical instrumentation used in Operating Rooms, Cath Lab, Labor and Delivery, and any patient care area; and Responsible for the control and management of the dollar asset for medical supply inventory of said areas.

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Essential Key Job Responsibilities

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Surgical Instrumentation: Ensure proper care and handling, decontamination, assembly, packaging, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation for Operating Rooms, Cath Lab, Labor and Delivery, and all invasive, diagnostic, and treatment areas. Ensure proper and safe functioning of hospital sterilization equipment. Ensure compliance with Regulatory Agency guidelines (JCAHO, CDC, FDA, AORN, EPA, etc.). Develop and revise process practices and monitor service standards of care for surgical instrumentation. Utilize research to promote and advance sterilization practice

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Medical Supplies: Manage the acquisition, storage, distribution, and rotation of medical supply inventory in the Operating Rooms, Cath Lab, Labor and Delivery, and all other diagnostic and treatment areas, excluding LUM on the Nursing units. Maintain General Ledger/MAPS system interface and reconciliation by monthly cycle counts and year‐end physical counts. Direct case cart activities. Provide decision support data in terms of dollars and volume. Maintain an Official Inventory location. Cost/Product Analysis for Decision Support. Automated Inventory Control/Management

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Human Resources Management: Departmental staffing. Daily HR issues. Develop and maintain staff performance service levels. Actively involved in recruitment and retention. Executive corrective action. Hire/Fire. Staff Development

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Qualifications

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Minimum Qualifications:

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Education Level

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Bachelor’s Degree in health care related field

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Licensure/Certification

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• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), 
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• Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL), 
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• BLS issued by AHA
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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• Good computer skills in Excel, Word, and mainframe applications
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• Good communication and problem-solving skills
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• Detailed oriented
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• Strong organization skills
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• Knowledge of hospital sterilization equipment and related regulatory requirements
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• Knowledge of chemical disinfection, decontamination processes, and hazardous chemicals
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• Knowledge of surgical instrumentation and standards of care
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• Knowledge of sterilization processes and alternatives, microbiology, and physiology 
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Experience

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Four (4) years of experience with sterile processing.

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