Team Lead - Central Sterile Processing - Evenings
Facility: University of Maryland Medical Center
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Baltimore, MD Shift/Schedule: EVENING
Department: UMH: PSS Central Sterile
Posted FTE: 1.0
Job Posting Category:
Hours of Work: M-F evenings
Job ID #: 36337
Benefits Eligible:
Minimum Education:
License/Cert Required: Cert Sterile Processing
Minimum Experience:
Specialty Type: Not Applicable
What You Will Do:
I. General Summary
Under general supervision, perform team leader responsibilities in processes to decontaminate, prepare, sterilize, store and issue medical/surgical instruments, supplies in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. Fulfillment of the job duties requires the employee to have access to medication storage areas.
II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
1. Assists Manager or Supervisor in determining work priorities, assuring that all tasks are accomplished in a timely manor by monitoring and directing the daily work activities of Central Sterile processing personnel.
A. Monitors department protocols as part of the department quality assurance program by auditing daily work processes and procedures, and assures appropriate corrections are made where/and when necessary.
B. Observes daily practices and identifies, corrects and provides appropriate training or retraining.
C. Assigns work and priorities to sterile processing personnel in order to maintain efficient workflow.
D. Assists with orientation and training of new sterile processing personnel, or scrub tech personnel or students, and other personnel as directed.
2. Assists Supervisor with inventory maintenance to meet customer and department demands. Conducts the inventory of disposable supplies, cleaning solutions, replacement instruments and minor equipment.
3. Establishes and maintains courteous and effective relationships with all customers such as patients, visitors, co-workers, nurses, physicians and other members of the health care team.
4. Assists Central Sterile Processing personnel with their activities when required to assure all tasks and responsibilities are accomplished on time and in accordance with departmental policy.
5. Modifies work practices, as directed by the supervisor, in response to industry trends and changes in sterile processing methods and standards.
6. Observes and enforces appropriate handling and safety standards throughout the entire sterilization process in accordance with governing regulations and UMMS standards.
7. Coordinates and assists with endoscope management throughout UMMS.
8. Conduct a minimum of two departmental related staff educational in-services per year, to ensure staff remains educated on the changes in regulations and requirements associated with Central Sterile Processing.
9. Attends a minimum of one external educational seminar per year.
What You Need to Be Successful:
Education and Experience
1. High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
2. **Experience as Surgical Technician or Sterile Processing Technician. Surgical Technician must have two years of general OR experience. Sterile Processing Technician must be certified through IAHCSMM and have 2 years CSP related experience.
3. Maintain certification through IAHCSMM by completing 12 credit hours of continual education per year.
IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Knowledge of the use of a PC and computerized database system.
2. Effective verbal and written communication skills are necessary in order to work with various clinical personnel, resolve problems and to properly identify and label supplies for inventory purposes.
3. Demonstrated ability to maintain certification through IAHCSMM by completing 12 credit hours of continual education per year.
CB*10/31/2012
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Facility: University of Maryland Medical Center
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Baltimore, MD Shift/Schedule: EVENING
Department: UMH: PSS Central Sterile
Posted FTE: 1.0
Job Posting Category:
Hours of Work: M-F evenings
Job ID #: 36337
Benefits Eligible:
Minimum Education:
License/Cert Required: Cert Sterile Processing
Minimum Experience:
Specialty Type: Not Applicable
What You Will Do:
I. General Summary
Under general supervision, perform team leader responsibilities in processes to decontaminate, prepare, sterilize, store and issue medical/surgical instruments, supplies in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. Fulfillment of the job duties requires the employee to have access to medication storage areas.
II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
1. Assists Manager or Supervisor in determining work priorities, assuring that all tasks are accomplished in a timely manor by monitoring and directing the daily work activities of Central Sterile processing personnel.
A. Monitors department protocols as part of the department quality assurance program by auditing daily work processes and procedures, and assures appropriate corrections are made where/and when necessary.
B. Observes daily practices and identifies, corrects and provides appropriate training or retraining.
C. Assigns work and priorities to sterile processing personnel in order to maintain efficient workflow.
D. Assists with orientation and training of new sterile processing personnel, or scrub tech personnel or students, and other personnel as directed.
2. Assists Supervisor with inventory maintenance to meet customer and department demands. Conducts the inventory of disposable supplies, cleaning solutions, replacement instruments and minor equipment.
3. Establishes and maintains courteous and effective relationships with all customers such as patients, visitors, co-workers, nurses, physicians and other members of the health care team.
4. Assists Central Sterile Processing personnel with their activities when required to assure all tasks and responsibilities are accomplished on time and in accordance with departmental policy.
5. Modifies work practices, as directed by the supervisor, in response to industry trends and changes in sterile processing methods and standards.
6. Observes and enforces appropriate handling and safety standards throughout the entire sterilization process in accordance with governing regulations and UMMS standards.
7. Coordinates and assists with endoscope management throughout UMMS.
8. Conduct a minimum of two departmental related staff educational in-services per year, to ensure staff remains educated on the changes in regulations and requirements associated with Central Sterile Processing.
9. Attends a minimum of one external educational seminar per year.
What You Need to Be Successful:
Education and Experience
1. High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
2. **Experience as Surgical Technician or Sterile Processing Technician. Surgical Technician must have two years of general OR experience. Sterile Processing Technician must be certified through IAHCSMM and have 2 years CSP related experience.
3. Maintain certification through IAHCSMM by completing 12 credit hours of continual education per year.
IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Knowledge of the use of a PC and computerized database system.
2. Effective verbal and written communication skills are necessary in order to work with various clinical personnel, resolve problems and to properly identify and label supplies for inventory purposes.
3. Demonstrated ability to maintain certification through IAHCSMM by completing 12 credit hours of continual education per year.
CB*10/31/2012
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.