Sterile Proc Educator and QA Coordinator (Full-Time/Evening) Center City

Primary Responsibilities:

The Sterile Processing & Case Cart (SPCC) Educator & Quality Assurance Coordinator is responsible for the planning, implementation, and appraisal of the orientation, Competency and Quality Assurance Programs, and professional development for SPCC Department personnel. The SPCC Educator & Quality Assurance Coordinator is also responsible for the development and maintenance of SPCC Department policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Delegates workload to staff members in order to achieve or exceed planned outcomes
• Works effectively as part of a team to achieve departmental and organizational outcomes
• Coaches staff members in order to encourage, motivate, and guide staff members in learning and improving effectiveness
• Utilizes critical thinking and problem solving tools and techniques to analyze situations fully and accurately and to reach productive decisions
• Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to process information with high-levels of accuracy
• Collaborates in the development, implementation and evaluation of quality assurance activities, policies and procedures to ensure the safety and integrity of sterile processing products
• Effectively communicates pertinent information to management, colleagues and staff members
• Evaluates Sterile Processing & Case Cart policies and procedures to assure practice is in accordance with professional standards and accrediting regulations.
• Manages the Sterile Processing & Case Cart Quality Assurance Program, including utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach for quality projects to enhance clinical outcomes in the perioperative setting
• Effectively communicates pertinent information to management, colleagues and staff members
• Keeps current on knowledge of Sterile Processing standards, regulations, protocols, products, and equipment according to AAMI, AORN, Commonwealth of PA Department of Health, Joint Commission, FDA, and CDC
• Interacts with co-workers, staff members, key stakeholders, and visitors consistent with Jefferson policies and procedures and iSCORE values

Qualifications

Educational / Training Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED Required
Associates or Bachelors Degree Preferred

Licensing Requirements:

Certified Registered Central Service Technician,(CRCST), Required

Certified Healthcare Leadership,(CHL), Required or obtained within one year of hire

Certified Instrument Specialist, (CIS), Required or obtained within one year of hire

Certified IAHSCMM Instructor or other Education Certification, Preferred

Experience Requirements:

• Three to five years of sterile processing experience, including decontamination, tray assembly, sterilization, case cart assembly, and storage of surgical instruments and supplies in an acute care setting required.
• One to two years of experience managing Sterile Processing Competency and Quality Assurance Programs strongly preferred.
• One to two years of experience in the role of a Lead Sterile Processing Technician or Supervisor strongly preferred.

Conditions of Employment

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Closing Statement

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.