Mgr Sterile Processing

Inova Fairfax | Mgr Sterile processing | Full-time Days Flex schedule to help cover evening needs.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement : Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Sterile Processing Manager

The Sterile Processing Manager directs and manages all aspects of care relating to the support and environmental elements of Sterile Processing and Perioperative Materials Management including staff and performance improvement, cost controls, budget preparation, Lean process improvement, and materials management. Collaborates with all customers while facilitating all service line productivity goals. Ensures effective and timely procedural set-ups, transports, availability and proper functioning of equipment, environmental cleaning, and sanitation. Manages all areas of responsibility such as the monitoring of the Sterile Processing department shift supervisors by ensuring that they maximize staff efficiencies and productivity while complying with infection control policies and OSHA, AAMI, AORN and The Joint Commission standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintains excellent relationships with sales representatives while capitalizing on promotional offerings and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Provides analytical data for all end-users and facilitates decisions regarding set configurations, par levels, and preferred vendors.
• Works with the Perioperative Services Manager or other designated leaders in evaluating products, negotiating contracts, acquisitions, training, and support of equipment/supplies. Coordinates equipment service, deliveries, installations, and necessary facility renovations/repairs.
• Develops, prepares, and maintains a staffing pattern to ensure 24-hour support for Sterile Processing, procedural set-up, and cleaning. Manages Automated Nurse Staffing Office System, InovaPass, enterprise resource planning, monthly staff schedules, vacation requests, and payroll.
• Monitors clinical practices to ensure compliance with standards and effective operational protocols in the delivery of care.
• Maintains a focus on improving service and reducing inappropriate variations and errors. Evaluates service delivery for safe and cost-effective solutions, new techniques, systems, and procedures to improve service and safety.
• Partners with the designated leaders in the Operating Room Support, Technology, and Unit Management to ensure a supportive and collaborative management model for ancillary services.
• Oversees the operational activities of the Sterile Processing and Perioperative Materials Management staff to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of all practices.
• Oversees Sterile Processing to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but not limited to, hiring and training team members, creating and implementing business strategies, managing performance of team members, and delegating tasks.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Certification - Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician within 12 months; CBSPT (Certification in Sterile Processing) and Certified Registered Service Technician (CRCST) must be obtained within one year of hire. Must gain proficiency in the standards under OSHA (US Occupational Safety and Health), ANSI/AAMI (American National Standards Institute/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation), and IAHSCSMM (International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management); Must be eligible to take the certification exam Licensure - None required Experience - Three years of experience in OR/SPD leadership/management role. Knowledge and experience in the perioperative areas of sterile processing, case preparation and clean-up, perioperative materials management supplies, equipment, and environmental standards; three years of experience in a leadership/management role; Two years of experience in each sub-specialty or two years of cross-training. Education - Associate Degree or High School diploma or equivalent and 4 additional years of experience (6 total)

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.