Sterile Processing Educator - Sterile Processing Department - Full Time

Sterile Processing Educator - Sterile Processing Department - Full Time
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Requisition # HRC1048403

At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others

The Sterile Processing Educator will provide education, orientation and ongoing in-services for the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) on all three shifts and weekend shifts when necessary. Participates in the staff performance review process, including providing feedback to management regarding competency and completion of required educational programs. Ensures that all staff completes annual competency review and that all new employees complete a new employee orientation within 90 days of hire. Coordinates weekly in-services (reminders) for staff. The Educator will follow management direction and ensure that all SPD policies and procedures are in compliance with CMS, TJC, DHS, AAMI and CDC standards. Ensures that all policies and procedures and services provided ensure fiscal responsibility. Maintains employee education files for staff. Responsible for maintaining documentation for proof of certification. Conduct an annual educational needs assessment, incorporating staff competency needs and performance improvement objectives defined by management.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops, coordinates, implements and evaluates both a new employee orientation and departmental orientation program for SPD staff. Serves as a mentor for all employees and models best practice according to AAMI standards.
• Ensures health system educational requirements are included in the training programs. Collaborates with others to design in-services, competencies and orientation programs to meet the needs of staff.
• Educates and motivates staff through appropriate orientation, training, communication of expectations and industry standards. Establishes documents and maintains a system to ensure competency for all essential job functions by subordinate staff.
• Continually assess the competency and performance level of all staff. Assists Service Line Manager/Director in monitoring deficiencies in performance. Develops specific training programs/modules in response to process improvement opportunities and requirements.
• Maintains accurate, timely and complete records pertaining to staff education whether departmental and/or Medical Center.
• Conducts SPD certification review courses for staff.

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Education :

• Highschool Diploma Required
• Assocaite Degree/College Diploma - Preferred

Work Experience:

• At least three (3) years which included knowledge of recommended sterile processing practices as advised by AAMI standards
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Licensure :

• Valid Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)

Working Title:

Sterile Processing Educator - Sterile Processing Department - Full Time

Department:

OR Administration

Business Entity:

Service Lines & Ops

Job Category:

,Clinical Operations,Clinical Operations

Job Specialty:

Sterile Processing

Position Type:

Full-time

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Shift Type:

Day

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.

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