Supervisor Sterile Processing-3rd Shift-VUH

About this role

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization: CSP Endo Techs Job Summary: Supervises Sterile Processing functions by ensuring the accurate assembly of instrument trays and/or equipment; use of the instrument tracking system and by maintaining adequate sterilization of instruments and/or equipment by preparation of requested instrumentation and/or equipment for surgical procedures. Provides supervision to staff to ensure departmental guidelines are followed and assigned task are timely and accurately completed.

Shift Info: 10:30pm-7:00am . Key Responsibilities: • Supervises the central sterile processing and endoscopy tech specialist staff to ensure department and hospital guidelines are adhered and followed.

• Conducts verbal and written performance conversations with staff following departmental and intuitional policies.

• Ensures implementation of standards within the quality assurance monitoring process and improvements are followed.

• Oversees ordering of departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment needs.

• Coordinates shift schedules, performs electronic timekeeping and assigns job responsibilities based on departmental staffing need

• Analyzes the rules and regulations for situations that are unusual and knows the interrelationship and implication of various rules and regulations in other areas of the department.    

• Monitors staff orientation and training instructions for new personnel.

Technical Capabilities: • Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance. Examples of this include Insulation Testing, Demagnetizing instrumentation, Air Pressure Testing etc.

• Equipment Operation and Maintenance (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Examples of this include performing variety qualification testing on different types of equipment (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)

• Inventory Control (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate inventory control in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Ability to perform a variety of care and handling techniques to maintain the longevity and sterility of different types of containment devices.

• Quality Assurance (Intermediate): Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools. Ability to read, interpret and practically apply the various Manufacturer Instructions for Use. Possess a strong knowledge base of regulations and standards that govern sterile processing functions and operations.

• Distinguishing skill set (Intermediate): Strong knowledge automatic endoscope preprocessors (AER), Various methods of manual HLD

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion. ​

Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Plans and sets day-to-day objectives for the team that have a direct effect on the results of the department or area that the job is in. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves technical and operational problems within provided guideline. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced subject matter knowledge within a specific technical area and basic management knowledge to support the team. * Team Interaction: Leads/supervises a unit within a department or a small department. Typically without budget or hire/fire authority. Role is typically a 'working' supervisor. Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. - Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them. - Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.

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