Job Description

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

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! 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.

What you will do in this role:

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. Responsibilities include:

• 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.
• Review existing policies and procedures for staff compliance.
• Assist Management in ensuring that all areas are staffed with competent individuals.
• Interacts frequently with department managers and all health system customers regarding any procedural requests, other related needs and opportunities.
• Promotes an organizational focus by establishing goals consistent with those of the organization by facilitating collaboration and coordination for interdepartmental problem-solving and supporting new concepts that enhance the functioning of operations.
• Functions as a positive, creative and effective leader, actively participating in performance improvement activities and consulting in implementation of education programs and advancing the departmental career ladder.
• Assures that their area of responsibility maintains a customer focus by serving as a role model with consistent focus on customer relations, providing feedback regarding positive and negative customer comments and participating in customer satisfaction initiatives.
• Develops and administers annual needs assessment and demonstrates integration of needs into annual training program.
• Conducts SPD certification review courses for staff.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal laws, accreditation, professional and regulatory agency standards and licensure requirements. Maintains compliance with policies, procedures and protocols.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal laws, accreditation, professional and regulatory agency standards and licensure requirements. Maintains compliance with policies, procedures and protocols. (including and approving all IFU before adding to SPM tracking System). 
• Any additional needs of the department and Management of Sterile Processing. 

Qualifications

Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED required. Associate degree/college diploma is preferred.

A minimum of 3 years? experience which includes extensive knowledge of recommended sterile processing practices as advised by AAMI standards. 

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required upon hire. 

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits (including health, vision, dental and life and insurance) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished and compassionate staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.

About Cedars Sinai

Connections working at Cedars Sinai