The Director of Sterile Processing will be responsible for goal attainment, program improvement, and oversight for all Sterile Processing operations for University of Virginia Health System - Charlottesville. This role will oversee an estimated 2 Managers and 8 Supervisors across 3 shifts, providing continuous operations and service to the Medical Center 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing effective leadership to the work group; managing recruitment, performance, and retention activities of assigned staff.
- Developing and managing operational initiatives with measurable outcomes.
- Preparing and delivering reports to operational leadership outlining progress toward meeting annual goals and objectives, including performance related to finance, clinical activity, quality, safety, marketing, infection prevention, and human resources.
- Focusing on continuous operations and service improvement, along with coaching and development of supervisory staff.
- Creating a positive environment conducive to professional development of coworkers and subordinates, including mentoring, teaching, orienting, role modeling, and team participation.
- Ensuring compliance with appropriate regulatory requirements.
- Monitoring and meeting quality measures within the department.
- Participating in performance improvement activities.
- Assessing managers' and staff development needs, identifying goals, and providing resources.
- Interpreting the impact of broad scope organizational change for staff and developing change strategies for successful implementation.
- Establishing an annual operating and capital budget, demonstrating fiscal responsibility through meeting budget targets.
- Continually assessing all services, identifying problems, utilizing data to analyze, and proposing innovative approaches for solutions.
- Remaining current on new trends and best practices and incorporating them into Sterile Processing practices and programs.
- Annually reviewing and updating all policies related to Sterile Processing.
- Creating a culture and systems for recognizing and rewarding staff.
- Leading efforts for the Managers to keep all staff members advancing in the Ladder program when appropriate.
- Ensuring integration of ethical standards and core values into everyday work activities.
- Demonstrating detailed knowledge of instrument tracking systems and case cart processes within Sterile Processing.
- Rounding on all sterile processing locations to ensure quality of operations and conducting staff feedback sessions along with their managers.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Position Compensation Range: $120,473.60 - $192,753.60 Annual
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
EXPERIENCE: 5 years of Sterile Processing Management experience required.
LICENSURE: CRCST, CIS, CHL required; CER Certification required within one year of hiring or transfer.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings and programs.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group, and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. 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, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
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