Offsite Director, Central Sterile Processing & Supply

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

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Job Summary

Responsible for direction and oversight of the operations and leadership of the sterilization and distribution of surgical instruments and equipment, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Oversee the daily operations of the Central Sterile department, including staffing, scheduling, and resource allocation.

Develop and implement sterilization processes and protocols to ensure the safe and effective decontamination, sterilization, and storage of surgical instruments.

Supervise and guide a team of sterile processing technicians.

Manage the procurement, maintenance, and repair of sterilization equipment, ensuring compliance with manufacturer recommendations and regulatory requirements.

Implement quality control measures and perform regular audits to ensure compliance with sterile processing standards.

Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and relevant accreditation bodies (e.g., The Joint Commission).

The Offsite Director, Central Sterile Processing & Supply (CSPS), provides operational leadership for all off-campus CSPS environments, including MGH Waltham, MGH Danvers, Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital, and the Foxboro Ambulatory Surgery Center. The Director ensures that offsite teams deliver safe, reliable, and standardized services aligned with the expectations, procedures, and quality frameworks established by the AMC CSPS departments.

The Director oversees operational workflows across offsite locations—including decontamination, sterilization, inspection, packaging, HLD, instrument management, case cart assembly, and supply procurement and distribution—ensuring adherence to AAMI, DPH, and organizational SOPs. The incumbent identifies operational risks, service needs, and resource gaps unique to satellite and ambulatory settings and implements strategies that support consistency, readiness, and operational performance across all sites.

The Offsite Director partners with perioperative and procedural leaders, infection control, facilities, clinical departments, and CSPS senior leadership to ensure efficient processes, safe handling of reusable medical devices, and reliable service delivery. The role cultivates leadership capability across offsite CSPS teams, maintains strong communication and escalation pathways, and ensures each location functions as a fully integrated and supported extension of the AMC CSPS network.

Responsible for direction and oversight of the operations and leadership of the sterilization and distribution of surgical instruments and equipment, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

 

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No

Licenses and Credentials

Experience: Surgical Nursing Experience 8-10+ years required; and Supervisory Experience 5-7 years required

 

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and implement sterilization processes and protocols to ensure the safe and effective decontamination, sterilization, and storage of surgical instruments.

Develops and implements offsite sterile processing workflows, standards, policies, and procedures for MGH Waltham, MGH Danvers, BWFH, and Foxboro ASC.

Establishes training resources, competency expectations, and departmental policies to support consistent instrument and endoscope reprocessing.

Ensures offsite teams adhere to contemporary practices related to decontamination, inspection, high-level disinfection, sterilization, storage, and instrument readiness.

Oversees standardization of offsite reprocessing protocols to align with AMC CSPS standard work.

Manage the procurement, maintenance, and repair of sterilization equipment, ensuring compliance with manufacturer recommendations and regulatory requirements.

Ensures processing equipment across offsite locations is adequately maintained, including washers, sterilizers, AERs, borescopes, and inspection tools.

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