Associate Director, Sterile Processing-Mount Sinai Hospital- Day Shift

The Associate Director of Sterile Processing assists SPD leadership in the planning, organizing, directing and controlling the activities of personnel engaged in the production of patient care items for surgical and medical procedures. This individual manages the purchasing and production responsibilities to ensure adequate quantity and quality of supplies.

1. Participates in the development, maintenance and control of the SPD capital and operating budget for supplies, expenses and inventory accounts.

2. Coordinates and communicates with administration and hospital departments to ensure the effective and efficient operations and distribution of supplies and services for patient care.

3. Coordinates functions and sterile processing activities to comply with regulatory agency requirements (i.e., Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and     New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH).

4. Interviews, recruits, and hires personnel in areas of responsibility. Completes employee performance appraisals, takes disciplinary actions and terminates personnel as required.

5. Assists in the development, update and implementation of departmental policies and procedures manuals as they relate to Sterile Processing operations.

6. Establishes and ensures maintenance of standards concerning decontamination, cleaning,  sterilization, storage and distribution of supplies and equipment.

7. Establishes standards for quality control and infection control within the department and continually evaluates standards for revision and up-dating as necessary.

8. Ensures maintenance of adequate supplies and equipment including evaluating requests for and ordering of new equipment.

9. Ensures proper operation and maintenance of departmental equipment and arrange for repair or replacement as necessary.

10. Assists and counsels supervisors and departmental personnel concerning work related problems.

11. Directs preparation and maintenance of departmental records and reports to be used as references and analyzing tools.

12. Works closely with departments utilizing sterile supplies in order to determine and evaluate need for new equipment or repair and replacement of equipment.

13. Ensures staff provides high quality infection control and patient focused services.

14. Maintains Membership with The American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) and/or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management     (IAHCSMM) preferred.

• Five years experience in Sterile Processing and/or Operating Room and management/leadership roles required.
• Previous management experience required.
• HS/GED Diploma
• CRSCT Certification Required 

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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“About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care cha