Sterile Processing Instrument Specialist

JOB SUMMARY: 

Responsible for ensuring that the department has everything it needs to operate efficiently and effectively. Ensures that instruments and supplies are readily available for processing through purchasing and coordinating with the vendor for loaners and trials. Oversees instrument repairs, instrument transfers between the organization's multiple facilities, and instrument tracking system. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: 

High school diploma or GED equivalent. Two years' experience in Sterile Processing required. 

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: 

Certification as a Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or other sterile processing certification required. Certification as a Surgical Instrument Specialist required within one year of hire. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

1. Coordinates the repair of instruments with appropriate vendor and maintains a log for tracking items set off-site. 

2. Coordinates the maintenance of instrument sets by assessing surgical case schedule and deducing which instruments can be removed from circulation. 

3. Coordinates the procurement of and return of loaner, vendor, and/or trial instrument sets. 

4. Orders new and replacement supplies and instruments based on inventory, par levels, iShare requests, and at the direction of the Manager of Sterile Processing while striving to adhere to departmental budgets.

5. Assists with resolving product and/or instrument recalls as quickly as possible to promote patient care. 

6. Maintains the department's instrument tracking system by entering new instruments into system and building count sheets. 

7. Collaborates with SPD Liaisons to ensure sets are available and complete. 

8. Uses excellent communication skills when discussing instrument availability with SPD Supervisors, SPD Liaisons, and/or OR Clinical Coordinators. 

9. Expert in all aspects of the sterile processing cycle and ability to provide guidance and education to SPD. 

10. Assists with special projects and interdepartmental committees as needed. 

11. Assists with Sterile Processing staffing as needed. 

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: 

Proficient communication skills Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel Ability to order instruments via PeopleSoft 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

Clean, well-lit, comfortable environment Subject to varying and unpredictable situations Subject to many interruptions Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries Moderate noise level Possible exposure to cleaning agents Subject to hazards of flammable, explosive gases May be subject to burns Exposure to hazards of steam and heat 

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.