About Georgetown Surgery Center
At Georgetown Surgery Center, excellence meets compassion in the realm of healthcare. We take pride in offering a diverse array of surgical specialties designed to cater to your unique healthcare needs. Our multi-specialty team comprises dedicated experts, committed to delivering outstanding care and tailored solutions across a wide spectrum of surgical disciplines.
From gastroenterology, orthopedics, general surgery, spine surgery, pain management, ENT, and specialized procedures for hand, foot, and ankle conditions, we provide comprehensive services under one roof. Our specialized Total Joint Program for knees, hips, and shoulders reflects our commitment to offering the highest quality care for your mobility and well-being.
At Georgetown Surgery Center, patient-centered care is not just a philosophy; it’s our guiding principle. We understand the importance of listening to your unique healthcare needs and collaborating closely with you to create personalized treatment plans. Our approach is characterized by empathy, understanding, and a dedication to ensuring your health and well-being.
About Regent Surgical Health
Since 2001, Regent Surgical Health has been a leader in developing and managing successful surgery center partnerships between hospitals and physicians. We continually improve and evolve the ASC model based on changing market conditions to stay ahead of emerging trends. From this vantage point, our team has developed proprietary ASC ownership models that give both physicians and hospitals what they need to ensure long-term clinical and financial success.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of Clinical Leadership, the Team Lead for Sterile Processing Technicians monitors and directs the activities of assigned sterile processing technicians to achieve optimum performance, efficiency and quality outcomes. The Team Lead guides the daily activities of all sterile processing technicians and performs sterile processing technician responsibilities themself as needed. The Team Lead will maintain open communication with all staff to promote improvement in performance and quality care.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide supervision, leadership and guidance to Sterile Processing Technicians in problem solving, resource management, outcome achievement, and promotion of team cohesion.
- Coordinate staffing; increase or decrease staff as indicated. Demonstrate staffing accountability through assigning and directing work of Sterile Processing Technician staff including training, and appraising performance in conjunction with Center Leadership.
- Support Center Leadership in the evaluation of performance objectives and metrics for the Center and assess the level of competence of staff in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate a commitment to a healthy work environment by modeling the desired behaviors and encouraging those in others including through rewarding and disciplining subordinate staff and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage change effectively, as well as help others do the same.
- Support Center Leadership in demonstrating fiscal accountability for Center resources and the ability to achieve outcomes within allocated resources.
- Promote effective working relations and work effectively as part of a team to facilitate the Center’s ability to meet its goals and objectives.
- Able to problem solve in the presence of stressful situations/ work environment.
- Maintain budget items assigned by leadership.
- Support, implement, and champion the effective management of supply costs and cost savings initiatives.
- Function as a Sterile Processing Technician as needed:
- Separate and prepare contaminated instrumentation for cleaning.
- Prepare, install, assemble, clean, and sterilize/disinfect operating room or procedure room equipment and instrumentation and medical devices.
- Decontaminate, process, sterilize/disinfect, and distribute medical supplies.
- Inspect and perform functional checks on instrumentation/equipment to assure proper functioning prior to set/tray assembly.
- Process, wrap, and label all equipment and instrumentation for sterilization using appropriate wraps and containers.
- Perform proper documentation as it relates to the sterilization/HLD process.
- Perform all duties relating to daily maintenance for all types of sterilizers/re-processors.
- Communicate departmental equipment and supply needs to appropriate supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of Sterile Processing education from an accredited school or training program
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Board of Sterile Processing and Distribution (CSPDT).
- BLS certification (as required by individual ASC policy)