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Children's of Alabama

The Manager of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) assists the Director in the operational leadership, management, and coordination of sterile processing services across Children's of Alabama ...

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Manager Sterile Processing

Birmingham, AL • On-site

Children's of Alabama
Health Care and Social Assistance • 5 - 10K employees
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Full-time

Posted 12 days ago

Children's Of Alabama rating

6.4

Company rating: 6.4 out of 10

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Job description

In Sterile Processing at Main Campus Children's of Alabama
Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day Shift, Monday-Friday, 6:30am-3pm, work hours may vary.
Summary:
The Manager of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) assists the Director in the operational leadership, management, and coordination of sterile processing services across Children's of Alabama's main campus and Children's South Ambulatory Surgery Center. This position holds 24-hour departmental responsibilities, requires travel between the main campus and Children's South, and serves as relief/coverage for the SPD Director as needed. The Manager ensures the safe, efficient, and compliant decontamination, preparation, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instruments and medical devices.
The Manager works collaboratively with the Director to support alignment of SPD operations with the strategic plan of the hospital and the Surgical Services Division, while helping establish and sustain a culture focused on safety, quality, accountability, and service excellence.
Sterile Processing services support the Operating Rooms located in Benjamin Russell, Lowder, CVOR, and Children's South locations along with supporting procedural areas, clinical departments, and external pediatric physician offices that require device and instrument sterilization.
Other information:
Education:
  • Essential: Associate's Degree (Nursing or Surgical Technology) if combined with significant leadership experience. Associate's Degree candidates must obtain a Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN/RN), healthcare administration, or healthcare related field within 2-3 years of assuming role.

Experience:
  • Leadership Experience: 2 to 5 years of leadership/supervisory experience essential.
  • Thorough knowledge of perioperative services, sterile processing workflows, infection control protocols, and regulatory compliance standards.

Eligible Professional Backgrounds Considered:
  • Registered Nurses (RN) with Operating Room or Perioperative experience.
  • Operating Room Surgical Technologists / Scrub Techs (CST).
  • Experienced Sterile Processing Department (SPD) leaders, supervisors, or certified specialists.

Credentials & Licensure:
Non-essential Certifications:
  • Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) [for RN candidates]
  • Healthcare Leadership

Essential:
  • Must possess or obtain one recognized national certification related to Sterile Processing and one recognized national certification related to Sterile Processing Leadership within 2 years of hire.

Examples of certifying agencies: HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association, formerly IAHCSMM) or CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution).
Examples of Baseline Core Certification (Essential upon hire or within 6-12 months):
  • CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician - HSPA)
  • CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician - CBSPD)

Examples of Leadership & Advanced Certifications (Essential within 1-2 years of hire):
  • CHL (Certified Healthcare Leader - HSPA)
  • CSPM (Certified Sterile Processing Manager - CBSPD)
  • CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist - HSPA)
  • CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor - HSPA)

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Nonessential:
* Certified Nurse Operating Room
Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Associates Degree
Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* 2 Years Supervisor Level

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Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children. Ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. With more than 3.5 million square feet, it is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States. Children’s offers inpatient and outpatient services at its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services provided at Children’s South, Children’s on 3rd and in Huntsville and Montgomery. Primary medical care is provided in more than a dozen communities across central Alabama. Children’s is the only health system in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty and Children’s full-time physicians as well as private practicing community physicians. Our staff is committed to providing the finest pediatric healthcare to all children. We built our legacy on our core values of trust, teamwork, compassion, innovation and commitment. We know that every time we come through these doors we will live up to our high standards as we work to make a difference in children's lives. You've chosen a career that’s all about care. If you want to make a difference the life of children and their families, if you want to advance in your profession, if you appreciate good benefits, and want to work with outstanding medical professionals in a variety of areas, then Children’s of Alabama is where you belong.

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Health care and social assistance

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5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Birmingham, AL, US

Year founded

1911

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