The Corporate Director Sterile Processing & HLD, is a core part of strategic planning and initiatives, regulatory compliance, and business operations leadership related to medical device reprocessing throughout the organization. The Corporate Director drives the compliance, quality assurance, short- and long-term planning processes for the healthcare system relating to medical device reprocessing (sterilization and high-level disinfection), single use devices, surgical supplies, reprocessing equipment, consignment, loaners, preventative maintenance, and vendor agreements. This role aims to achieve its intended outcomes by delivering efficient and effective services in all areas that deliver, receive, or reprocess medical devices via sterilization and/or high-level disinfection. This is a key position that focuses on leading teams at a high level of planning and performance management. The Corporate Director takes a hands-on role to understand the most critical areas that need process and/or performance improvement. The director is responsible for managing operational and capital budgets per the facilities policies and procedures, reviews and revises all policies related to medical device reprocessing, performs routine quality assurance assessments and rounds with the department designees, tracks and trends opportunities while developing improvement plans with the department leaders and/or designee. The Corporate Director also ensures robust integrated partnerships utilizing the organizations framework to achieve the most optimal outcome in each area.
This position also ensures process improvements that are consistent and aligned with the organizational goals. The Corporate Director also ensures that sterilization and high-level disinfection processes are within the AAMI, NJDOH regulations as mandated by the state of NJ. This position has the ability to mentor and develop the leaders in the areas on AAMI National Standards as required by the NJ State Department of Health and Human Services. Evaluate and ensure the integrity of on-going inventory control and supply management. Serves as the systems knowledge-based expert and consultant regarding proper sterilization techniques, product information, and equipment maintenance, operation, and high-level disinfection.
This position supports organizational goals by providing excellent customer service, participating in performance improvement efforts, and demonstrating a commitment to teamwork and cooperation.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION: Master's degree in related field required or in active pursuit of degree and obtained within 1 year from date of hire or transfer.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Certified Healthcare Leadership (CHL) through an accredited course, Certified Central Processing Technician (CRCST) through an accredited course is required. Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Training preferred.
EXPERIENCE: Minimum 5 years' experience with medical device reprocessing required. 10 or more year's business leadership and strategic planning required. Must be well versed and knowledgeable with the most current AAMI National Standards (ST79, ST58, ST77, and ST91). This position also is required to recognize and comply with ANSI/ASHRAE, NJDOH, DOT, EPA rules and regulations on device reprocessing requirements in correlation with SGNA and AORN recommended practices.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
Demonstrates the ability to perform the system level competencies as listed on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool. Build partnerships with system leaders and work collaboratively on system level initiatives, strategic planning, regulatory compliance while maintaining high quality and medical device reprocessing integrity throughout.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Potential for exposure to the hazards and risk of the hospital environment, including exposure to infectious disease, blood-borne pathogens, hazardous substances, and potential injury. Able to see color. This position requires extensive walking and standing and occasional lifting up to 20 lbs.
Essential functions of this position are listed on the department specific Assessment and Evaluation Tool.