UPMC East Hospital is searching for a Supervisor of Central Sterile Processing! Join our dynamic team at East, a suburban facility that offers a comprehensive experience akin to a large teaching institution. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional services in ortho, neuro, robotics, flexible scopes, and more. Our facility is a hub of innovation and excellence, making it an exciting place to grow your career. This role is eligible to receive a sign-on bonus up to $5,000! Bonuses are paid in one-time installments within your first 90 days and require a 2-year work agreement to remain with UPMC. Key Responsibilities: + Oversee the sterile processing department, ensuring compliance with all safety and sterilization protocols. + Collaborate with staff and production leadership across multiple key services, including ortho, neuro, robotics, flexible scopes, and external customers. + Supervise and mentor a team of sterile processing technicians, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development. + Maintain accurate records and documentation related to sterilization processes and equipment maintenance. Qualifications: + 3 years of sterile processing experience and 2 years of supervisory/team leader experience required. + Sterile Processing Certification is required. + Experience in an operating room (OR) setting is highly preferred. + Prior supervisory experience in a healthcare environment is essential. + Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. What Sets Us Apart: + Exposure to a wide range of key services and cutting-edge technologies. + Opportunities for professional growth and development within a supportive and innovative team. + A suburban facility that provides the diverse experience of a large teaching institution. Why You'll Love Working Here: + Be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and collaboration. + Gain exposure to multiple key services and work with a diverse group of professionals. + Enjoy the benefits of working in a suburban facility with the resources and opportunities of a larger institution. **Responsibilities:** + Practices solid verbal and written communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in unit practices Documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with colleagues. Disseminates new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications. + Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and techniques. Continuously improves the quality of care and the work environment of outcomes and the integration of research and best practices into daily work. Shares learning from improvements with other units and/or spreads across the business unit or system.Assists in the reduction rate of surgical instrument errors and collaborates with department leadership to institute a streamlined same-day turnaround for instrument processing. + Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication. Coaches colleagues on cultural diversity and addresses workplace horizontal violence and impairment. Demonstrates accountability to self and others for safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyles. + Plan for and complete growth oriented and developmental activities. + Coordinate educational opportunities, both internal and external, to facilitate staff acquisition of knowledge and credits necessary to maintain any employee certifications. + Demonstrates interest in the development of others and positively impacts the lives of patients/families, peers, and members of the healthcare team through mentoring, education, and knowledge sharing. Seeks opportunities to share expertise with other members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit/department. + Demonstrates UPMC's commitment to the Core Values by understanding the needs of patients, their families, physicians, and co-workers and doing what is required the first time, every time by being responsible, sensitive, accurate, timely coordinated and thorough. + Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care. Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives. Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. Shows the ability to set priorities. Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to ancillary departments and may participate in task forces or other initiatives. + Collaborate with the manager ensuring quality of care of the Central Sterile Processing by implementing, communicating, and/or developing philosophies of standards of care; enforcing adherence to organization, departmental or outside, regulatory body requirements. + Serve as a role model of excellent customer service by responding constructively to the needs of all those interacted with on a daily basis. + Support the departmental goals of quality service, system improvement, and cost containment by contributing to the successful implementation of recommended departmental changes. + Ensure a fully qualified and competent workgroup by coaching, scheduling, motivating, and assisting in the development of the employees in Central Sterile Processing. + Participate in preparation of staff annual evaluation documents. + Sterilize and process equipment/instruments by adhering to departmental standards, professional regulations, and policies and procedures. Assumes shared responsibility and coordination of all ordering of instrumentation in collaboration with the Operating Room, updating of all count sheets within the instrument tracking system, ensures that instrumentation sets missing critical components are returned to circulation in a timely fashion. Serves as a resource for the instrument tracking system. Assists in the coordination of streamlining and consolidation of instrumentation sets to improve the throughout performance of Sterile Reprocessing. Remains highly accessible and visible for proactive troubleshooting and problem-solving across the OR and Sterile Processing Department. + High School Graduate or equivalent. + 3 years experience in central sterile processing. + 2 years supervisory or team leader experience required. + Ability to communicate effectively with peers, physicians, staff of other hospital departments, and outside contacts. Must complete 10 hours of continuing education to remain qualified as a Central Sterile Technician on an annual basis. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician OR International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management + Act 34 **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**