Lead Sterile Processing Tech
Core
Lead a team in cleaning, sterilizing, assembling, and distributing surgical instruments and patient care items while ensuring strict adherence to sterile technique and quality assurance standards.
Role type
Lead Sterile Processing Technician
Builds
Sterilized surgical instruments and patient care equipment for surgical and medical procedures
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Instrumentation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Sterile technique, AAMI standards, Surgical instrumentation, Staff coordination, Quality assurance testing, Equipment maintenance, Inventory management, Personnel training
Preferred skills
Advanced Leadership training
Responsibilities
Oversee personnel engaged in processing, decontaminating, and sterilizing patient care items; Assist in developing and monitoring departmental policies; Perform sterilization tests and verify sterilizer operation; Interview, orient, train, and evaluate Sterile Processing Technicians; Monitor inventory of surgical supplies; Arrange repairs for faulty equipment; Maintain knowledge of field trends through literature and seminars.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership duties