Sterile Supply - Quality and Education Manager
Core
Strategic leadership of the enterprise-wide Quality Management System, education, competency, and regulatory readiness programs for Central Sterile Supply across a health system.
Role type
Senior management (Associate Director) in healthcare quality and education
Builds
Standardized quality systems, competency validation programs, and regulatory compliance frameworks for instrument processing
Domain
Healthcare / Sterile Processing / Quality Management
Required skills
Quality Management System (QMS) leadership, regulatory compliance (AAMI, ANSI, AORN, CDC, FDA, OSHA, CMS, Joint Commission), competency management, internal audit, corrective and preventive action (CAPA), evidence-based practice, strategic planning, stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
Advanced quality strategy development, large-scale operational oversight, mentorship
Technologies
QMS software, audit tools, regulatory standards platforms
Responsibilities
Develop enterprise quality strategies, establish departmental quality metrics and KPIs, oversee competency validation and educational programming, direct internal audit programs, lead regulatory survey readiness, facilitate corrective and preventive action initiatives
Seniority
Senior, strategic leadership & operational oversight