El Camino Health is committed to hiring, retaining and growing the best and brightest professionals who will carry our mission and vision forward. We are proud of our reputation in the community: One built on compassion, innovation, collaboration and delivering high-quality care. Come join the team that makes this happen.

Applicants MUST apply for position(s) by submitting a separate application for each individual job posting number they are interested in being considered for.

FTE

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

Work Shift

Job Description

Manages all aspects of sterile and surgical equipment processing operations at El Camino Hospitals. This includes, but is not limited to, the management of: reusable medical device reprocessing, staff, staff recruitment, retention, labor relations, budget, staffing, employee performance evaluation, quality improvement, staff education and compliance with internal and external regulatory and survey requirements. Supports operations in a manner that is consistent with overall hospital strategies, policies and procedures. Ensures the accurate, reliable, and timely access to sterile supplies for clinicians. Is responsible for the most effective use of materials, personnel, and resources to produce quality results and positive outcomes in patient care. Ensures standardization and implementation and monitoring of current best practice sterile processing activities enterprise wide.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in healthcare administration or related field required.

Relevant experience may be considered in the absence of a degree.

Five years of experience managing a sterile processing department; experience implementing current best practice; knowledge of decontamination, and sterilization sciences case cart systems: including care of state of the art equipment, e.g., robotics and minimally invasive instrumentation.

Operating room or procedural area experience, preferred.

In-depth knowledge of the following standards: AAMI, AORN, FDA, TJC, OSHA.

Proficient in Word, Excel, Office software.

Critical thinking and analytical skills.

Experience working in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Knowledge of medical terminology and instrumentation.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

Current Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, CBSPD or Healthcare Sterile Processing (or obtain within 12 months of employment).

Current Certification in Healthcare Leadership from Healthcare Sterile Processing (or obtain within 12 months of employment).

Current California RN License preferred.

Salary Range:

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this job are available. El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

An Equal Opportunity Employer:
El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law. In addition to state and federal law, El Camino Health also follows all applicable fair and equitable employment policies from the County of Santa Clara.