Central Sterile Educator - HCA Healthcare

Description

Introduction

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a Central Sterile Educator with TriStar Centennial Medical Center, you can be a manager in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Central Sterile Educator. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Central Sterile Educator develops and maintains training programs for all SPD staff, coordinates and documents competency records, and maintains certification records for all SPD staff. This role develops, implements, evaluates, revises programs of orientation, in-service training, workshops, and continuing education. The Educator performs a range of clinical, consultative and educational activities within the Perioperative and Sterile Processing areas.

What qualifications you will need:

• Certification as a CRCST-IAHCSMM (Certified Registered Central Service Technician / International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management) required
• Minimum 1 year of experience as an OR Scrub Technician and/or Sterile Processing Technician required
• Certification as CHL-IAHCSMM (Certification in Health Care Leadership) preferred
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred
• Prior leadership or supervisor experience preferred

What you will do in this role:

• Create and evaluate new policies, protocols, or procedures as demanded by new rules, guidelines, standards, or equipment purchases dictate in conjunction with management.
• Develop and implement interactive, scenario-based learning programs for sterile processing related responsibilities.
• Conduct and incorporate an annual needs assessment for competency of staff. 
• Assess the competency and evaluates the proficiency of the of sterile processing staff. 
• Provide guidance for sterile processing certifications and continuing education units for certification renewals. 
• Revise and update on-line course work, competencies, etc. based on departmental changes that are in line with new regulations. 
• Provide individualized orientation and education for all instrument care and SPD staff in conjunction with the Perioperative Education staff.
• Assist with new hire orientation for the sterile processing departments, which includes precepting, helping with onboarding paperwork and specialized training for staff.
• Schedule in-services for staff and vendors as needed. 
• Keep up to date on new standards, regulations and other information related to AAMI, AORN, The Joint Commission and other regulatory entities. 

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Central Sterile Educator opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.