System Sterile Processing Manager of Education and Quality - Sterile Process (Days)

System Sterile Processing EducatorThe System Sterile Processing Educator implements education and competency assessments, quality assurance, and process improvements for the HLD S department across the Harris Health enterprise. Under the direction of the Director System Sterile Processing, this role serves as a resource and educator in the sterile processing and high-level disinfection fields. The System Sterile Processing Educator possesses in-depth technical expertise, collaboration skills, and competency in adult education. This role is responsible for orientation, continuing education and competency evaluation, and ongoing in-services for all sterile processing department (SPD) staff and affiliated personnel.

The position is responsible for developing, administering, and measuring educational and quality assurance materials based on regulatory, industry, and evidence-based guidelines. With a focus on patient and employee safety, the System Sterile Processing Educator will work collaboratively with department leadership, Peri-Op management, surgeons, Infection Prevention and Control, Clinical Resource nurses, ambulatory care clinics, correctional health, and other appropriate committees.Position ResponsibilitiesContact with Others: Performance of job requires contact with others where team work is essential, requiring tact in order to obtain cooperation. Contacts may be outside of the organization also.Effect of Error: Probable error would normally result in loss of own time to correct error. Practically all work is subject to verification or check.

Little or no confidential data is involved.People Management ResponsibilitiesSupervisory Responsibility: Has limited supervision over a small section of employees (up to 15), i.e. assigns and directs their work; instructs new employees and corrects results, may discuss with supervisor, but has no authority over job content or personnel. Team governance where the Members evaluate, interview, and recommend personnel actions.Work Environment/Physical EffortMental Demands: Work involves a variety of problems in a general field, some of which are complex. Involves some independent judgment to decide what to do to assemble facts, determine variations from standard procedures, or plan other action to be taken to meet general objectives.Working Conditions: Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.Physical Effort: Medium physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for most of the day.

Occasional physical effort with medium weight objects (25-60 lbs.). Very occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.).Works in reaching or strained positions for about half of day.Physical AspectsBending: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeTyping: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeManual Dexterity -- picking, pinching with fingers etc.: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Feeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeHearing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Reaching -- above shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeReaching -- below shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeVisual: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Color Vision: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Speaking: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Standing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Balancing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeWalking: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeLifting up to 25 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeLifting 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeLifting over 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeHandling -- seizing, holding, grasping: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Carrying: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timePushing/Pulling -- up to 25 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timePushing/Pulling -- 25 to 60 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timePushing/Pulling -- over 60 lbs. : Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time