**Description:**

Since 1969, OCR has been local and physician-owned with strong ties to the community. With a talented, hardworking and friendly staff, we all work toward the common goal of serving the residents of CO, WY, and NE with specialty-focused care. We are experiencing tremendous growth and are looking to add talented people to our team in all of our locations!

**$1,000 Sign-On Bonus!**

The Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Manager is responsible for the supervision and training pertaining to all aspects of sterile processing to include the decontamination, preparation packaging, sterilization and sterile storage while adhering to department policies and procedures. This position ensures personal and team competency in all sterilization processes, team compliance with quality control and repair, and management of equipment. The SPD Manager serves as a liaison between the Operating Room (OR) and Sterile Processing Department.

Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including, but not limited to: sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patients rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.

**Duties Include:**

* Directly supervises one or more employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with

the organizations policies and applicable laws. Addresses disagreements with staff to ensure a positive

work environment. Works closely with Human Resources on personnel issues. Reports critical personnel

issues (e.g., disciplinary actions and/or termination) to supervisor.

* Collaborates with Director of Nursing on staff coaching, counseling and disciplinary action for improved

performance, behaviors and productivity requirements. Promotes continued staff education.

* Conducts staff annual and periodic performance reviews with the established guidelines.

* Participates in hiring process by assisting in candidate selection and assisting with new employee

orientation within the department.

* Responsible for organizing and maintaining staffing schedules ensuring efficient coverage for

department needs.

* Maintains personnel and other direct expenses within unit budgetary expectations.

* Ensures personal and team competency in all sterilization processes by conducting quality control

checks. Participates and conducts staff and self-development meeting/in-services.

* Permanent member of the Safety Committee; must attend quarterly meetings.

* Responsible for maintaining a clean orderly work area.

* Works closely with Infection Control Coordinator to ensure proper sterilization practices are followed.

* Collaborates with Clinical Director on instrument budget of SPD and analyze need for instrumentation

and trays.

* Facilitates the timely ordering of instrumentation and supplies. Provides management with information

for forecasting future instrumentation/equipment needs.

* Works closely with OR Manager to bid for capital expenditures purchases according to department specifications. Information is then taken to the leadership team and the Board of Directors for approval

* Attends meetings, seminars and/or conferences as requested by the Director of Nursing

* Communicates all concerns, risk management issues, breakdown in protocol and constructive criticisms

to the Director of Nursing

* Responsible for following protocol and/or protocol changes outlined in departmental meetings.

* Required to follow OCR and departmental policies and procedures.

* Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications Include:**

* High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

* One year supervisory or management experience in Sterile Processing or Operating Room specialty

preferred.

* Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards (Association for the Advancement

of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), etc.).

**Physical Requirements:**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

(The phrases occasionally, regularly, and frequently correspond to the following definitions: occasionally means up to ? of working time, regularly means between ? and ? of working time, and frequently means ? and more of working time.)

* The work environment is the typical medical office environment. The employee must be able to

complete their work satisfactorily in an environment where there are significant distractions, including

staff, patients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying

over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others.

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to

finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls up to 12 hours per day. The employee frequently is

required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms,

and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

* The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe

manner. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision,

depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

**Job Type:** Full-Time

**Location:** Loveland and Fort Collins, travel to other locations may be required for coverage and staffing needs

**Pay:** $65,000 $98,000/year, commensurate with experience

**Benefits:**

* Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

* Life and AD&D Insurance

* Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance

* Retirement savings and profit sharing plan participation

* Employee Assistance Program

* Continuing Medical Education (depending on position)

* Paid Time Off

* **$1,000 Sign-On Bonus!**

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status, and a waiting period may apply.

Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies (OCR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. OCR is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual experience and qualifications, without regard to a persons race, color, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, other protected veteran, or Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other protected status.

* **Posting Information**

* **Posting Date:**

**January 17, 2022**

* **Location:**

**Fort Collins**

* **Department:**

**Ambulatory Surgery Center**

* **Job Information**

* **Shift:**

**M-F**

* **Pay Rate:**

**$65,000 - $98,000/year, commensurate with experience**

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