Texas Health Resources

Manager Sterile Processing

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We’re looking for qualified candidates like you to join our Texas Health family.

• Work location: Bedford, TX
• Core work hours: Full Time (40 Hours); Day Shift 8:00a-5:00p

Texas Health HEB

Since 1973, Texas Health HEB has been a cornerstone of care in the DFW mid-cities. As a 322-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital, we provide high-quality, convenient care to residents of Hurst, Euless, Bedford, and the surrounding communities.

We offer a broad range of specialties, including women’s health, perioperative services, heart and vascular care, acute and medical-surgical care, intermediate/step-down care, oncology, behavioral health, and emergency medicine. Additional services include nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, respiratory therapy, and neuroscience care, including neurosurgery and stroke care. In support of medical education, our Internal Medicine Residency Program—launched in 2022—has grown from 20 to 60 residents and will celebrate its first graduating class in 2025.

Texas Health HEB is ANCC Magnet® designated, Joint Commission-certified in Chest Pain (PHAC), a Primary Stroke Center, and a Level III Trauma Center. We also provide Level III NICU and Level III Maternal Care services, making us a trusted destination in North Texas for women’s health, cardiac care, surgical services, emergency medicine, and more.

Job Description

Human Resource Management

• Functions in accordance with hospital policies
• Reinforces compliance of staff with hospital policies
• Gives informal/formal feedback regarding performance throughout the year
• Participates in selection and hiring of qualified staff
• Promotes retention initiatives
• Assists in career development of staff
• Promotes staff development
• Facilitates Professional Practice Model philosophy and employee participation
• Serves as a role model and mentor
• Inspires growth and development in staff, students and others
• Maintains open active communication among all staff within the department and with customers of the department
• Assists staff in developing effective communication skills

Customer and Interdepartmental Relations

• Actively promotes satisfaction targets related to: Patients, Employees and Physicians
• Provides rewards & recognition for accomplishments of staff
• Uses effective interpersonal skills to address staff or physician concerns
• Promptly attempts to resolve complaints/concerns
• Fosters interdisciplinary environment to promote optimal outcomes
• Supports/participates in hospital initiatives in the community
• Actively participates in and leads interdisciplinary teams
• Helps support and develop Unit Based Professional Practice Model council

OR Functions

• Run Bowie test on all sterilizers at the beginning of each day
• Load and return instrument cart to OR with any trays sent down at night
• Replenish as needed specialty instrument trays for other areas (Cath Lab Pacemakers Trays and Permacath Trays, other areas such as Chest Tube Insertion, Nose Fracture, Nosebleed, Nasal Packing, house-wide crash cart trays and intubation)
• Clean, decontaminate and sterilize specialty trays for Wound Care Center
• Order supplies, replacement instruments
• Maintain accurate sterilization records and report monthly totals to QA
• Pick up instrument carts, sterilize and return all trays to OR, L&D, and Cath Lab
• Process rental invoices for payment after verification

Clinical Operations

• Actively participates in the PI process
• Independently able to problem solve and meet changing needs of staff, physicians and new technology/procedures
• Facilitates the provision of safe, competent processing of equipment and supplies
• Clarifies and encourages staff compliance with hospital clinical policies
• Facilitates compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies
• Provides legal/ethical guidance for department
• Supports the use of PI tools to appropriately address clinical or quality issues/concerns
• Facilitates the provision of safe processing for supplies and equipment used on patients of all age populations served in the OR, OB, NICU and throughout the facility.

Leadership/Professional Development

• Serves as a leader to staff in problem solving, decision making and planning activities
• Completes or assists with performance evaluations and submits to Human Resources on time
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs
• Demonstrates accountability and responsibility by independently completing projects/assignments on time
• Serves as chair/member for committees, teams and task forces as requested
• Provides continuing education regarding TJC and other agency guidelines/standards

Education

H.S. Diploma or equivalent required

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Experience

3 years clinical experience in a sterile processing department including some supervisory or leadership functions required

Licenses and Certifications (any of the certifications below are required upon hire)

CRCST – Certified Registered Central Service Technician

CSPDT – Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician

CBSPD – Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution

Skills

Understanding and knowledge of instrument sterilization/reprocessing, storage and AAMI standards.

Why Texas Health?

At Texas Health Resources, our mission is “to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve”.

Our award-winning culture is a tribute to our amazing employees. We’re thrilled to be a 2023 FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” for the 9th year in a row!

We strive to create an atmosphere of respect, integrity, compassion and excellence for all. We’re committed to diversity in our workforce, and our mission to serve spreads across ethnic, cultural, economic and generational boundaries. Join us and to do your life’s best work here!

As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.

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