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Req #: 244319

Department: HARBORVIEW - CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

Posting Date: 03/31/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $5,810 - $8,714 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

+ Choose from multiple, top medical and dental insurance programs

+ Plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options, Including PERS plans for qualifying job profiles

+ Enjoy generous vacation and sick leave policies and protect yourself and your family with life and long-term disability insurance.

+ Receive UPASS Benefits, which includes free public transportation in the Puget Sound region on participating transit services

+ Intermittent/Per-Diem Employees are eligible for Holiday and Vacation payFor detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908\_a11y.pdf)

**Harborview Medical Center - Central Processing Unit** has an outstanding opportunity to hire a full time **STERILE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SPECIALIST** .

WORK SCHEDULE

+ 40 hours per week

+ Day Shift

+ On call 24x7 in case of emergencies or staffing issues **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** The STERILE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SPECIALIST will provide supervisory and leadership functions related to the provision of sterile instruments in the Operating Room and to the entire HMC hospital. The Operations Specialist is also responsible for the daily operations of the Central Processing Department, the Implant Room, OR, Stores, and the case cart system. **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

+ Directing the staff to make sure that all 1st and 2nd OR case carts are picked, complete and ready for the early morning surgeries.

+ Make sure that the OR instrument sets have been properly prioritized so that all needed instrumentation will be sterile and available when it is called for.

+ Make sure that all chemical biological tests have been properly run and monitored to insure that all sterilizers are in proper working order and that sterility can be assured.

+ Verify that our instrumentation inventory is being maintained to achieve a minimum operating level.

+ Adjusting the CPU, Implant Room and Supply Tech schedules as needed to assure proper coverage of all three departments.

+ Payroll completed to adhere to established payroll deadlines.

+ HR duties including training and counseling employees, hiring, dealing with performance and personnel matters.8. Directing the hiring, selecting and training of staff; acting upon leave requests; conducting annual employee evaluations, conducts and initializes remedial and or disciplinary actions as needed up to and including dismissal.

+ Responsible for the development of policies and procedures; ensures compliance for outside review.

+ Prepares productivity reports of the unit; establishes preventive maintenance program for equipment.

+ Makes decisions on staffing levels.

+ Manages personnel in decontaminating, assembling, packaging and sterilizing linens, dressings, treatment trays, and related items;

+ Reviews inventory status reports; adjusts reorder levels as necessary; submits requisitions for supplies.

+ Maintains Quality Assurance records and billing records **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

+ A bachelor’s degree with emphasis in the life sciences

+ At least three years of experience in all facets of Decontamination, Sterilization, Microbiology, and aseptic and antiseptic techniques.

+ At least one year of supervisory or leadership experience managing the day today operations of a Central Processing Department.

+ Vast knowledge of methods and practices for sterilization and storage of supplies, equipment and other material.

+ Considerable knowledge of inventory control practices and methods, such as par-level replenishment and just-in-time delivery.OR

+ equivalent combination of related work experience and/or education. **ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER** As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. **Challenge. Collaboration Compassion.** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. **ABOUT UW MEDICINE - A HIGHER DEGREE OF HEALTHCARE** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.?? **Become part of our team.** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.