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Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Central Sterile Coordinator today with Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Benefits

Portsmouth Regional Hospital, 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.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Come join our team as a(an) Central Sterile Coordinator. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY: A qualified individual holding certification in CSR with administrative accountability to designated service area. Collaborates with OR/CSR Nurse manager and Surgical Services Director to plan budget, staffing needs, and oversee competency of staff. Provides leadership in growth and development of new services in area(s) of indirect patient care. Demonstrates expertise in instrumentation reprocessing and infection control practices. Basic computer skills, use of Microsoft office programs, SMART, GHX. Maintains relationships with company representatives and acts as a resource for external surgeon offices. Manages instrument and equipment repairs, trials, and surgical case coordination.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Demonstrates critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, and leadership in planning, directing, and provision of processes that directly affect patient care. Works cooperatively within department and other services; to create a system that provides quality health care. Determines staffing requirements; assists with interviewing and hiring personnel for department, developing yearly budget, conducting yearly performance appraisal for all staff. Works with interdisciplinary team to provide leadership in compliance with TJC, safety, and infection control standards.

SPECIFIC ELEMENTS & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Verbalizes the process for referral when ethical dilemmas arise.

2. Demonstrates by role modeling, the leadership behaviors to which staff and peers respond positively. e.g. envisioning the direction of the Surgical Services Service Line; to strive toward empowering the staff to belief that one can achieve one’s own level of excellence and balance as a team member and as an individual.

3. Demonstrates a patient and customer centered philosophy (versus a unit centered philosophy). Thus wherever our attention to patient care is needed, we respond.

4. Demonstrates excellent listening skills. e.g. hearing and responding especially to staff frustrations as quickly as possible, communicating clearly what can and can’t be done and what is being done.

5. Remains clinically excellent, and focuses on developing others to assume those roles. Risk taking in coaching, but allowing, within reason, the behavior that others to whom managing is delegated, may not do it with same level of expertise.

6. Adheres to unit/hospital standards for clear, legible documentation as appropriate.

7. Successfully assumes resource role responsibility: assigns work considering individual staff abilities, coordinates unit activities; anticipates staffing requirements and delegates appropriately.

8. In collaboration with Nurse Manager and Director, improves service outcomes by overseeing the development and follow through of improvement opportunities that are consistent with the hospital mission, vision and scope of services statements. Identifies and operationalizes opportunities to improve care. Collects, analyzes, and uses data for process improvement.

9. In collaboration with Nurse Manager and Director, manages department’s compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory and safety standards.

10. Provides effective, responsive leadership and acts as an effective role model to staff and peers. Develops and maintains open communication with Clinical Coordinator and Director and staff. Conveys genuine value for employee and their input. Represents unit in a positive, collaborative, goal-oriented manner.

11. Fosters supportive attitude and teamwork.

12. Assists in the daily management/ operations functions related to budget, staffing, scheduling and materials management. Maximizes unit efficiency and demonstrates a cost-effective approach to the delivery of services.

13. Acts independently in the absence of Nurse Manager and Director in carrying out overall unit operations and decision-making.

14. Assists with development and implementation of new services as well as new policies and protocols. Conducts orientation of new staff as well as coordinating maintaining competency in all staff.

15. Assists with evaluations in a constructive manner to ensure improved employee performance. Assists Nurse Manager and Director in coaching, counseling, and disciplining staff per hospital policy.

16. In collaboration with Nurse Manager, Director, staff, and physicians and Senior Management develops long range plans and goals and assists implementation.

Education and Experience:

+ High School Graduate / GED

+ (CSPT) Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician, or (CRCST) Certified Registered Central Service Technician must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date

At** Portsmouth Regional Hospital (https://portsmouthhospital.com/) **, you're not just joining a hospital—you’re becoming part of a mission-driven team that’s redefining healthcare excellence across the Seacoast region. As a 240-bed acute care facility in Portsmouth, NH, we proudly serve communities throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. We’re the only hospital in the area to be recognized as an ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and we offer a robust heart and vascular program—giving our team the opportunity to work at the forefront of life-saving care.

As part of the HCA Healthcare family, you’ll be supported by one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems, with a strong presence in New Hampshire that includes four hospitals, three freestanding emergency rooms, and over 70 care sites. Here, nearly 5,000 colleagues—including 1,500 nurses and 1,000 affiliated physicians—collaborate to deliver exceptional care and innovation every day. Whether you're at Portsmouth,** Catholic Medical Center (https://catholicmc.com/) **in Manchester,** Parkland Medical Center (http://www.parklandmedicalcenter.com) **in Derry,** Frisbie Memorial Hospital (http://www.frisbiehospital.com) **in Rochester, or one of our emergency facilities in Seabrook, Dover, or Plaistow, you’ll find a culture that values your expertise, supports your growth, and empowers you to make a real difference.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, 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

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Central Sterile Coordinator opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!**

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