Sterile Processing Supervisor

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge, California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services, including the Leavey Cancer Center, a cardiovascular center, stroke center, the Center for Assault Treatment Services, a pediatric medical center, and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care, we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 62,000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit here  dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Are you a highly skilled and experienced Sterile Processing professional, ready to take the reins and guide a vital team? Do you thrive on ensuring precision, patient safety, and operational flow in a dynamic surgical environment? If you possess a minimum of three years of dedicated sterile processing experience, including at least one year in a leadership capacity, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Guiding and mentoring a dedicated team of technicians, ensuring every instrument is meticulously processed and readily available for our surgical suites.
• Knowing that your leadership in sterile technique directly contributes to preventing surgical site infections and optimizing patient safety.
• Collaborating seamlessly with our OR staff to anticipate needs, troubleshoot challenges, and guarantee a smooth, uninterrupted surgical schedule.
• Implementing innovative strategies, embracing new technologies, and continuously elevating our sterile processing capabilities. 

This is a unique opportunity to step into a pivotal role where your expertise and leadership will make a tangible difference every single day. If you're ready to move beyond "just processing" and instead lead, innovate, and contribute to world-class surgical care, we encourage you to connect with us.

• High School / General Studies (GED) required.
• Minimum three (3) years technical operating/instrument room experience required. 
• Prior supervisory experience required
• AHA Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) required
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days of start date required. 
• Certified and Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required.
• Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Tech (CSPDT) required. 
• Cert Sterile Processing Dist Tech (CSPDT -CBSPD) required. 

Preferred

• College Degree in a related field preferred.
• Accredited Central Service/Sterile Processing Program and/or Surgical Technology Program preferred. 
• Hospital acute care preferred. 
• Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) preferred. 
• Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER) within 6 months preferred.