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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Central Sterile Supply-Educator
Healthcare
Edtech.com's Summary
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is hiring a Central Sterile Supply-Educator to train and support staff in the Central Sterile Supply department. The educator designs, delivers, and evaluates classroom and clinical instruction on sterile processing, infection prevention, and instrumentation. The role also tracks staff competencies and certifications and serves as an educational consultant to the Operating Rooms and CSS teams.
Highlights
- Acts as subject matter expert in sterile processing, infection prevention, instrumentation, and quality assurance
- Designs, develops, and evaluates classroom and clinical instruction for the Central Sterile Supply team
- Guides staff toward maintaining quality surgical instrument handling and safe patient care
- Functions as an educational consultant within the Operating Rooms and CSS
- Tracks annual competency completion and updates competencies as needed
- Ensures staff certifications are accurate and current in Workday
- Supports cross-training and the development and revision of training materials
- Applies clinical practice knowledge and adult learning principles
- Serves as a role model and staff development resource, including for supervisors and leads
- Requires an associate's degree in healthcare or a related field and 2 years of relevant experience
- Requires CRCST or CSPDT sterile processing certification within six months of hire
Central Sterile Supply-Educator Full Description
Job Title:
Central Sterile Supply-Educator
Department:
University Hospital | Central Sterile Supply
The Educator acts as a subject matter expert in sterile processing, infection prevention, instrumentation, and quality assurance, promoting a culture of safety, accountability, and excellence. The Central Sterile Supply educator is responsible for providing personalized education by designing, developing, implementing and evaluating classroom and clinical instruction to support ongoing educational needs and experiences in CSS. The CSS Educator provides support, education, guidance, and direction to the Central Sterile team to attain/maintain quality surgical instrument, customer service and safe care to patients in clinical areas. The CSS Educator functions as an educational consultant within the Operating Rooms and CSS works to cultivate collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect. The educator provides supportive services directed towards annual competencies completion, developing and updating competencies as needed, ensures certification is accurate and updated in workday, cross training, assists with the development, revision, training, of competencies. The CSS Educator incorporates knowledge in clinical practice and adult learning principles. The CSS Educator is responsible for facilitating the provision of surgical instruments through educational activities. The CSS Educator consults and collaborates with all members of the health care team. The CSS Educator serves as a role model and resource for all staff development including supervisors, leads, staff and students within the unit/department/organization.
Minimum Qualifications
For Hire:
Associate’s degree in healthcare or a related field. Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician certification (CSPDT) issued through The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) within six months of hire. 2 years of relevant experience required. 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.
Additional Information:
Location:
Central Sterile Supply (1029)
Position Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40
Shift:
Varying Shifts
Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.
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