Position Summary

The Clinical Educator II – Regional Travel, ensures that Sterile Processing staff, both internal and external to STERIS, are properly trained and operating within the guidelines set forth by various industry standards and regulations including, but not limited to HSPA, CBSPD, AORN, The Joint Commission, FDA, CDC, DNV OSHA, AAMI and those of STERIS and its customer facilities. Performs various educational duties under supervision and guidance from Manager, Clinical Education, and/or onsite operations leadership. Potential to support and work alongside all instrument processing solutions to include but not limited to continuous improvement, off site reprocessing centers and/or outsourced engagements.

This positions requires domestic travel - approximately 50% of the time.

Duties

• Effectively works with contracted facility to ensure employees are effectively trained on all required competency skill levels.
• Conducts sterile processing employee assessments of job performance to policy and standard work; identifies competency deficiencies and conducts effective training to eliminate gaps.
• Participates and assists in new hire orientation and on the job training as directed by the Education Management Team and/or operations leadership.
• Completes and maintains training records, employee education files and documentation of competency skill level.
• Ensures employee training files and documentation of competency skill level and certifications are up to date in the company database and accurately reflect the employees’ job-related responsibilities.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of multi-specialty instrumentation and serves as a resource for staff in SPD.
• Provides re-education training and communication for performance issues found in the OR and instrumentation tray audits.
• Conducts employee assessments and trains to deficiencies noted.
• Aid in the on-going development of staff education by providing in-services to staff at a cadence determined by Education Manager and/or operations leadership.
• Conducts twelve-week training module for new employees with or without central sterile processing experience.
• Fulfills standard staff education and training plus conducts all modules that Education offers that include Train the Trainer, Onsite Certification Course, new hire training, Endoscopy/HLD training, Process Improvement Coaching and Interim Education. This also includes the decontamination, sterilization, and assembly modules.
• Adjust schedule to work with all employees on all shifts to ensure training needs are met and supported. Ability to work weekend, night, and evening hours based on the customer needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Duties - cont'd

Clinical Educator II has to be able to be a subject matter expert on assigned competencies for Customer Account. Educator II is expected to take proactive steps in understanding and resolving gaps in employees’ competencies and resolving business problems. This position is crucial to the success of a hospitals SPD department. Failure to successfully complete their job can lead to patient health issues, Joint Commissions concerns, and large fines/processes assigned to the Customer in cases where employees are not trained on how to perform their job duties.

The STERIS Educator role requires hands on workflow processes to include standing and walking daily. Typing is an expectation as it pertains to documentation of daily responsibilities. Surgical instrument handling, inspection, and processing on daily basis. Employee must be able to travel regionally across assigned territory and pass the needed hospital background and medical standards.

Education Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Required Experience

• High School Diploma required
• 5+ years training experience required
• 5+ years Sterile Processing experience required
• CRCST (HSPA) or CSPDT (CBSPD) certification required
• CER (HSPA) or CFER (CBSPD) certification required
• CIS (HSPA) or CSIS (CBSPD) or CST (NBSTSA) certification required
• Must maintain certification by completing 12 Continuing Education Credit Hours each year, or more if required for a specific certification
• Requires thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and is capable of learning software.
• Must maintain valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance and be available to operate a vehicle as needed to meet travel requirements.
• Must be able to travel regionally between, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama with possible territory expansion over time.
• Must pass the Customer’s background and medical standards for credentialing purposes.

Preferred Experience, skills, Education:

• Associate degree preferred
• Previous travel experience preferred (1+ year)
• Ability to communicate effectively with manager, coworkers, and all levels of hospital staff.
• Demonstrated customer centric behavior. Proficient analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, plan, and resolve issues in complex situations.
• Basic decision making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task projects including the ability to plan and organize and present.
• Ability to read and understand applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Models behavior that is appropriate for affiliation with each facility and IMS.
• Highly prefer candidate located in or near Chattanooga, TN.

Pay range for this opportunity is $79,687.50 - $103,125.00. This position is eligible for bonus participation. Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits.

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.