Supervisor – Endoscopy

Supervisor – Endoscopy

Requirements

• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance. Examples of this include Insulation Testing, Demagnetizing instrumentation, Air Pressure Testing etc.
• Equipment Operation and Maintenance (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Examples of this include performing variety qualification testing on different types of equipment (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
• Inventory Control (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate inventory control in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Ability to perform a variety of care and handling techniques to maintain the longevity and sterility of different types of containment devices.
• Quality Assurance (Intermediate): Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools. Ability to read, interpret and practically apply the various Manufacturer Instructions for Use. Possess a strong knowledge base of regulations and standards that govern sterile processing functions and operations.
• Distinguishing skill set (Intermediate): Strong knowledge automatic endoscope preprocessors (AER), Various methods of manual HLD

Responsibilities

• Supervises endoscopy tech specialist staff to ensure department and hospital guidelines are adhered and followed.
• Conducts verbal and written competencies assessments with staff following departmental and intuitional policies.
• Ensures implementation of standards within the quality assurance monitoring process and improvements are followed.
• Oversees ordering of departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment needs.
• Coordinates shift schedules and assigns job responsibilities based on departmental staffing needs incorporating floating GI techs within workflow to maintain competency.
• Analyzes the rules and regulations for situations that are unusual and knows the interrelationship and implication of various rules and regulations in other areas of the department.
• Monitors staff orientation and training instructions for new personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Healthcare Leader – Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician – Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
• 4 years of relevant work experience