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Summary:

We're searching for a Sterile Processing Educator, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide education and administrative support for unit operations under the supervision of Manager or above and ensure

effective and efficient implementation of the various key educational processes at the unit level, across system-wide Sterile Processing operations.

Think you've got what it takes?

Responsibilities:

• Ensures the design, implementation, and evaluation of a unit-based orientation process that
• focuses on knowledge, skills, and relationships.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates annually, a unit-based orientation pathway for each job.
• Individualizes the unit-based orientation pathways to meet the specific learning needs of staff.
• Creates and maintains orientation schedules.
• Acts as a role model in building supportive and collaborative work relationships with new employees.
• Reviews and discusses with orientee and manager the orientee's progress at least weekly.
• Coordinates and conducts required training.
• Implements a unit-based plan for advancing competence of staff on all shifts/campuses that results in improved performance.
• Coordinates the unit-based experience for students.
• Participates in the Quality Outcomes Program and/or unit-based quality initiatives to educate staff and monitor outcomes.
• Provides administrative support for unit-based operations.

Requirements:

• Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children's unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
• Required H.S. Diploma or GED
• Required CRCST - Cert-Cert Reg Cent Ser TECH by The Healthcare Sterile Processing Association and CSPDT - Cert-Sterile Proc & Dist Tech by The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution
• Required 3 years Sterile processing experience
• Preferred 1 year Preceptor or educator experience