USAJOBS · 15 hours ago
RN - Assistant Chief - Sterile Processing Service
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $172K/yr
5+ years expThe South Texas Veterans Health Care System is seeking an Assistant Chief of Sterile Processing Service (SPS) at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio, TX. The role involves leadership in managing SPS processes, ensuring quality management of sterile processing, and collaborating with the Chief of SPS on infection control practices.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership experience, and creative approaches to management of SPS processes
Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to impact the entire SPS department
Assists with the documented outcomes at the service level
Provides leadership for critical and semi-critical RMD, including sterile storage, reprocessing, standard operating procedures (SOP), competency assessment, selection, operation, and maintenance of reprocessing equipment, staff education program for RND's and quality management of SPS
Responsible for assisting the Chief of SPS with assessing, monitoring, developing, and implementing corrective action plans for instrument processing, decontamination, sterilization, storage, biological monitoring, and High-level disinfection monitoring through an SPS quality Management system
Additionally assists with oversight and availability for consultation of non-critical RMD
Assesses the environment, analyzes trends, transmits data, communicates ideas, develops, and implements policies, initiates programs and systems, and collaborates in the management of resources
Knowledge in areas of patient care practices, microbiology, asepsis, disinfection/sterilization process, adult education, infectious diseases, communication, program administration and epidemiology
Collaborates with the Chief of SPS about evidence-based practice (EBP) infection control relating to sterile processing standards
Specific activities include but are not limited to education program development, evaluating concepts and project development, mentoring staff and medical providers in sterile processing principles and in the implementation of projects, Data collection techniques, statistical analysis, and developing evidence based clinical guidelines and protocols
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Must have English Language Proficiency
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States
Preferred
MSN
Recent (3 years Operating Room experience)
3 years Infection Control/RMD experience
CNOR or CRCST certification
5 Years of Leadership experience
Years of SPS Experience
Benefits
50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Company
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