Sterile Processing Educator

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?

Job Duties & 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.
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements:

• Required H.S. Diploma or GE
• 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

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

 To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.