"Quality Specialist- ACC - Irvine Sterile Processing-F/T-Day Shift"

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: The Quality and Education Coordinator is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of training curriculum for new staff onboarding, and the ongoing staff development in the Sterile Processing Department. Will oversee all functions to ensure decontamination, sterilization and assembly processes meet all quality standards. Will collect, analyze, and report out on all quality data requirements for quality control and compliance purposes. Will develop action plans and staff education for improvement. Promotes excellence in clinical practice and participates in the development and maintenance of policies through interpretation of current standards of practice.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Working knowledge & understanding of IAHCSMM and AORN standards
• Strong project management skills, capable of identifying, developing, implementing, monitoring, and revising performance improvement initiatives related to CDS
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to draft, edit, and produce a variety of documents such as training manuals and compliance reports
• Proficiency in computer skills, including use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Prior experience in decontamination, sterilization, and assembly of surgical instruments/devices
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Experience with creating and effectively providing educational curriculum
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Bachelor's degree OR Associate's degree with International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management certification (CRCST) or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to travel locally to all UC Irvine Health Sterile Processing locations
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to ensure regulatory compliance with cleaning, disinfection and sterilization processes throughout the organization, including the development and performance of process tracers related to cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
• Ability to develop and perform competency assessments related to cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
• Ability and comfort working with all levels of staff and management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Training in Lean Six Sigma methodologies
• Nursing degree or higher education related to healthcare
• Knowledge of UCI policies and procedures

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.