Sterile Processing Shift Lead
University hospitalsElyria, Ohio, United States
Posted September 30, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
University Hospitals is a leading integrated health system founded in 1866, operating 23 hospitals, 50+ health centers, and 200 physician offices across 16 counties in northern Ohio. Its flagship quaternary care campus, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is a top‑ranked academic medical center affiliated with Case Western Reserve University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University, and the Technion, and hosts the nationally recognized UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital, and the NCI‑designated UH Seidman Cancer Center. The system delivers comprehensive specialty care—including oncology, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and transplant services—while supporting more than 3,000 concurrent clinical trials and research studies across 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. With a workforce of over 30,000 employees and a reputation for excellence reflected in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” rankings, University Hospitals exemplifies a patient‑centric, research‑driven approach that sets industry standards in quality, innovation, and community impact.
Job Description
The Coordinator, Sterile Processing position is the shift lead for operations of the Sterile Processing Area within their assigned core. The role involves receiving, sorting, decontaminating, reassembling, packaging, sterilizing, storing and distributing reusable patient care equipment, instrument trays and supplies. The shift lead will manage work-flow and triage issues or concerns that come up during the shift.
Requirements
- Perform decontamination procedure
- Prepare reusable patient care items for sterilization
- Sterilize using appropriate sterilization methods
- Pick surgical case carts, store and distribute reusable patient care equipment, instrument trays and supplies
- Maintain positive relationships with patients, customers, and co-workers
- Enforce policy and procedures according to industry and entity regulations
- Collaborate with Manager for all hiring and related personnel decisions
- Assist with ordering, receiving and the distribution of reusable instruments
- Participate in coordinating staff members and ensuring their work output is satisfactory