Nurse IV, Sterile Processing Services Chief

Summary The Sterile Processing Services (SPS) Chief is a highly collaborative nurse expert who will be responsible for planning, organizing, developing, implementing and controlling the SPS Division at the Iron Mountain VAMC. SPS is the central point from which Veteran care related medical and surgical supply inventories and reusable medical equipment (RME) are received, processed, decontaminated, packaged and sterilized for distribution throughout the Medical Center Responsibilities This Supervisory Nurse Path provides opportunities to influence procedural care, by assisting in the implementation and sustainment of strong infection control practices, in relation to equipment and instrumentation, throughout the facility. The SPS Chief has oversight supervisory oversight of licensed and non-licensed staff. The SPS Chief position reports directly to the Associate Director for Patient and Nursing Services. Responsible for identifying and maintaining SPS standards in accordance with AAMI a...