Summary

Join us in shaping the future at the brand-new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center! We're seeking talented Allied Health professional to make a difference in Veteran care. In 2021 - Congress approved federal funding for a new Veterans Hospital in Tulsa which will be the first hospital to be built under the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016. This announcement is open until September 26 - 2025.

Duties

• Tulsa (James Mountain Inhofe VAMC) - https://youtu.be/3fMEu0iS7_Q?si=Y5RtGcnKKbJGxxk6 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Monitors quality assurance in cleaning - decontamination - sterilization - reprocessing - and distribution of surgical instruments and technical medical equipment across four SPS work areas - ensuring compliance with national sterile processing standards for critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices (RMD)
• Coordinates structured training with appropriate materials - ensuring staff competency by reviewing demonstrations of critical and semi-critical RMD reprocessing tasks
• Collaborates with hospital departments (e.g. - operating room - dental - endoscopy - emergency - clinics) to ensure compliance with national and local directives on critical and semi-critical medical devices
• Updates Chief or designee on patient safety alerts and issues concerning reusable medical devices
• Evaluates internal work processes using investigative techniques to identify unsatisfactory conditions or trends and recommends corrective actions for complex quality problems
• Ensures work appropriateness during quality assurance reviews by applying SPS policies - infection control procedures - accrediting agency standards - and quality assurance guidelines
• Applies aseptic principles and techniques - including sterilizer operations - sterilization mediums - and testing effectiveness of sterilization - packaging - storage - and shelf life
• Communicates clearly and effectively in writing and orally to ensure staff compliance with directives - rules - and regulations
• Develops and reviews policies and procedures impacting the Instrument Management System (IMS) - recommends SOP changes to the Assistant Chief - and updates procedures as technology evolves
• Performs data entry for new instrument sets - equipment - and procedural trays - tracking all changes to instrument set count sheets
• Assists in developing disaster and downtime procedures for the IMS - sterilization equipment - and related systems
• runs routine administrative reports for the Chief and Assistant Chief
• Manages user access in the IMS - ensuring new users are added and access levels updated as needed
• Develops staff competencies for proper IMS use and serves as department hardware/software support representative by identifying needs and ensuring optimal system performance
• Works with facility IT and Bioengineering for service-level troubleshooting unless hardware-related
• coordinates with Censis Technologies - Inc
• for documentation and system performance issues
• Collaborates with the Assistant Chief to direct overall Censitrac activities and assists department Educator with orientation - training - and updates as new features are added
• Works with other departments to ensure consistent application of professional standards including OSHA - The Joint Commission - CDC - and AAMI
• maintains required system competencies
• Trains and manages staff assigned to instrument marking - substitute approvals - and data entry
• orients new employees to IMS and conducts in-service training on proper instrumentation tracking
• Researches - plans - and implements new IMS functionalities across shifts
• Receives - analyzes - and resolves day-to-day IMS user questions
• performs system file maintenance and manages digital images for individual instruments or sets
• Uploads media of all types to enhance accuracy in set assembly - special testing - and preventative maintenance
• Assists with the Performance Improvement (PI) program related to the IMS
• Actively troubleshoots system problems and accessory equipment - reports issues to Information Services - and follows up with vendors for resolution
• Work Schedule: Full-time - All shifts are primarily Monday-Friday but may include rotating shifts on weekends and holidays
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 623-54467-0