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Supervisor, Sterile Processing - Full Time Night - Anaheim

Kaiser Permanente
  • Anaheim, CA
  • $74,800–$96,800 Per Year
1 day ago

Job Description

Primary Location Anaheim, California Facility Name Orange Co Anaheim Medical Center Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Schedule Full-time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Night Salary $74800 - $96800 / year

Job Number 1455157 Date Posted 10/27/2026

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Job Summary:

Supervises the day to day operations of the Sterile Processing Department on all shifts. The Sterile Processing Department is responsible for the Decontamination, Set Assembly/ Preparation, and Sterilization of all medical equipment, surgical instrumentation, and operating room Case Carts.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the safe and efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly, and sterilization of all reprocessed instruments and equipment.
  • Monitors and maintains a safe work environment.
  • Twenty four (24) hour accountability for all personnel and activities occurring in the Sterile Processing Department.
  • Provides direct and effective supervision to ensure timely delivery of clean and/or sterile instrumentation and medical equipment.
  • Maintains adequate department staffing levels to ensure daily operation services to the Operating Room.
  • Monitors, maintains, and records all department quality assurance systems activities in accordance with departmental and facility policy; The Joint Commission, OSHA and Title 22 regulations and requirements.
  • Partners with the Sterile Processing Site Manager in evaluating change in policies and procedures, and implements appropriate systems to accommodate these changes.
  • Conducts departmental orientation, training, skills review, and assists Site Manager with educational programs to maintain high staff performance standards.
  • Monitors inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies, preventing waste and controlling costs.
  • Assists management with payroll, non-payroll and capital budgets.
  • Assists management, as assigned, in developing and reporting quality assurance reports to appropriate committees.
  • Provides for ongoing communications with staff and ancillary departments; provides a forum for staff involvement in problem identification and resolution.
  • Attends management meetings locally and Regionally as assigned.
  • Participates in medical center and nursing committees, as assigned, in order to share information, problem solve, and evaluate the impact of services to receiving departments.
  • Meets regularly with management to share information regarding department activities.
  • Duties also include:
  • Assist with recruitment and selection of new employees.
  • Provide feedback for use in staff probationary and annual Performance Evaluation.
  • Actively support and pursue Quality Improvement for the department and organization.
  • Analyzes department needs, studies new products equipment and techniques.
  • Accepts suggestions for improved performance.
  • Meets established deadlines.
  • Supervises functions of staff in department to meet CDC,OSHA, EPA, AAMI, State, APIC, and Joint Commission guidelines and standards, as required.
  • Assists with establishing policies and procedures for decontaminating, setting up and sterilization of instruments and equipment.
  • Maintains a safe, functional and effective environment for patients, staff and other individuals.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

  • Minimum one (1) year of experience in Sterile Processing and/or Operating Room.

Education

  • Bachelors degree OR four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
  • High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

  • N/A

Additional Requirements:

  • Knowledge of sterile processing and regulatory requirements.
  • PC skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills.
  • Data processing experience required.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Supervisory experience preferred.
  • Sterile Processing Technician and/or Sterile Processing Manager certification strongly preferred from International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).
  • Maintain membership with a National Sterile Processing Organization (American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals -ASHCSP and/or IAHCSMM).
  • Bachelors degree preferably in sterile processing or operating room.

Primary Location: California,Anaheim,Orange Co Anaheim Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Night Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start: 11:00 PM Working Hours End: 07:30 AM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor Department: OC Anaheim Medical Center - MaterialMgmt-CentralProcessing - 0801 Pay Range: $74800 - $96800 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate''s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente''s Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente''s policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationAnaheim, CA
IndustryHealthcare Services
Salary$74,800–$96,800 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1945
Websitehttp://www.kp.org/careers

About Company

At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research. Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach. Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.

Skills

  • Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)unmatched
  • Capital Budgetingunmatched
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)unmatched
  • Centralized Operations/Managementunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Skillsunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Data Processingunmatched
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)unmatched
  • Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
  • Instrumentationunmatched
  • International Healthunmatched
  • Inventory Levelsunmatched
  • Materials Managementunmatched
  • Medical Equipmentunmatched
  • Needs Assessmentunmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • OSHAunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Performance Reviewsunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Policy Evaluationunmatched
  • Policy Implementationunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Procedure Implementationunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Sterilizationunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • The Joint Commission (TJC)unmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched

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