Job Description
Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Rotating ShiftDescription:
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. With its main campus at Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola Medicine is part of a comprehensive three-hospital system including Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, and MacNeal Hospital.
If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional care and making a difference in the lives of our communities, join the Loyola team and become Loyola Strong!
What you’ll do:
The Coordinator of Surgical Services Logistics & Sterile Processing provides operational leadership and oversight for critical support functions within Surgical Services, with a strong emphasis on sterile processing workflow, surgical equipment readiness, case support logistics, and regulatory compliance. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and effective management of sterile instrumentation, specialty equipment, anesthesia support services, and surgical support staff to maintain exceptional patient care and operating room performance.
Working collaboratively with Surgical Services leadership, physicians, nursing teams, and ancillary departments, the Coordinator oversees daily operations, staffing, resource allocation, quality initiatives, and process improvement efforts that support both scheduled and emergent surgical procedures.
Key Responsibilities Sterile Processing
- Provide oversight of sterile processing operations and Surgical Services Technician functions to ensure timely availability of sterile instruments, trays, and supplies.
- Monitor workflows related to instrument decontamination, assembly, sterilization, storage, and distribution to support surgical case readiness.
- Ensure compliance with AAMI, Joint Commission, infection prevention, and organizational standards related to sterile processing and equipment management.
- Coordinate acquisition, maintenance, allocation, and replacement planning for specialty surgical equipment and instrumentation.
- Collaborate with perioperative teams to anticipate equipment needs and ensure resources are available for scheduled and emergency procedures.
- Monitor equipment utilization and develop strategies to maximize operational efficiency and reduce delays.
OperationalLeadership
- OverseedailyoperationsforSterileProcessing,SurgicalServicesTechnicians,AnesthesiaTechnicians,andServiceAssociates.
- Managestaffing,scheduling,andresourceallocationtosupportsurgicalvolume,patientsafety,andoperationalefficiency.
- Implementprocessimprovementsthatenhanceworkflow,serviceexcellence,anddepartmentperformance.
Quality&RegulatoryCompliance
- PartnerwithSurgicalServicesleadershiptoachievequality,safety,andoperationalgoals.
- Monitorperformancemetricsanddrivecontinuousimprovementinsterileprocessing,equipmentreadiness,anddepartmentaloperations.
- Ensurecompliancewithregulatory,accreditation,andinfectionpreventionstandards.
TeamLeadership&StaffDevelopment
- Lead,coach,andsupportSterileProcessingandSurgicalServicessupportstaff.
- Assistwithrecruitment,onboarding,training,performancemanagement,andstaffengagement.
- Fosteracollaborativeculturefocusedonaccountability,teamwork,andprofessionalgrowth.
Financial&ResourceManagement
- Supportbudgetplanning,resourceallocation,andcost-containmentinitiatives.
- Assistwithproductevaluations,equipmentutilization,andvendorpartnershipstooptimizeoperationaleffectiveness.
Collaboration&Communication
- ServeasaliaisonbetweenSterileProcessing,SurgicalServices,Nursing,Anesthesia,andSupplyChainteams.
- Coordinatecommunicationrelatedtostaffing,equipmentavailability,andoperationalpriorities.
ProfessionalDevelopment
- Maintainexpertiseinsterileprocessingstandards,perioperativebestpractices,andregulatoryrequirements.
- Participateinongoingprofessionaldevelopmentandleadershiptraining.
What We Offer:
Benefits from Day One
DailyPay! Work today/Get paid today
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development
Strong Team Culture
Career Growth Opportunities
What you’ll need for this job:
Minimum Education:
Required: High School Diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education
Preferred: Bachelors Degree
Minimum Experience:
Required: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience
Preferred: 3-5 years of previous job-related experience
Details: Operational knowledge of the perioperative department is preferred.
Licensure/Certifications:
Required: N/A
Preferred: N/A
Other: Sterile Processing Certification
Compensation
Pay Range: $20.02 - $31.03 per hour
Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.
Benefits:
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Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Maywood, Illinois |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://jobs.trinity-health.org/search-results |
About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2023, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.5 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
Skills
- Anesthesiologyunmatched
- Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)unmatched
- Career Developmentunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Emergency Proceduresunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Hospital Systemsunmatched
- Infection Controlunmatched
- Instrumentationunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Medicineunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Operationsunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Resource Managementunmatched
- Sterilizationunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Surgical Proceduresunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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