Instrument Specialist II

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.   

As Instrument Specialist II, you will be responsible for ensuring the consistent availability and readiness of surgical instrumentation. This role manages the coordination of surgical equipment distribution, oversees instrument repairs and procurement, and handles vendor loaner set logistics. Serving as a key liaison between Sterile Processing leadership and OR service line managers, this position ensures the appropriate instrumentation is available to meet surgical demands. Additionally, the Instrument Specialist II leads strategic initiatives and supports leadership with special projects aimed at improving operational efficiency and patient care.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Receive, process, and place instrument and equipment orders on behalf of OR Nurse Managers, SPD Leadership and other clinical stakeholders to facilitate timely and accurate ordering of instrumentation.
• Participates in the tray standardization process.
• Communicates to the OR Service Line Managers when instruments are missing and determines the appropriate solution.
• Monitors tray assembly process and make recommendations for improvement.
• Ensures employee compliance to ‘missing instrument procedure’ during tray assembly. Ensures that missing instruments are sterilized and relocated to appropriate instrument tray.
• Monitors instrument stock levels in pack room and assembly areas and makes recommendations for purchase when levels are low.
• Provides input into operational and capital budget preparation and coordinates capital equipment repairs and service contracts with leadership. Makes recommendations for equipment purchases.
• Pays and reconciles invoices.
• Receives, process, and fulfills instrumentation requests from instrument depot.
• Allocates instruments for repair, receives repaired instruments and distributes to appropriate area.
• Coordinates the preventive maintenance and repair programs for instruments used in the OR and house areas.
• Coordinates the loaning and acquisition of equipment for Operating Room areas of responsibility.
• Manage sterilization parameters for all owned, loaned and consign instrumentation for MIFU. Provide MIFUs to caregivers and managers.
• Attends and/or assists with departmental staff, management and committee meetings.
• Assisting department leadership with large or complex projects.
• Can be assigned to lead small to medium size projects.
• Assists with special projects as required.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED 
• Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST), or Certification Sterile Processing and Distribution Licensure in Sterile Processing (CSPDT)
• Five years of related experience to include any of the following areas: Sterile Processing, Operating Room, Inpatient and/or Outpatient Hospital Equipment, and Surgical Technology
• Proficient in ERP Systems (ex. Oracle) or similar software applications
• Proficient with computer software applications (Excel, Word) and related sterile processing information systems
• Knowledge of performance improvement and quality standards specific to sterile processing 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Associate’s Degree 
• Experience with ordering, receiving, distributing and warehousing of all essential surgical, inpatient care equipment and supplies 
• Certification Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) from American Society for Quality (ASQ) completion within two years

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting items that weigh 20-30 pounds.
• Requires the ability to push a fully loaded cart weighing up to 200+ pounds.
• Possible exposure to biological and chemical contamination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to within normal range.

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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