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Job Summary:Join us in enhancing the health of our patients, families, and communities through your leadership in Sterile Processing & Distribution.

Job Description:

The Role:

As the Sterile Processing and Distribution Manager at MaineGeneral Health, you will be at the forefront of ensuring our healthcare professionals have the critical tools and equipment they need to provide outstanding care. This key leadership role is vital in maintaining infection control and safety standards across our organization, directly impacting the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

What You'll Do:

• Lead, inspire, and mentor a dedicated team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate on the development and implementation of departmental goals, aligning with MaineGeneral’s strategic vision.

• Oversee all aspects of staffing, including recruitment, performance management, employee satisfaction, and conflict resolution, ensuring a positive and productive work environment.

• Manage scheduling, payroll, and resource allocation to meet operational demands efficiently.

• Oversee departmental budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining contracts, and fostering strong vendor relationships.

• Identify and advocate for equipment and supply needs, monitor their usage, and ensure all systems are fully functional and stocked.

• Ensure the highest standards of service quality, working closely with clinical teams to meet their equipment and supply requirements.

• Oversee operations across two locations—The Alfond Center for Health and Thayer Center for Health—ensuring consistent and streamlined processes.

What You'll Bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is preferred, along with certification as a Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL) from the International Association of Healthcare Central Service and Material Management (IAHCSMM) or Sterile Processing and Distribution Manager (CSPDM) from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution.

• Certification as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) is required within two years of hire.

• Demonstrated leadership experience with a proven ability to inspire, manage, and develop teams to achieve exceptional results.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively handle staff relations and resolve conflicts.

• A detail-oriented, solutions-driven approach with a passion for maintaining high standards of safety and quality in healthcare.

• This position will play a pivotal role in upholding the highest standards of patient safety and care at both of our key sites, helping MaineGeneral continue its mission of health and excellence.

If you're ready to lead and make a meaningful impact in healthcare, we want to hear from you.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Scheduled Work Shift:

Job Exempt: Yes

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

  Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

  Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)