Central Services Coordinator - Sterile Processing at Providence Health Care, Inc

Seattle, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jul, 26

Salary

47.34

Posted On

24 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sterile processing, Surgical instrumentation, Materials management, Inventory control, Operating room support, Quality auditing, Process improvement, Staff coordination, Clinical operations, Instrument tracking systems, Flash sterilization, Case cart management, Vendor management, Communication, Technical documentation

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

The Central Services Coordinator is a critical member of Peri-operative Services and the Interventional Platform, playing a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care. This role is responsible for coordinating and supporting all Central Services activities across procedural areas by ensuring complete, accurate, and timely availability of sterile instrumentation, supplies, and implants. Serving as a key liaison between Central Services, Interventional Services, and clinical teams, the Central Services Coordinator proactively plans for scheduled procedures, manages shared and limited resources, and responds in real time to procedural needs. Through strong communication, advanced technical knowledge, and operational oversight, this role helps maintain optimal workflow, equipment readiness, and procedural continuity across multiple departments. Key Responsibilities: * Ensure each procedure and sterile core area is supported with complete, accurate, and on-time sterile instrumentation, supplies, and implants. * Coordinate and facilitate the daily activities of Materials Distribution Technicians, Sterile Processing Technicians, and Central Services Technicians to maintain instrument, supply, and equipment equilibrium. * Communicate current and future instrument, supply, and implant needs to key stakeholders to effectively support clinical operations. * Collaborate with Central Services and Interventional Services to proactively plan for scheduled procedures. * Partner with clinical staff and fellow Central Services Coordinators to manage shared or limited resources across procedures and departments. * Manage standard and rapid instrument turnover, including monitoring and appropriate use of flash sterilization. * Respond immediately to case cart issues and additional instrument or supply needs during active procedures. * Support quality management efforts by performing routine audits of instrument sets, case carts, and surgeon preference lists for accuracy and completeness. * Drive process improvement by collaborating with clinical teams to ensure optimal accuracy and utilization of instruments and materials on preference lists. * Develop and maintain advanced knowledge of instruments, supplies, and equipment for assigned surgical specialties, while retaining general procedural knowledge. * Assist with the management and coordination of vendor instrument sets, as applicable. * Collaborate with Instrument Resource Technicians and Specialty Charge RNs to ensure proper location, availability, and management of core instrumentation and supplies. * Perform materials management and/or sterile processing functions as needed to support operational demands. * May serve in a Lead capacity when required, providing oversight of efficient daily operations through staffing coordination, resource allocation, and serving as a preceptor or trainer for new staff. * Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals. Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Ballard and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them. Required Qualifications: * Coursework/Training Completion of a Central Service Technician course or completion of an accredited Surgical Technology Course or equivalent Operating Room experience * Upon hire: * National Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association --or-- * National Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician - Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution * 4 years of recent experience in a Central Services Department --or-- 2 years recent scrub experience in an Operating Room environment Preferred Qualifications: * Experience in a large multi-specialty facility with more than 8 operating rooms * Prior experience working with an instrument tracking system, such as InstaCount Plus and PeopleSoft Why Join Providence Swedish? Our best-in-class benefits [https://swedish.jobs/why-swedish/#benefits-rewards] are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission [https://swedish.jobs/why-swedish/#mission-values] of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve. At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits [https://providence.jobs/benefits/]. Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act [https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.provhealth.org/HR-onboarding/LA_County_Fair_Chance_Ordinance_2024.pdf]. Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer [https://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/eeo/]. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity [https://providence.jobs/diversity/] makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement. For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), please click here [https://providence.jobs/eeo/] where you can access an email link to submit your concern.

Responsibilities

The Central Services Coordinator ensures the seamless delivery of sterile instrumentation, supplies, and implants to support procedural areas. They facilitate daily activities for technical staff and act as a liaison between Central Services and clinical teams to maintain operational efficiency.