Sterile Processing Manager

Pride Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Manager to join the team at in Modesto, CA 95350. This is a 13-week Local opportunity and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization!

Job Summary

The Sterile Processing Manager serves as the operational leader of a high-volume Sterile Processing Department (SPD), responsible for driving performance, ensuring compliance, and maintaining consistent, high-quality outcomes across all shifts. This role blends leadership, process optimization, and hands-on operational oversight in a critical function supporting surgical care.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Oversee 24/7 SPD operations, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and performance
• Develop staffing models and manage scheduling across all shifts
• Monitor productivity, turnaround times, and workflow efficiency

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and develop Sterile Processing Supervisors
• Drive accountability, performance management, and succession planning
• Foster a professional, engaged, and high-performing team culture

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure compliance with AAMI, CDC, CMS, and Joint Commission standards
• Maintain audit readiness and oversee inspections and corrective actions
• Implement and monitor quality assurance and process improvement initiatives

Operations & Resource Management

• Manage inventory, instrument tracking, and supply utilization
• Oversee equipment maintenance and vendor coordination
• Maintain budget accountability while ensuring quality and safety standards

Continuous Improvement

• Analyze performance metrics and implement workflow improvements
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Drive efficiency, accuracy, and defect reduction

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with clinical, logistics, and operational teams
• Communicate risks, trends, and operational needs to leadership
• Align SPD performance with surgical demand and schedules

Required Qualifications

• CRCST certification (required)
• 5+ years of sterile processing experience
• 3+ years of leadership experience (multi-shift operations preferred)
• Strong knowledge of sterile processing regulations and infection control standards
• Proven experience managing staffing, workflows, and operational metrics

Preferred Qualifications

• CHL or CIS certification
• Experience in high-volume, high-acuity surgical environments
• Experience leading supervisors or frontline leaders

Additional Information:

• Location: Modesto, CA 95350
• Shift: Shift: Flexible (based on department needs)
• Schedule: 40 hours per week (5x8 shifts)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Pay range: $40-$45/hour

Offered pay rate will be based on education, experience, and healthcare credentials.

Interested? Apply now!

Pride-Health offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.