Clinical Educator I - Travel

Position Summary

Performs various educational duties under supervision and guidance from Manager, Clinical Education, and/or onsite operations leadership. Potential to support and work alongside all instrument processing solutions to include but not limited to continuous improvement, off site reprocessing centers and/or outsourced engagements.

Travel positions require up to 100% domestic travel.

Duties

• Design and implement comprehensive training plans aligned with facility priorities and individual staff development needs.
• Facilitate multi-week, hands-on training programs for all new Sterile Processing team members to ensure readiness and compliance from day one.
• Maintain detailed documentation of training activities and regularly review programs to ensure alignment with industry standards and accreditation requirements.
• Conduct regular evaluations to identify skill gaps and create targeted development plans for continuous team improvement.
• Develop and deliver ongoing education sessions focused on the latest products, technologies, and best practices in Sterile Processing.
• Partner with clinical and administrative teams to ensure training initiatives support broader organizational goals.
• Foster a learning environment that encourages professional growth, accountability, and high performance.

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• Effectively works with contracted facility to ensure employees are effectively trained on all required competency skill levels
• Conducts sterile processing employee assessments of job performance to policy and standard work; identifies competency deficiencies and conducts effective training to eliminate gaps
• Participates and assists in new hire orientation and on the job, training as directed by the Education Manager and/or operations leadership.
• Completes and maintains training records, employee education files and documentation of competency skill level.
• Ensures employee training files and documentation of competency skill levels and certifications are up to date in the company database and accurately reflect the employees' job-related responsibilities.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of multi-specialty instrumentation and serves as a resource for staff in SPD.
• Provides re-education training and communication for performance issues found in the OR and instrumentation tray audits.
• Conducts employee assessments and trains to deficiencies noted.
• Aid in the on-going development of staff education by providing in-services to staff at a cadence determined by Education Manager and/or operations leadership.
• Adjust schedule to work with all employees on all shifts to ensure training needs are met and supported. Ability to work pre-arranged weekend, night, and evening hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Ability to communicate effectively with manager, coworkers, and all levels of hospital staff.
• Demonstrated customer centric behavior. Proficient analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, plan, and resolve issues in complex situations.
• Requires thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and is capable of learning software.
• Ability to multi-task projects including the ability to plan and organize.
• Flexible and self-motivated.
• Ability to read and understand applicable Standard Operating Procedures

Education Degree

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 3+ years training experience required
• 3+ years Sterile Processing experience required
• CRCST (HSPA) or CSPDT (CBSPD) certification required
• CER (HSPA) or CFER (CBSPD) certification required within 6 months of hire date or promotion
• CIS (HSPA) or CSIS (CBSPD) or CST (NBSTSA) certification required within 1 year of hire date or promotion
• Must maintain certification by completing 12 Continuing Education Credit Hours each year, or more if required for a specific certification
• Must maintain valid driver's license, vehicle insurance and be available to operate a vehicle as needed to meet travel requirements
• Must be able to travel across the US and pass the Customer's background and medical standards.
• Associates Degree preferred

=== Company description

The STERIS Vision is inspired by our Customers' efforts to create a healthier and safer world, and guided by our legacy of leadership and innovation; we strive to be a Great Company. To STERIS, this means we will make a difference by providing world-class product and service solutions for our Customers, safe and rewarding work for our People, and superior returns for our Shareholders.