Elective Surgery Will Resume: Is Your SPD Ready?

Elective Surgery Will Resume: Is Your SPD Ready?

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  • SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
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As Perioperative Healthcare Leaders, we can all agree that these are unprecedented times. Staffing and supply resources have rightfully been diverted to care of COVID 19 patients.

The Patient Safety & Decontamination Relationship

The Patient Safety & Decontamination Relationship

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Where does the decontamination process begin in sterile processing? First, we have to understand what decontamination is and how important decontamination is to the patient …

SPD Employee Appreciation & Retention Relationship

SPD Employee Appreciation & Retention Relationship

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  • SPD Management, SPD Technicians
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This week begins the International Sterile Processing Professionals Appreciation Week. Take time this week to personally appreciate each of your professionals in Sterile Processing.

Impact of Sterile Processing in Hospitals

Impact of Sterile Processing in Hospitals

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  • SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
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Sterile processing has a direct and significant effect on surgeon satisfaction, risk, patient safety, revenue, and cost. Disruptions in sterile processing or improper sterilization …

3 Ways to Increase Retention in Your Sterile Processing Department

3 Ways to Increase Retention in Your Sterile Processing Department

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  • SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
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  3 Ways to Increase Retention in Your Sterile Processing Department High turnover rates of SPD directors and managers, educators, supervisors, and technicians can have a significant effect on the OR and elsewhere in a healthcare institution. Total hospital turnover rates across the nation are 19.1 percent, according to the 2019 National Health Care Retention…

5 Key Soft Skills Sterilization Techs Should Have

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  • SPD Management, SPD Technicians
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Are you having trouble hiring and retaining Sterile Processing Technicians? Or, are you considering a career as a sterile processing technician?

Top 3 Risks of Hiring Improperly Trained & Vetted Sterile Processing Technicians

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Sterile Processing Department Staffing is a challenge for most facilities.  The work is hard, and the pay is poor. The turnover and vacancy rates are high.  As a result, hiring managers often compromise standards[..]

Sterilization is Not “Glorified Dishwashing”

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  • SPD Management, SPD Technicians, Surgical Leadership
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It’s easy to underestimate the importance of the role of sterilization technicians behind the scenes in the operating room. But the many years of education and experience[..]

Why Hospitals Partner With MOAB Healthcare

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  • SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
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Trained, vetted sterilization technicians are essential to the success of your healthcare facility. You need them to keep your patients safe, your surgeons happy and your[..]

How Your Sterile Processing Department Directly Impacts Surgeon Satisfaction

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  • SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
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Most surgeons have a choice on where they practice.  That’s why most choose to work in hospitals where they have confidence that [..]

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