Full-Time

Sterile Processing Supervisor

Education

Updated on 8/1/2026

Deadline 5/6/27
VHC Health

VHC Health

1,001-5,000 employees

Not-for-profit health system with teaching hospital

Compensation Overview

$29.19 - $47.29/hr

Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA

In Person

Category
Facilities Operations (1)
Required Skills
Infection Control
Inventory Management

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Requirements
  • A certificate from an accredited central service technician training program is required.
  • Three years of sterile processing experience is required.
  • Certification in Central Sterile Processing must be obtained within 12 months.
Responsibilities
  • Supervise and coordinate personnel engaged in collecting, cleaning, processing, sterilizing, and delivering sterile supplies and equipment.
  • Establish methods and work performance standards for preparing, sterilizing, and handling sterile items.
  • Maintain adequate supplies, avoid stockouts, and ensure instruments and equipment are working or sent for repair.
  • Oversee the operating room case cart system and stock items listed on preference lists.
  • Conduct and coordinate in-service training for department personnel.
  • Prepare activity reports and assist the Manager with budget and inventory-level preparation.
  • Direct personnel actions including hiring, evaluation, disciplinary action, and discharge in accordance with hospital policy.
  • Ensure infection control guidelines are followed in sterile processing.
  • Support and interpret the hospital's philosophy, objectives, and policies for the department and personnel.
Desired Qualifications
  • A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
  • One year of supervisory experience is preferred.

VHC Health is a not-for-profit health system in the Washington, DC area anchored by a 453-bed teaching hospital. It offers primary and specialty care and operates a Level II Trauma Center and Level III NICU, with a growing network to improve access. Care is delivered through hospitals and clinics using advanced technology and patient-centered practices, supported by teaching clinicians. The nonprofit emphasizes Magnet nursing, quality and safety, and community partnerships to improve health outcomes and well-being.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Akron, Ohio

Founded

1944

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Tysons Pavilion expansion meets growing demand for women's health and specialty care in McLean.
  • New behavioral health facility introduces adolescent psych inpatient services previously not offered by VHC.
  • Consolidating Arlington operations may improve efficiency before new facility openings in 2027.

What critics are saying

  • Tysons women's center directly competes with Fairfax HealthCare and Atrium Health, risking 45–60% referral attrition in 6–12 months.
  • Leadership transition under Christopher Lane could cause operational delays in Tysons and Arlington expansions within 12–18 months.
  • Losing Medicare Advantage or Medicaid contracts by Q2 2026 could cut 30–40% of patient volume, forcing downsizing or closure.

What makes VHC Health unique

  • VHC Health launches a new women's health center at Tysons Pavilion in early 2027.
  • The system builds an 112-bed Behavioral Wellness and Rehabilitation Facility at Carlin with 24 adolescent psych beds.
  • VHC plans to move Arlington offices in December 2027 ahead of new facility openings.

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