STAFF RETENTION IN SPD: 3 STRATEGIES FOR KEEPING YOUR BEST PEOPLE by Weston “Hank” Balch, CRCST,CIS, CHL As the certification culture continues to gain traction across the Sterile Processing industry, retention of high performing technicians is becoming more and more difficult. Hospital staffing agencies are paying a premium for experienced and credentialed SPD techs, as…
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR (SALES) REP by Keerthi Kanubaddi Founder & CEO ReadySet Surgical I was first educated about the importance of surgical sterility at 15 years old. I was shadowing an anesthesiologist in the OR and just before the procedure was to begin, I brushed up against a sterile mayo stand holding case critical…
CS MANAGEMENT: FOUR SUREFIRE WAYS TO ENGAGE EMPLOYEES CS Week comes around every year, and it provides a great opportunity to do special things for your staff. Potlucks, after-shift get-togethers, food in the break room, etc. are all fun things to do to celebrate the contribution CS makes to your hospital’s operations. But what about…
MAKING YOUR DEPARTMENT SURVEY READY by Rose Seavey MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT President/CEO Seavey Healthcare Consulting, LLC Healthcare accreditations surveys, such as those preformed by The Joint Commission (TJC) or The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, focus on safety and quality of patient care. In the last few years, accreditation surveyors have increasingly…
CAREER ADVANCEMENT: NETWORKING & EDUCATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL As more and more hospitals recognize that the key to successful patient outcomes rely on the ‘behind the scenes’ aspects of healthcare service delivery, new emphasis is being placed on the sterile processing and supply chain functions. In order to advance, people in these functions need…
HIRING FOR SPD By Weston “Hank” Balch, CRCST, CIS, CHL I’m going to come right out and state the obvious: great SPD technicians don’t typically come knocking on your door when you need one. The general experience of SPD leaders is that we fight for weeks to get a position approved, only to receive a…
SOFTWARE VS SERVICE: MAKING YOUR LIFE EASIER Most hospitals are now awash with software solutions which have been implemented with the goal of greater efficiency and compliance. While most medical software solutions address recognized problems, the full cost of maintaining these solutions isn’t always well understood. If the time to manage the software (and resulting…
Damien S. Berg BA, BS, CRCST There are 3 things that continually haunt sterile processing mangers and departments—Staffing, Productivity and Products. This article specifically discusses how to bring new Products into your department. Many health care systems have robust purchasing departments that guard against waste, focus on standardization/compliance, and of course, secure the best price.…
ReadySet Surgical and Microsystems have announced the availability of integration capabilities between the two development environments to improve transparency in the surgical supply chain. The combined capabilities will streamline data reciprocity across both systems and provide a seamless platform for Hospital end-users. The direct connection between Microsystems’ SPM® and the ReadySet Loaner Management Platform will…
oneSOURCE and ReadySet Surgical today announced the availability of an integration between the two development environments to improve the end-user experience when accessing case-critical sterilization guidelines. The combined capabilities will streamline exchanges between the oneSOURCE IFU Database and ReadySet Loaner and Consignment Management Platform The direct connection between the oneSOURCE IFU Database and ReadySet’s Loaner…