Changes Depend On Collaboration

CHANGES DEPEND ON COLLABORATION by Rose Seavey MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT President/CEO Seavey Healthcare Consulting, LLC Sterile processing continues to gain momentum within the healthcare environment as media coverage of its importance increases. As Sterile Processing Department (SPD) professionals, it is your responsibility to ensure your patients receive the safest possible care. Working toward…

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Making Your Department Survey Ready

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…

Hiring for SPD

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…