Regional SPD Educator

MultiCare Health System
paid time off
United States, Washington, Tacoma
603 South J Street (Show on map)
Oct 01, 2025
You Belong Here. At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve. FTE: 1.0, Shift: Days, Schedule: Days Position Summary The Regional SPD Educator plays a critical role in training Sterile Processing Department staff to ensure adherence to industry standards and regulatory guidelines. The position supports training and development initiatives to maintain both compliance and staff competencies. The Regional SPD Educator will work closely with SPD leadership and The Center for Clinical Practice and Professional Development to design, develop, and implement educational performance improvement strategies based on data driven performance gaps. Essential Functions Ensure SOPs, Standard Works and Competencies are up to date with the most current best practices, regulatory standards, and manufacture's IFU, if applicable. Ensure risk analyst are completed and approved, or a manufacture's clarification is on file for all processes where best practices, regulatory standards, and manufacture's IFU and vague or non-existent. Build, evaluate and update onboarding training, CEU training opportunities, new product training, quality improvement in-service training and annual competencies in partnership with system education departments. Facilitate new hire department orientation and provide on-the-job training as directed by the Regional Senior SPD Educator & SPD leadership. Maintain and evaluate the Operating Manuals for all equipment as well as the proof of super User Training. Maintain up-to-date training records and ensure all employee certifications and competency levels are accurately documented. Other duties as assigned. Requirements Bachelor's degree preferred Minimum of 5 years of Sterile Processing required; 2 years of experience mentoring and providing education or training in a professional setting preferred Certifications: CRCST (HSPA) or CSPDT (CBSPD) required Additional certifications (CER or CFER) required within 1 year after hiring Our Values As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. Why MultiCare? Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn Pay and Benefit Expectations We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $76,710.00 - $110,365.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align. Associated benefit information can be viewed here.