At ChristianaCare, excellence is more than a goal—it is a commitment woven into everything we do. Recognized as the No. 5 health system in the nation by Money Magazine in its 2024 hospital rankings, ChristianaCare earned an overall A rating, including an A for its commitment to price transparency, underscoring our dedication to delivering exceptional, accessible, and patient-centered care.
As one of the region's most respected healthcare organizations, we continue to set the standard for clinical quality, innovation, operational excellence, and caregiver engagement. Our success is driven by talented leaders and caregivers who are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients, families, and the communities we serve.
Are you ready to join an award-winning health system that refuses to settle for anything less than excellence?
If you are a visionary leader who is energized by the opportunity to drive performance, inspire teams, and contribute to a nationally recognized organization, we invite you to explore your future with ChristianaCare.
Come be part of a team that's not only recognized among the nation's best—but one that is committed to becoming even better.
As the Sterile Processing Manager, you will oversee the 24/7 operations of the campus-specific Sterile Processing Department (SPD), ensuring the highest standards of patient safety, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance. This highly visible leadership role is instrumental in supporting surgical services and procedural areas by ensuring the timely delivery of safe, sterile, and properly functioning instrumentation and equipment.
The ideal candidate will be a strategic and collaborative healthcare leader who is passionate about quality, staff development, process improvement, and delivering exceptional service to both patients and clinical partners.
Key Responsibilities
Provide operational and strategic leadership for all Sterile Processing Department functions across a 24-hour operation.
Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards, including AAMI, AORN, Joint Commission, OSHA, and other governing agencies.
Lead and mentor a team of supervisors, technicians, and support staff, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
Develop, implement, and monitor departmental goals, performance metrics, and quality initiatives that support organizational objectives.
Collaborate closely with Surgical Services, Infection Prevention, Supply Chain, and other clinical stakeholders to optimize workflows and service delivery.
Manage staffing, scheduling, budgeting, productivity, and resource allocation to ensure operational efficiency and exceptional customer service.
Drive process improvement initiatives that enhance quality, safety, and operational performance while supporting a positive patient experience.
Serve as the department's subject matter expert for sterilization practices, instrumentation management, and regulatory readiness.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, nursing or business management field.
Professional certification in an SPD specialty required (CRCST) and CHL
Five years of appropriate technical experience, leadership and project management experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Annual Compensation Range $79,497.60 - $127,212.80This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Post End Date
Aug 8, 2026
EEO Posting Statement
ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visithttps://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute.
ChristianaCare is nationally recognized as a great place to work, rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.
