Sterile Processing Department Educator - South

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Job Description

About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
  • Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
  • Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
  • Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Summary
  • The SPD Educator coordinates all education for Sterile Processing. The role includes assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating education and training of the Sterile Processing staff. They will also be accountable for ensuring staff professional development and credentials as well as coordinating the research, education, in-service and evaluation on new products and equipment.
Job Requirements
  • Education
    • Required: High school or equivalent Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in related field OR Graduate of school of Surgical Technology
  • Experience
    • Required: 6 months of Sterile Processing experience
  • Skills
    • Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written, including public speaking
    • Computer skills in Microsoft office suite
    • Healthstream computer application
    • Use of audio/video equipment, laptops
    • Organized, self-motivated with an attention to
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration
    • Required: CRCST or CBSPD certification AND CIS and CHL certifications within 9 months of hire
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Specialties:

  1. Support Services

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Why CoxHealth?

Our health system includes six hospitals, over 100 clinics, and 530+ primary and specialty providers serving 25 counties. CoxHealth takes pride in being southwest Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare, a distinction awarded for our commitment to quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, along with our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, have received this national accreditation through DNV’s National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations® program.  

Cox Medical Centers is the only facility in the region to receive the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet® designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We’re consistently identified among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access. Additionally, in 2025, CareChex by Quantros® ranked Cox Medical Centers in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide, as well as in our region and state, for medical excellence in overall hospital and surgical care.