Assistant Manager CSSD

The Assistant Manager CSSD will be responsible for supporting the installation, testing, commissioning, operationalization and ongoing management of the Central Sterile Services Department at Novacare Hospital. As the hospital is a greenfield facility and CSSD is yet to be installed, the role requires hands-on experience in setting up CSSD infrastructure, coordinating with vendors and project teams, preparing operational workflows and ensuring the department is ready for safe and efficient hospital operations.

1. CSSD Installation, Testing, and Commissioning

• Coordinate with Project, Biomedical Engineering, vendors, Infection Control, Quality, OR, Nursing, and Operations teams for CSSD installation and commissioning.

• Support review of CSSD layout, equipment placement, clean and dirty zoning, workflow movement, sterile storage, and dispatch routes.

• Assist in installation planning for CSSD equipment including sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, sealing machines, drying cabinets, workstations, storage racks, trolleys, and related accessories.

• Participate in pre-installation and post-installation checks including utilities, drainage, electrical points, ventilation, water quality, safety requirements, and operational readiness.

• Support equipment testing, trial runs, calibration, validation, and acceptance testing in coordination with vendors and Biomedical Engineering.

• Ensure proper documentation of installation records, testing reports, validation reports, user manuals, warranties, training records, and equipment handover documents.

1. CSSD Operationalization

• Develop and implement CSSD workflows from receiving contaminated instruments to cleaning, inspection, packing, sterilization, storage, dispatch, use, and return.

• Prepare CSSD SOPs, checklists, logbooks, sterilization records, recall forms, tray lists, count sheets, and reporting formats.

• Establish sterile supply workflows for OR, LDR, Endoscopy, Emergency, ICUs, inpatient units, and other user departments.

• Coordinate with clinical departments to finalize instrument sets, procedure trays, specialty trays, emergency sets, dressing packs, and sterile supply requirements.

• Support CSSD staffing plans, shift coverage, duty rosters, staff training, and competency assessments.

• Conduct trial runs and mock workflows with OR and other user departments before hospital go-live.

• Ensure CSSD is fully operational before hospital launch, including equipment readiness, manpower, consumables, documentation, infection control compliance, and emergency backup arrangements.

• Manage routine CSSD operations after launch, ensuring timely availability of sterile instruments and supplies to all clinical areas.

1. OPEX Budgeting and Resource Planning

• Support preparation of the CSSD operational expense budget for pre-opening and post-launch phases.

• Forecast monthly and annual requirements for CSSD consumables including wrapping material, sterilization pouches, chemical indicators, biological indicators, detergents, disinfectants, labels, filters, PPE, cleaning brushes, and other routine supplies.

• Assist in budgeting for equipment maintenance, annual maintenance contracts, validation, calibration, repairs, spare parts, and service contracts.

• Estimate manpower requirements for CSSD technicians, attendants, supervisors, and shift coverage.

• Coordinate with Supply Chain and Finance for procurement planning, vendor coordination, stock levels, reorder levels, and cost control.

• Monitor consumption trends after launch and recommend budget revisions based on surgical volume, procedure mix, and hospital ramp-up plan.

• Ensure cost-effective use of CSSD consumables without compromising patient safety, sterilization quality, or infection control standards.

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Medical Technology, Surgical Technology, Operation Theatre Technology, Allied Health Sciences, or a relevant healthcare discipline, with at least one year Diploma/certification in CSSD.

Preferred:

• CSSD / Sterile Processing certification.
• Training in sterilization, infection prevention and control, quality management, or hospital accreditation standards.
• Leadership or supervisory training will be an added advantage.

Experience Requirement

• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in CSSD / Sterile Processing / Operation Theatre support.
• Must have hands-on experience in running CSSD operations in a hospital setting.
• Experience in CSSD installation, testing, commissioning, and operationalization is required.
• Prior experience in setting up CSSD in a new hospital, greenfield hospital, or hospital expansion project will be strongly preferred.
• Experience in managing CSSD workflows, sterilization processes, staff supervision, documentation, inventory, and user department coordination is required.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of CSSD equipment, sterilization processes, infection control, and instrument reprocessing.
• Ability to coordinate with vendors, project teams, Biomedical Engineering, OR, Nursing, and hospital leadership.
• Practical knowledge of CSSD layout, zoning, clean/dirty flow, sterile storage, and operational workflows.
• Strong documentation, reporting, and audit-readiness skills.
• Ability to prepare budgets, forecast consumables, and manage CSSD operational resources.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team management skills.
• Ability to work in a pre-opening hospital environment and support department readiness from installation to go-live.