Fighting Dirty w/ Hank Balch
FAILED your Certification exam? | What now?
Failing a Sterile Processing certification exam can be a punch in the gut. How do you recover? What do you do next? Hank gives you 3 things to consider as you bounce back and keep #FightingDirty.
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Sterile Processing Certification Does Not Equal Opportunity | Fighting Dirty w/ Hank Balch
We are fans of Sterile Processing certification, but let’s keep it in perspective. Certification does not always equal Opportunity. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank lays out important aspects of the certification conversation, HR challenges, and the keys to real (quick) growth in the industry.
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The Excellent Sterile Processing Shift Huddle | Fighting Dirty w/ Hank Balch | Beyond Clean
Shift huddles are one of the most important things you can do every day as a Sterile Processing team. But there are many departments out there who either don’t do them at all, or do them all wrong. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank gives some insight into why shift huddles matter and discusses a few tips on how to take your current shift huddle from good to great. Tune in and #ShiftYourPerspective!
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Double Stacking in Your Washers Could Kill Someone | Fighting Dirty w/ Hank Balch | Beyond Clean
Sterile Processing professionals are the last line of defense for surgical patients. This means we have to be willing and able to “stop the line” when something unsafe happens in our departments. On this episode of Fighting Dirty with Hank Balch, Hank talks about one of the most dangerous and yet common practices in many departments today: double stacking multilayer trays during the washing cycle. This not only violates express manufacturer IFUs for these instruments and will get you cited by CMS, TJC, DNV and state agencies — it is also extremely dangerous for your patients. One bug. One little infectious microbe hiding under a knee sizer can literally kill one of your patients.
Whatever productivity pressures you may be under, whatever volume may be stacking up in decontam, washing shortcuts are not worth it. If you have to chain yourself to the department door in order to get your CEO to come listen to why you won’t take shortcuts — do it.
And call us, we’ll join you in the sit in, and help explain why you can’t sacrifice safety in the name of speed. #ShortcutsStopHere #StopTheLine #SaveALife #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean
Creating a Killer Sterile Processing Resume | Fighting Dirty w/ Hank Balch | Beyond Clean
Creating a great resume is one of the most important things you can do as a Sterile Processing professional who wants to grow. But many of us were never taught how to write a persuasive resume that says more than just when and where we worked. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank discusses how to think about your own professional persona and gives tips on creating that killer resume you need to get you on top of the pile. Tune in and #GetHired!
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Is Your Department Design Hurting Your People? Ergonomics in Sterile Processing | Fighting Dirty
The most valuable asset in your Sterile Processing department isn’t your $250K cart washer or your $3.5 million dollar fleet of surgical instruments — it’s actually your people. So the important question is whether your department design is actually hurting your team. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank gives some insight into the critical importance of ergonomics in Sterile Processing and the things every department should be doing to protect from injury and cultivate safe practices in the workplace. These things aren’t good ideas, they are fundamental to demonstrating how much we really value our teams. Tune in and #InvestInSafety!
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Inspection Borescopes: One Look Could Save a Life
One look inside of your cannulated or lumen devices could literally save your patient’s life. So why wouldn’t you take the time to do it? Or more importantly, why wouldn’t hospitals provide appropriate tools such as inspection borescopes to enable their Sterile Processing teams to complete this live saving work? On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank talks about the critical importance of enhanced visual inspection of arthroscopic shaver handpieces in particular and all other related devices. Tune in and #LookTwice to #SaveALife!
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Is Time on Your Side? What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You | Fighting Dirty w/ Hank Balch
So much of what we do in the decontamination area depends on time. But how equipped are your frontline technicians to correctly and compliantly process when each second counts? Do they have the timing tools they need for each stage of the dirty side? On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank talks about why you can’t trust your internal clock and the creative ways you can hardwire these tools into your workflow. Tune in, #ItsAboutTime.
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Build the Wall: Insights on Backup Surgical Instrument Inventories | Fighting Dirty
Backup surgical instrument inventories can make or break your Sterile Processing department. A poorly designed or incomplete backup wall can create tremendous inefficiency and frustration for your team. A great backup wall and replenishment process can help to hardwire complete tray assembly and take mere seconds to find an instrument instead of causing serious impact to your workflow. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank delves into the important details to consider in building your backup wall and hits some highlights to ensure you get it done right the first time. Tune in to #BuildTheWall.
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