SP 103: Principles of Decontamination

Ron Hunsucker began his career as a Central Service Supply Technician in 1979 at Santa Rosa Medical Center. In 1984 he began the CRCST course through Purdue University and was certified by IAHCSMM in 1986. Studying for the certification led to instituting changes, to meet standards, within his department. Shift Manager by 1985 and Manager by 1988, helping design a new Sterile Processing Department in a new facility and implementing a Cart Exchange System for Nursing Units. Transferring to the new facility he introduced count sheets and inventory control solutions. Ron was hired at Metropolitan Hospital in 1989 by an RN that had just been assigned as SPD Manager and wanted to get his entire staff certified. Metro’s SPD was the first fully certified SPD in San Antonio, TX. Working PRN for the first month, becoming Supervisor and working with his Manager to form and act as Secretary for the South Texas Sterile Processing Society he eventually becoming Manager. In 1996 he was recipient of the Caregiver Of The Year Award from Methodist Healthcare Systems. In 1999 Ron was hired as the Implant Procurement Manager. In 2008 Ron was recruited into a career in sales, eventually becoming and Independent Sales Representative and a Sterile Processing Consultant, he sold everything he had purchased in the past for all the Perioperative Departments. In 2019 Ron was hired as a Clinical Director and Business Development Manager for Streamline Hospital Services. As a partner he helped grow the company from a $300,00.00 to a $3,000,000.00 a year company. Ron recruited and worked with Hank Balch to create the South Texas Association of Sterile Processing Services and is now the acting President. Accepting a position as a Clinical Education Specialist with Healthmark Ind., Ron hopes to help everybody understand the importance of all that Sterile Processing does to help keep patients safe. Doing it right, the first time, all the time!!