The Chief Sterile for Sterile Processing Services (SPS) is considered to be the medical center expert with respect to sterile processing and the procedures required to provide quality patient care. The Chief Nurse for SPS is the senior leader in the management team and will be responsible for the oversight of the service. Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or