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Skills

  • Developing interdisciplinary training modules
  • Complex surgery assistance
  • Business operations
  • Facilitating training programs for certification compliance
  • Disposing of biohazardous waste
  • Documentation of operative procedures
  • HIPAA proficiency
  • CCTV
  • Assessing new surgical technologies for implementation
  • Team management

Work Experiences

  • Assisted the surgeon in preparing the patient for total joint replacement surgery.
  • Achieved improvements in 2019.
  • Achieved a 77% decrease in post-op infections.
  • Assisting with reductions and administering pain injections were among the tasks I completed.
  • Analyzed previous bottlenecks.
  • Answered 13 phone calls per the past year to assist customers.
  • Acted as the primary liaison between vendors and the department.
  • SAP was delivered to customer locations by me.
  • Developed a reputation for punctuality and hard work.
  • Achieved a 72% reduction in operational errors.

Summaries

  • Excited to be a part of a rewarding organization that encourages personal development and advancement.
  • Active leader with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Highly skilled in a variety of surgical procedures, with a track record of contributing to high patient outcome goals.
  • Results-oriented Healthcare professional with vendor management, workflow optimization, and data analysis strengths.
  • Lead Surgical Technician and team leader with 12 years of experience in program settings.
  • Strategic thinker with expertise in cross-functional collaboration.
  • PMP certified
  • Working with stakeholders and corporate teams is a breeze for this strong relationship builder.
  • Achieved a 15% reduction in supply costs.
  • Achieved industry-leading recontamination rates at 38%.

Accomplishments

  • Received Excellence Award for excellence in surgically assisting and maintaining sterile environments, enhancing team synergy in framework.
  • Assisted in high-profile surgeries with complex organ transplant cases, ensuring that equipment setup was flawless and reducing surgical times by 53%.
  • Monitored and coordinated the maintenance schedules for critical surgical equipment, ensuring 65% operational availability with zero downtime.
  • Streamlined intraoperative communication between surgical, anesthesia, and nursing teams, significantly reducing miscommunication-related incidents by 34%.
  • Reduced surgical supply expenditure by 21% through tighter inventory control and the strategic use of surplus materials.
  • Served as a primary contact for vendor relations, negotiating the purchase of 2 essential pieces of equipment, yielding a 61% budget savings for the year.
  • Enhanced surgical inventory systems through barcode implementation, increasing accountability and reducing loss of critical equipment by 83% per quarter.
  • Played a critical role in emergency responses to surgical complications, ensuring rapid adaptation and instrument accessibility without time loss.
  • Collaborated with the purchasing department to evaluate and integrate 14 new surgical devices, improving procedural efficiency by 61% across standard surgeries.
  • Assisted in over 14 robotic surgeries, contributing to 16% faster recovery times for patients and minimized human error during operations.

Affiliations

  • Completed continuing professional education credits with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), enhancing knowledge in anesthesia practices relevant to surgeries.
  • Contributions to published material in the AST Journal on best practices in surgical suite efficiency and patient safety.
  • Awarded the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
  • Volunteered for instructional demos with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) surgical tech standards.
  • Served on the surgical accreditation advisory board certified through the Joint Commission (TJC).
  • Keynote presenter at Boston for the Anesthesia and Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) on anesthesia tech integration in the OR.
  • Chairperson for the Operating Room Disaster Preparedness Task Force, part of method's collaboration with the American Trauma Society.
  • Led procedure Surgical Tech Committee, pioneering efforts to implement updated surgical protocols based on AST guidelines.
  • Committee member of the Infection Control Task Force supported by the Surgical Infection Society, focusing on reducing intraoperative risks.
  • Continued education via courses sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), ensuring up-to-date surgical knowledge and practices.

Certifications

  • CompTIA Network+
  • Advanced Surgical Technology Management Certification - Meridian - 2019
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Advanced Instrument Processing Certification - Summit Group - 2016
  • ServSafe
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - 2019 - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
  • Surgical First Assistant Certification (CSFA) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) - 2016
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certification - 2019

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