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Skills

  • Process improvement
  • Supervision
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Customer service
  • Managing surgical supplies inventory
  • Monitoring operating room cleanliness
  • Infection control protocols
  • Cross-departmental communication
  • Passing surgical instruments
  • Category equipment

Work Experiences

  • Looked for industry trends on social media and through online sources.
  • Worked as a liaison between the category department and the operating room teams, ensuring that the necessary instruments and equipment, including loaned and specialty devices, were available.
  • Assisted with laparoscopic surgeries.
  • Collaborated with Lead Surgical Technologist to coordinate workflow.
  • Chose and purchased surgical equipment for procedure and metric procedures.
  • Acted as the lead liaison between the surgical team and central sterile processing.
  • Transported Microsoft Excel to several months customer locations.
  • Had an excellent attendance record and was always on time for work.
  • Assisted with laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries, helping reduce average operating times by 44% in the year 2023.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

Summaries

  • Avoided tool delays.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Healthcare.
  • Certified in Six Sigma.
  • Anticipated surgeon needs.
  • Achieved 49% higher overall performance ratings.
  • Within Healthcare, senior Lead Surgical Technologist and outstanding performer in client relations and quality assurance.
  • Interested in taking the next step in my career with a growing company that offers opportunities for professional development and advancement.
  • Achieved zero-delay response in emergency surgeries.
  • Collaborative Surgical Technologist.
  • Achieved a 81% improvement in patient outcomes.

Accomplishments

  • Trained junior technologists on Asana functions, improving team performance and gaining recognition for reducing surgical delays by 53%.
  • Developed a cross-departmental communication protocol that improved surgical room turnover time by 5 minutes, optimizing the daily surgical schedule.
  • Led a team of 15 surgical professionals in performing highly complex procedures, increasing department efficiency by 68% in 2017.
  • Reduced operating room setup times by 54% by optimizing team workflows and enhancing preoperative planning processes.
  • Collaborated with surgeons to streamline surgical instrument selections, resulting in a 75% increase in procedure efficiency and patient safety.
  • Demonstrated expertise in crisis-oriented problem-solving during emergency surgeries, assisting in saving critical time and improving patient survival rates.
  • Optimized instrumentation setup for robotic surgeries, reducing instrument changes by 58% and increasing surgeon satisfaction.
  • Standardized preoperative safety checks across 18 departments, leading to 49% reduction in procedural errors.
  • Spearheaded the implementation of standard, reducing surgical procedure time by 66% and improving patient outcomes.
  • Integrated a new postoperative checklist protocol that decreased recovery time anomalies by 77%, improving overall patient recovery outcomes.

Affiliations

  • National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
  • Certified Surgical Technologist Examination Board (CSTEB)
  • American Society of Safety Professionals
  • Freemason
  • Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
  • Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
  • Medical Device Reprocessing Association of Canada (MDRAC)
  • Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals

Certifications

  • Healthcare Compliance Certification (CHC) - Compliance Certification Board (CCB)
  • Certification in Infection Control (CIC) – Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Healthcare Quality Certification (CHQ) – National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified Operating Room/Surgical Technologist (CORST) – Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST)
  • Operating Room Nurse Certification (CNOR) - method
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM) - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

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