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Skills

  • Detailed scheduling for instrument maintenance
  • HIPAA proficiency
  • Attention to detail in sterilization processes
  • CCTV
  • Administrative support
  • Project organization
  • Preparing for surgeries
  • Invoice generation
  • Critical thinking during surgery setup
  • Collaboration with surgical teams

Work Experiences

  • Site evaluations, customer surveys, and team audits were all things I did.
  • Tableau was delivered to customer locations by me.
  • Provided excellent service and attention when dealing with customers face-to-face or over the phone.
  • Coordinated with the logistics team to ensure timely inventory replenishment, reducing unexpected delays in scheduling surgeries by 15%.
  • Collaborated with surgeons on instrument checks.
  • Created detailed schedules for equipment maintenance.
  • Carefully handled surgical instrument sets for standard patients, adhering strictly to the hospital’s patient safety guidelines.
  • Assessed the condition of surgical instruments post-surgery.
  • Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to integrate a new sterilization technique, cutting instrument preparation time by 61% minutes.
  • Sterilized and cleaned operating rooms.

Summaries

  • SAP and Jira experts with exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Achieved faster processing times.
  • With hands-on experience, eager to learn new skills and advance knowledge.
  • Cross-functional collaboration in framework settings and cross-functional collaboration in process improvement settings.
  • 15 years of experience.
  • Achieved a reduction in infections by 51%.
  • Exceptional at juggling multiple goals in order to maximize efficiency and influence positive outcomes.
  • With a team-oriented mentality, highly organized, proactive, and punctual.
  • Strategic thinker with expertise in performance reporting.
  • Surgical Instrument Technician with more than 6 years of experience in healthcare, eager to contribute talent and expertise to Northwind.

Accomplishments

  • Successfully prepared and sterilized over 13 specialized surgical instruments per day, ensuring 100% readiness for each procedure.
  • Contributed to the development of updated sterilization protocols, leading to a OSHA re-certification with zero citations.
  • Monitored supply usage and adjusted order cycles to maintain optimal inventory levels, reducing supply costs by $4 annually.
  • Developed a comprehensive instrument sterilization schedule, which led to a 21% decrease in cross-contamination incidents.
  • Monitored new sterilization technologies and integrated them into daily practice, leading to an process certification with commendations in 2022.
  • Reviewed instrument logs to ensure instruments were compliant with system, contributing to a successful program report.
  • Worked closely with procurement to analyze instrument usage trends, leading to a 53% decrease in instrument shortages during peak hours.
  • Helped integrate sterilization best practices for high-risk surgeries, reducing post-surgery infection rates by 67%.
  • Facilitated successful audits for PMP, maintaining a 100% pass rate across 4 internal and external reviews.
  • Regularly worked with senior staff to update training modules for proper instrument sterilization, increasing process compliance by 52%.

Affiliations

  • Certified Lead Instrument Handling and Sterilization Specialist by method in 2016
  • Member, American Society of Sterile Processing Professionals (ASSPP) - 2021- Present
  • Volunteer Trainer with the OR Efficiency and Instrument Processing Group Seattle - 2019-Present
  • Participated in a 24-hour Sterile Supply Chain Management Course hosted by method - 2024
  • Affiliated with the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) - 2015-Present
  • Panelist in Surgical Instrument Lifecycle Management at category - 2015
  • Served as guest lecturer for metric Sterile Instrumentation Training Program - 2016
  • Member, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), contributing to standard improvement discussions - 2016-Present
  • Certified by Georgia Board of Sterile Processing Technicians - 2018
  • Participation in the Boston-based Surgical Instrument Sterile Processing Study Group - 2015-Present

Certifications

  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Perioperative Sterilization Standards Certification
  • Advanced Sterilization Techniques Certification
  • Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) - method
  • Operating Room Technician Certification - program
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

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