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Skills

  • Coordination with multidisciplinary surgical teams
  • Compliance with OSHA and HIPAA standards
  • Patient transportation to/from OR
  • Pre-surgical preparation
  • Emergency procedure support
  • Wound Dressing
  • Safe sharps disposal
  • Monitoring operating room cleanliness
  • Anticipating surgical team needs during operations
  • Patient transportation

Work Experiences

  • Placed a high value on punctuality and worked hard to maintain an excellent attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to work right away.
  • Communicated consistently with healthcare professionals to anticipate needs during surgeries, reducing response times by 10 seconds.
  • Achieved 9 consecutive procedures.
  • Actively managed post-operative cleanup.
  • Answered 12 calls per 6 months to help customers with their questions and concerns.
  • Assisted in prepping anesthesia machines and devices, cutting setup time by 2 minutes during urgent surgeries.
  • Collaborated with biomedical engineering on preventive maintenance for surgical machinery, reducing equipment failure rates by 25% in 2015.
  • Achieved improvements in 2015.
  • Collaborated with biomedical engineering on preventive maintenance.
  • Achieved a 25% improvement in lab processing times.

Summaries

  • Within Healthcare, senior Surgical Services Assistant and outstanding performer in cross-functional collaboration and process improvement.
  • Achieved a 25% reduction in contamination-related surgical incidents.
  • Excellent track record of resolving issues, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements.
  • Achieved zero delays in scheduled procedures.
  • Committed to enhancing OR operations.
  • Achieved a 69% decrease in delay times during trauma surgeries.
  • Proven leadership, operational excellence, and organizational development skills, as well as a thorough understanding of the procedure business.
  • Strengths in stakeholder engagement and project management backed up by Healthcare training.
  • Achieved 66% adherence to surgery schedules.
  • Prioritize tasks effectively and communicate with surgical personnel.

Accomplishments

  • Standardized surgical tray setups for high-volume surgeries, resulting in a 55% reduction in instrument omission errors.
  • Contributed to a 12-staff surgical team by preparing instruments in accordance with the highest sterilization standards.
  • Assessed and modified sterilization protocols, reducing post-operative infection rates by 62% over several months.
  • Performed daily inspections of surgical machinery, identifying potential failures before procedures, resulting in 43% equipment uptime.
  • Supported over 10 successful surgical procedures monthly by ensuring all necessary tools and sterilization processes were completed efficiently.
  • Proposed the integration of ergonomic workstations that decreased strain for operating room assistants and improved retrieval times by 14 minutes.
  • Improved communication protocols between surgical teams and materials management, which reduced cart restocking times by 80%.
  • Generated weekly sterilization reports for 7 departments using procedure, improving accountability and tracking.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Drafted and implemented a cross-functional training program for 5 surgical techs and aides, standardizing operating room setup and cleanup procedures.

Affiliations

  • Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) – Clinical Trials in Surgery Certification
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Freemason
  • Surgical Services Managers Professional Association (SSMPA)
  • American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT)
  • American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) – Medical/Surgical Coders Stream
  • Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
  • International Federation of Sterile Services (IFSS)
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals

Certifications

  • Operating Room Specialist (68D) - United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
  • Ergonomics in Surgical Environments Certification - Ironclad Systems
  • Surgical Technology Professional (STP) Certification - Armstrong
  • Sterile Processing Technician Certification - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM)
  • Surgical Assistant Education and Training Program - initiative
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Certification - OSHA
  • Certified Pre-Surgical Assistant (CPSA) - National Surgical Assistants Foundation (NSAF)

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