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Skills

  • Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations
  • Cross-department communication with surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists
  • Team building
  • Implementation of Lean initiatives to improve operating room efficiency
  • Project organization
  • Anesthesia coordination and patient monitoring assistance
  • Operating room preparation
  • Relationship development
  • Bloodborne pathogen handling
  • Communications

Work Experiences

  • Anticipated procedure needs.
  • Achieved a 37% decrease in post-operative complications.
  • Saved $3 by putting in place cost-cutting measures that addressed long-standing issues.
  • Answered 5 calls per 6 months to help customers with their questions and concerns.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Chose and purchased surgical equipment for category and metric procedures.
  • Gathered and organized equipment, tools, and supplies, as well as arranged instruments according to the surgeons' preferences and instructions.
  • Placed a high value on punctuality and worked hard to maintain an excellent attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to work right away.
  • Accelerated proficiency attainment for trainees by 7 weeks.
  • Anticipated surgeon needs.

Summaries

  • Certified Surgical Technologist.
  • Adaptable Traveling Surgical Technologist with a strong focus on surgical efficiency, improving case setup times by 40% and playing a key role in over 15 complex surgeries, including open-heart and trauma cases.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Healthcare.
  • Recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to the Healthcare industry's success.
  • Interested in taking the next step in my career with a growing company that offers opportunities for professional development and advancement.
  • Traveling Surgical Technologist is a multi-talented Traveling Surgical Technologist who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Exceptional at orienting and training technical staff, as well as putting policies in place to improve workflow.
  • Collaborated with anesthesiologists.
  • Costs were consistently reduced while profits were increased.
  • Sports medicine, total joint replacement, general surgery, and plastic surgery procedures are all areas where she excels.

Accomplishments

  • Closely collaborated with anesthesiologists, providing critical support and monitoring during over 13 high-risk surgeries, ensuring zero equipment-related delays.
  • Played an integral role in redesigning OR equipment decontamination procedures, contributing to a 24% decrease in cross-contamination incidents.
  • Coordinated between surgical teams and vendors to ensure timely delivery and sterilization of custom-made surgical instruments, improving case start times by 54%.
  • Successfully scrubbed in for over 14 multi-specialty procedures across 9 states, helping to reduce procedure delays and elevate surgeon performance.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in handling and maintaining high-cost medical devices, resulting in a 26% reduction in equipment downtime and maintenance needs.
  • Reduced turnover time between surgeries by 3% by optimizing cleaning and sterilization procedures for high-volume trauma ORs.
  • Developed and implemented tracking systems for loaner surgical equipment, ensuring 100% availability and readiness for specialized operations.
  • Initiated compliance training workshops resulting in a 33% increase in staff understanding of OSHA standards within 18 months.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Developed and enforced a pre-surgical checklist protocol that minimized room setup times by 60% and consistently met JCAHO quality standards.

Affiliations

  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
  • Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)
  • Lions Club
  • National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
  • American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants (AASPA)
  • Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals

Certifications

  • Robotic Surgery Certification – Workday Robotics Surgeons 2024
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Surgical Technologist in Labor and Delivery Specialty Certification (STLD) – Vantage
  • International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC) - Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN)
  • Medical Device Reprocessing Certification – Cedar Works 2021
  • IV Therapy Certification – Summit Group 2018
  • Surgical Technology Certificate in Disaster and Emergency Response Management – Northwind 2016
  • Certificate in Mobile Surgical Unit Operations – Northwind 2024
  • ServSafe
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification – American Heart Association 2023

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