Surgical tech / sterile processor
Resume:
DAVID PIPPENBURG
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Employment History
Advanced Ambulatory same day surgery
**/*/**** -*/**/2015
Chicago, IL
Maintain a proper sterile field using aseptic technique during surgical procedures.
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent contamination.
Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
Prepare, care for, and label all tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
Wash, wrap and sterilize equipment and instruments using germicides, Sterad and autoclave.
Monitor and continually assess operating room condition.
Operate and troubleshoot sterilizers, lights, suction machines, and diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation
Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery
Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card
Inspection of all equipment functions to ensure quality use.
Communication with supervisors, peers, and subordinates about changes concerning patient care.
Training and teaching Medical students, surgical tech students and new employees.
Experience with: Adjustable height instrument tables, Nitrogen & Battery air drills & saws, Autoclaves, Sterad, Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers, video equipment
Triton Community College
Surgical Technology Instructor
8/1/2005 12/1/2005
River Grove IL.
Responsibilities {emphasize on asking questions)
Hand and arm washing techniques.
Sterile gowning and gloving technique on self and surgeon.
Wrapping of items for sterilization.
Opening of sterile wrapped items.
Study of drapes used for specific procedures.
Sterile draping of patient for specific procedures.
Through study of instruments used for specific procedures . (hands on)
Through study of sutures,including types uses for specific procedures (absorbable & non absorbable)
Techniques for handling of sterile drapes and sutures with aseptic technique.
Practice of sterile gowning,gloving and draping with teacher and partner
Study of equipment used for specific procedures with use of videos
Implementing equipment and solo try at set up
Study of sterile set up of back table and mayo stand with teacher and partner
Solo set up back table,mayo stand and use of drapes with sterile technique if comfortable, check out of all techniques learned with teacher and partner.
View all techniques and procedures on video.
Short quiz may be used to refresh memory or help with final run thru
Prentice women’s Hospital (Northwestern Hospital)
6/1/2003 -02/2004
Chicago IL.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedure
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation
Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
Cover patient with sterile surgical drapes to prevent contamination.
Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons. assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform -other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers
Operate, assemble, sterilizers, lights, suction machines, or diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation
Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery.
Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, and preference .
Inspection of Equipment for maintains proper function.
Communicating with supervisors, peers, and subordinates about changes in patient care
Training and teaching students and new employees.
Experience with: Adjustable height instrument tables, air drills and saws, Argon beam coagulators, Autoclaves,
Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers, Continuous suction machines, Craniotomy drills and video equipment
Swedish Covenant Hospital
10/1/2001 7/1/2002
Chicago,IL
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures, count needles, and instruments before and after operation.
Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing
Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists
Cover patient with sterile surgical drapes to prevent contaminating field
Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other
tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
Prepare, care for, and label all tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers
Prepare dressings and bandages and apply to incision site
Clean and restock operating room, arrange equipment, supplies and instruments according to instructions, such as with a preference card or surgeon’s request.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, and Subordinate about any changes
Training and Teaching Others
Experience with: Adjustable height instrument tables Nitrogen & Battery air drills & saws, Craniotomy drills, Argon beam coagulators, Autoclaves, Carbon Dioxide CO2 lasers, Continuous suction machines, video equipment, microscope function and draping.
St Francis Hospital / Resurrection Advocate 02/1986 - 5/1/2001
255 Ridge Ave, Evanston Illinois
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Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures
Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation.
Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing. Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses and anesthesiologist.
Cover patient with sterile surgical drapes to prevent contaminating field .
Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeon’s assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation.
Prepare and label tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis
Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers
Prepare dressings and bandages and apply to incision site.
Direct all contaminated supplies to Central Supply
Clean and restock operating room, gather and place equipment and supplies to specifications and arrange instruments according to instructions.
Communicate with supervisors, peers, or subordinate about any changes concerning patient care.
Training and teaching of students and co-workers on surgery protocol.
Experience
Adjustable height instrument tables.
Nitrogen and battery operated air drills and saws.
Argon beam coagulators, CO2 Lasers
Microscopes
Video equipment.
Bronchoscopy, upper, lower and proctology endoscopy
Autoclaves, Steris, Sterad and germicidal (cidex) decontamination for endoscopy scopes
Education
Elmwood Park High School Triton Community College Triton Community College
8200 Fullerton Ave Elmwood Park IL. 2000 W Fifth Ave River Grove IL. 2000 W Fifth Ave River Grove IL.
1970 / 1974 (Graduated) 1982 / 1984 (Graduated) 1984 / 1985 (Graduated)
Associates Science (Biology) Surgical Technology
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References
Yvonne Martinez,RN,Orthopedic charge nurse, St Francis Hospital 847-***-****
Dr. Ronald Silver, Orthopedic Surgeon St Francis Hospital 847-***-****
Dr. Edward Sclamberg Orthopedic Surgeon, St Francis Hospital 847-***-****
Dr. Jim Boffa, General Surgeon, St Francis Hospital 847-***-**** Eva Frackiel BSN,DON OR Manager Advanced Ambulatory Surgery 773-***-****
Garrison Miller, RN, BSN, Agency contact thru Advanced Ambulatory Surgery 773-***-****
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