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Sterile Processing Surgical Technologist

Location:
Pasadena, TX
Posted:
January 17, 2024

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Jinalyn R. Malone

**** ****** ****

Deer Park, TX 77536

ad2u5f@r.postjobfree.com

713-***-****

OBJECTIVE: To use my skills in the best possible way for achieving the company’s goals

EDUCATION:

San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas

Surgical Technologist - 2010

LICENSE, SKILLS, AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) – 10/2019

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - 2016

Basic Life Support (BLS) - 2020

EXPERIENCE:

2016 – Present – CHI St. Luke’s Patient Medical Center, Pasadena, Texas

Sterile Processing Technician, CRCST

Prepares, assembles, maintains, and transports surgical trays, instruments, and equipment following established tray listing for issue storage, or further processing

Retrieves contaminated supplies and delivers sterile supplies to where needed

Undertakes manual cleaning of instruments and equipment to remove contaminates

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of decontamination equipment

Applies a detail orientation in the examination of instruments and equipment to ensure they are clean

Actively monitors as well as operates sterilization equipment such as an autoclave

Tests and reports detected problems with sterilizing equipment

Responsible for keeping record of items that have been cleaned and sterilized

Ensures to remove all waste matter from equipment and carts

Responsible for organizing, storing, and keeping records of sterile supplies

Responsible for checking the expiration dates on supplies

Responsible for maintaining a clean work area following established departmental policies and procedures, and infection control standards

Operates all mechanical machinery within sterile processing unit, including cart washers, instrument washers, steam sterilizers, low temp sterilizers, ultrasonic and drying cabinets

Applies established policies and procedures in completing work assignments

Undertakes continuous education and trains in all areas of sterile processing, including decontamination, cleaning, assembly, wrapping, sterilization, and storage processes within all set professional standards and regulations

Responsible for reporting broken instrumentation

2016 – Present – CHI St. Luke’s Patient Medical Center, Pasadena, Texas

Endoscopy Technician, CST

Responsible for maintaining clean examination areas by setting up rooms, cleaning instruments, and maintaining GI diagnostic equipment

Assists with specimen collections intra-procedure

Assisting physicians and nurses during exams or procedures

Knowledgeable of proper handling of scopes, light sources, video processor and ancillary equipment

Transports used equipment post-procedure to the reprocessing room

Sterilizing equipment between patients and adhering to infection control measures

Helps maintain appropriate records, logs for sterilization and/or high level disinfection processes for endoscopic equipment and scopes

2016 – Present (PRN) – CHI St. Luke’s Patient Medical Center, Pasadena, Texas

Surgical Technician, CST

Set up sterile table with instruments, supplies, equipment, and medications/solutions for procedure

Perform appropriate counts with circulator prior to the operation and before incision was closed

Gown and glove surgeon and assistants

Help in draping sterile field

Pass instruments, etc, to surgeon during procedure

Maintain highest standard of sterile technique during procedure

Prepare sterile dressing

Clean and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization.

2014 – 2016 – CHI St. Luke’s Patient Medical Center, Pasadena, Texas

Housekeeping

Cleaned hospital floors and surfaces using predefined cleaning methods and procedures

Mixed appropriate quantities of cleaning liquids and chemicals in accordance with state safety regulations

Dust, mop and sweep patients’ room, nurses and surgical units and administrative offices

Made beds using clean and disinfected linen and replenish supplies such as towels, blankets, soaps, and shampoos

Cleaned and disinfected patients bathroom and public restrooms

Cleaned mirrors and windows along with polishing fittings and fixtures

Collected dirty laundry from patients’ rooms and delivered them to washing areas

Distributed clean linen and hospital / surgical gowns to appropriate floors

Took and addressed patients’ complaints regarding housekeeping services

Emptied trash receptacles and ensured proper compaction of surgical waste according to hospital policies

Informed housekeeping supervisor of any cleaning equipment that may need repair or replacement

Reference upon request



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