Sterile Processing Technician

Terri Jones

Overland Park, KS *****

*************@*****.***

To establish a challenging position as a Surgical Instrument Technician in a facility wherein I can utilize my professional skills as well as grow.

Willing to relocate to: Dallas, TX - Arlington, TX - Fort Worth, TX Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Sterile Processing Technician

St. Luke's Hospital (MO) - Kansas City, MO

March 2023 to November 2023

My position was a SPD Technician. I assembled surgical trays in addition to other instruments and equipment.

Sterile Processing Technician

Favorite Healthcare Staffing - Kansas City, MO

October 2022 to March 2023

I worked in the Sterile Processing Department at St. Luke’s Medical Center Hospital utilizing all skills needed to perform my job duties as a SPD Technician. Sterile Processing Technician

University of Texas Southwest Medical Center - Dallas, TX April 2019 to September 2022

· Permanent decontamination technician

· Assemble and preparing instrument trays for upcoming surgeries

· Sterilize instruments using Autoclave

· Storage instruments for future usage

Sterile Processing Technician

Accountable HCS - Irving, TX

September 2018 to April 2019

· Contract with UT Southwestern

· preparing instrument trays for surgeries,

· autoclaving, decontamination and charting

· cleaning scopes, and cleaning the OR for the next Surgery. Sterile Processing Technician

Advantage Support Services Inc. - Nashville, TN

March 2018 to May 2018

• Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver Colorado.

• preparing surgical instrument trays for surgery.

• Preparing surgical trays from L&D to CV and GI scopes

• wrapping, decontamination and loaner trays.

Sterile Processing Technician

Accountable HCS - Louisville, KY

May 2017 to September 2017

• Inova Medical Center in Fairfax Virginia on a contract

• assemble trays and decontamination

Sterile Processing Technician

Favorite Healthcare Staffing - Overland Park, KS

February 2015 to May 2017

· St. Luke's South Hospital and North Kansas City Hospital

· utilizing skills with surgical instruments, loaner sets

· flashing necessary instruments for emergency turnovers

· wrapping sets and instruments

· running Bowie Dick and biological tests on the autoclaves, steris, and the washers

· upholding a supervisor position

Sterile Processing Technician

Health Specialists, Inc. - Overland Park, KS

May 2013 to October 2014

· North Kansas City hospital

· Set up surgical trays for various surgeries

· prepared sets for ENT, CV, OB,General, and Ortho surgical sets

· used the steris system for the more delicate equipment and instruments

· Developed proficient skills with surgical instruments, the GI scopes, decontamination, autoclaving

· working with diverse groups of people as well as diversity amongst co-workers Sterile Processing Technician

FASTAFF/U.S. Nursing - Boston, MA

November 2012 to February 2013

· Tuft's New England Medical Center

· assembled surgical instrument trays for upcoming surgeries

· decontamination area, cleaned GI scopes, prepared case carts Sterile Processing Technician

Health Specialists Inc. Agency - Overland Park, KS January 2010 to June 2012

· North Kansas City Hospital

· assembling surgical instrument trays, wrapping trays including loaner trays

· peel packaging, preparing case carts, autoclaving, reprocessing scopes, decontamination area Sterile Processing Technician

Surgical Staffing Inc. Agency - Gladstone, MO

October 2006 to January 2010

· The VA in Kansas City Mo., North Kansas City Hospital, The Anheuser-Busch Eye Institute in St. Louis Mo. and The South County Surgery Center in St. Louis Mo. with this agency

· preparing surgical trays, peel packaging, case carting

· delivering instruments to various clinics within the facility

· reprocess GI scopes

Education

CRCST in Surgical Technology

HSPA - Chicago, IL

March 2024 to March 2024

Skills

• Epic (10+ years)

• Sterile processing (10+ years)

• Computer skills (10+ years)

• Medical terminology (10+ years)

• Ophthalmology (10+ years)

• Hospital Experience (10+ years)

• HIPAA (10+ years)

• Vital Signs (10+ years)

• Anatomy Knowledge (10+ years)

• Infection Control Training (10+ years)

• Phone Etiquette (10+ years)

• Sterilization (10+ years)

• Central (10+ years)

• Physiology Knowledge (10+ years)

• Physiology Knowledge

Certifications and Licenses

CRCST

CPR Certification

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