Sterile Processing Patient Care
Resume:
Grace Mirabel Ogboanoh
Bsc/Hnd/CRCST/BLS/CIS/CHL
**** ***** ***. *****, ** 07083
Email: *************@*****.***
Tel: +1-646-***-****
OBJECTIVE
To contribute effectively as an individual in a team and in a challenging position to the realization of the shared vision of the establishment that would promote cooperate success and results.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Sterile Processing Manager, Driven and Compassionate healthcare professional with 10+ year’s hands-on experience in fast-pace hospital environment. Accountable and responsible with a strong focus on patient care, improving sterile environments for operating rooms and hospital clinics. Demonstrates an ability to manage a team through leadership, employee development, training and mentoring. Expertise in identifying and implementing operating produce that improve accuracy, efficiency and productivity, resulting in greater physician, nurse and employee satisfaction. Aptitude for identifying equipment malfunctions and improving quality of sterilization. Skilled at communicating, organizing and solving problems
EXPERIENCE
Central Sterile Assistant Manager
Robert wood Johnson University Hospital - New Jersey, NJ
January 2022 till Date
Overseeing the Sterile department and the entire range of reprocessing services and sterilization of medical devices, supplies and equipment utilized in patient care and OR services and procedures.
Work with manger to develop, implement and monitor departmental policies and procedures.
Liaise with surgical Reps on loaners and outside trays use for procedural services.
Direct daily operations of the activities and initiatives in support of all sterile processing responsibilities, this includes decontamination, wrapping, sterilization of instruments and infection control.
Ensure all organizational activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state and federal regulations, Joint Commission, AAMI standards and laws governing sterile processing responsibilities.
Rounds on OR units and develop and maintain effective relationship and communication with operating Room leaders and other key customers.
Review productivity reports and other metrics and Educate and implement development or applicable performance management, including supervising or developing action plans to support staff development.
Assist in monitoring established performance improvement systems to ensure the highest level of sterile processing standards are been met.
Review all staff corrective actions and performance management evaluations.
Assist with the development of departmental goals, new hire evaluation process and promote inter/intra departmental collaboration.
Assist with the recruitment and retention of staff and facilitates staff meetings
Central Sterile Manager
Metropolitan Hospital - New York, NY
January 2020 to January 2022
Under direction, coordinate and manager the entire sterile processing program and ensure staff provide high quality sterile and disinfected instrumentation, supplies and equipment infection control in compliance with local, state and federal requirement.
Overseeing the entire range of reprocessing services for all OR service lines and procedural areas
Monitor the performance of team members to ensure proper sterilization methods and procedures are performed.
Manage, organize and schedule staff work flow and assignments to ensure appropriate staffing to achieve goals of the sterile processing management plan.
Supervise, evaluate and develop systems for key department processes including: ordering of supplies, storing/organizing inventory, delivery of case carts, inspecting, decontaminating, sterilizing and cleaning of reusable items, disposing of non-usable items, correct packaging and llabeling, proper loading and unloading of sterilizers, monitoring and maintaining records of sterilization cycles, assembling and packaging.
Monitor department financial performance to budget and address negative variances.
Evaluate and address operational issues and the quality of sterile processing services, including writing and updating policies and procedures.
Access skill set/competency, identify educational needs and responsible for the training and evaluation of sterile processing staff.
Develop overview of department workload, sterilization effectiveness; (OR) develop and implement ongoing continuous improvement practices for sterile processing.
Ensure compliance of sterile processing services with industry standards and regulations.
Central Sterile Lead Technician/Supervisor
Metropolitan Hospital - New York, NY
April 2018 to January 2020
Responsible for control of all parts of the sterilization process: decontamination; prep, pack, sterilize; documentation of sterilization; and sterile storage
Process reusable surgical instrumentation, micro surgical instrumentation, and power equipment. Operation of sterile processing equipment (washers, steam, gas, ultrasonic and chemical sterilizers). Cleaning of patient care equipment including but not limited to IV pumps, PCAs, CPM machines, Pneumatic pumps, hypo/hyperthermia units.
Knowledge of different types of sterilization materials and equipment to choose the appropriate method of sterilization for particular equipment or supplies. Document and maintain accurate sterilization records. Inspect, assemble and test general and specialty instrumentation for proper functioning. Perform simple maintenance on equipment (i.e.: clean filters and drains). Prepare trays for designated areas according to policies and procedures. Document and maintain inventory of supplies and materials. Wrap instruments for sterilization using Abacus.
Advance knowledge in the use of different sterile tracking systems (Abacus, SPM, Synergy Track, CensiTrac and ScanCare
Process case cart and pick sheets for surgical procedures. Ensure all trays are properly barcoded.
Sphere knowledge of surgical technician skills.
Assist surgeons and other medical professionals in the operating rooms. Prepare patients, rooms and equipment for pending surgical procedures.
Assist during procedures as part of a team of operating room professionals.
Central Sterile Lead Technician/Supervisor
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - New York, NY
June 2015 to March 2018
Decontamination of all surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies using the appropriate method
Operates all decontamination equipment (washers, ultrasonic unit, Tunnel 5000 & Tunnel washer)
Inspects and assemblies of all surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies
Uses the appropriate packaging methods in preparation of instrumentation, equipment, and supplies for sterilization
Identifies and packages items to be gas sterilized.
Operates Sterilization units (Pre-vac units, flash units, Sterrad, Cidex, Trophons & Endoscopic Reprocessing Machine)
Sterilizes Instruments sets and other reusable supplies and equipment
Performs the required quality assurance checks on the sterilization units (Biological, Bowie Dick tests, Gravity tests, Leak Tests, Cidex validation e.t.c.)
Maintains records of quality assurance checks along with the sterilization records
Decontaminates and sterilizes all Processing and supporting departments for tooling, supplies and equipment, instrumentation utilized for production areas. Unload autoclave, transfer autoclaved items to designated location and restock utilizing FIFO technique.
Coordinate the removal of finished tooling, equipment, materials that were used for the process application from the processing rooms to the exit room for decontamination.
Aseptic transfer of donors into processing production area
Aseptic fill of cleaning canisters for core room disinfection
Coordinate the supply, material flow utilized in each processing room to support the technician and process activities to enhance lean activities.
Sanitize all areas and equipment utilized in all Processing and supporting department's production by chemical disinfection standards.
Package processes all applicable materials for all of Processing and supporting departments
Aseptic transfer of supplies used in all Processing and supporting departments
Load/unload ATP Fluid Handling process equipment.
Maintains the stocking of the Prep Room and distribution of supplies in FIFO to support all Processing and supporting departments. Inventory management of the supply flow utilization to minimize waste for core production activities.
Supports all supplies and equipment utilized in all Processing and supporting departments
Maintain effective core inventory, par levels, reorder points and flow of materials in an organized manner using FIFO technique.
Documentation of daily production activities associated with sterilization functions
Assists in maintaining bio-waste room and removal of trash and bio-waste from all of Processing and supporting departments
Transport of instrumentation from prep room area to Procurement Suite satellite area
Responsible for the handling, performance of visual and functional inspection of all tooling, decontamination, sterilization, and documentation for the medical device kits for field surgeries (ACT).
Central Sterile Technician
Bronx Lebanon Hospital - Bronx, NY
July 2014 to June 2015
Responsible for the handling, performance of visual and functional inspection of all tooling, decontamination, sterilization, and documentation for the medical device kits for field surgeries. Possible exposed to noncompliant organisms with handling of medical device kits.
Possible exposure to noncompliant organisms associated with all Dermis, IPBB and medical device instrumentation.
Decontaminates and sterilizes all Processing and supporting departments for tooling, supplies and equipment, instrumentation utilized for production areas. Unload autoclave, transfer autoclaved items to designated location and restock utilizing FIFO technique.
Removal of finished tooling, equipment, materials that were used for the process application from the processing rooms to the exit room for decontamination.
Aseptic fill of cleaning canisters for core room disinfection
Sanitize all areas and equipment utilized in all Processing and supporting department's production by chemical disinfection standards.
Package processes all applicable materials for all of Processing and supporting departments
Aseptic transfer of supplies used in all Processing and supporting departments
Load/unload ATP Fluid Handling process equipment.
Help in the stocking of the Prep Room and distribution of supplies in FIFO to support all Processing and supporting departments.
Supports all supplies and equipment utilized in all Processing and supporting department.
Documentation of daily production activities associated with sterilization functions
Printech Business System Inc. New York
Customer Service/ Production Manager
Feb 2016 to April 2019.
Involved in Day-to-day printing needs for standards as large-scale projects.
Helped with post-print services like bookbinding (spiral coil, PVC, wire hole etc) mounting, finishing Turned printing materials into finished products such as, books and other documents.
Operated various printing machines such as; puncher, saddle stitch, perfect bind, scoring and folding machines and many more.
Performed duties of a pre-press technician, offset press or bindery machine operator.
Supervised other regular employees during a major portion of the employee’s work time, duties included planning, assigning, scheduling organizing, directing and reviewing work and training personnel.
Assisted in teaching and enforcing safety regulations and coordinated jobs with other production areas to Insured adequate supplies are available to accomplish various jobs.
Monitored jobs to insure quality and compliance with job standards are met.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Central Sterile (Successful Completion). 2013
Mbawine Consultant (Bronx)
Bsc Biochemistry (second class upper)
University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. 2002 - 2008
SSCE
Jubilee Model Grammar School, Coker 1995 - 2001
First School Leaving Certificate
Nigeria Airport Authority Staff School, Ikeja. 1986 - 1995
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Nigeria Institution of Science Laboratory Technology (Second Class Upper NISLT) [H.N.D] 2011
Nigeria Institution of Science Laboratory Technology (Pass NISLT) [O.N.D] 2006
SKILL
Resource management expertise . Knowledge of regulatory requirements
Effective staff coaching . Instrument tracking and aware point RFID
Independent judgement and decision making . Computer skills in word, excel MMM
Promote positive behavior . Service oriented
Dedicated to patient care . Diverse tracking system
REFERENCES
Juliet Orisakwe(Supervisor Bronx Lebanon). +1-646-***-****. **************@*****.***
Stanley Ejechi (Manger. NewYork Presbyterian) +1(347-***-****. ***********@*****.***
Idaafia Mensah (Assistant Director. Metropolitan Hospital). +1(347-***-****. ******.**@*****.***
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