Educator Resource Specialist II
Resume:
JAMIE PERRY
***************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
●Organized and efficient Clinical Educator/Business Office/OR Coordinator/Surgical Tech/Materials Manager supporting corporate level officers and senior management personnel with demonstrated expertise in financial and operational leadership. Adroit professional exemplifies multidisciplinary managerial skill in process, procedure and policy improvement initiatives. Accomplished in workflow optimization techniques implementation which increase productivity, reduce labor and maintain business integrity and quality of service.
Self motivated employee bringing proven leadership, organizational and customer relations skills.
Independently solved problems and kept teams on task to handle diverse business requirements. Educated professional offering 36 years of experience streaming processes, managing talented team members and performing. Tireless team player known for staying poised and calm in fast-paced environments. Organized Manager with multiple years of experience in the Medical field. Prioritize projects and multitask effectively to achieve project goals. Methodical and detail-oriented team player with expertise in all areas of Surgery including Materials Management, Scheduling, onboarding, and payroll. Offering these skills and strong work ethic. Multi-talented in Material
Management/Surgical Tech/Surgical Assist/Sterile Processing consistently rewarded for success in planning and operational improvements. Experience in policy development and staff management procedures positively impacting overall morale when necessary. Motivated to learn, grow and excel with this exceptional organization.
Certified and versed in administrative management, related regulatory guidelines. Highly knowledgeable in areas of departmental payroll, budgeting and AP/AR activities. Skillful coordinator of staff, resources and daily operations. Experienced Management and Administration Professional with multiple years of experience optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support specialist and leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.
SKILLS:
Organization Educator II
Medical Terminology
Payroll CPR Instructor
Excellent Communications
Scheduling Team building
Supply Chain Mgmt.
Supervision/Management
Checking time card
Teach Peri-Op 101 RN/classes instructions to scrub
Contract negotiations
Leading in-services
Organize Annual Competencies
Recruiting
Onboarding.
Preceptor
Data Analysis
Zoom,webex
Event planning
Training of staff
Supply Chain Knowledge
Maintain Employees File
Policy and procedure-
review and modifications
Update Employee Certifications
Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Annual evaluations for Staff
Hiring/firing team
Benefit assistance
Project Management
Preceptor for Surgical Tech
New Hires
Serve as liason for Staff/payroll
WORK HISTORY:
Vanderbilt Hospital: CST 06/2024 to present:
Part of Vanderbilts Float pool for Certified Surgical Techs.
Mainly places in FEL for Plactic procedures both cosmetic and reconstructive.
Pull cases for next day and ads on
Assist surgeons as first Assist PRN
Gather and set up equipment per Surgeons preferences.
Assist with Sterile Processing
Assist with cleaning of OR
Float to outpatient and main OR and plastic center as needed
Preceptor to students as needed
Director of Surgical Technology Program/ Professional
02/2024-05/2024
Interviewing in coming students to program
Maintain State and Federal Education records for all students
Teach one class per module
Update ND train Instructors as needed to improve program
Proctor for National Testing
On site visits for students doing externship, making sure training process is completed accordingly
Surgical First Assistant:
CST Onestaff Medical, West Virginia
01/2024 to 01/2024
●This was a travel position for two weeks only
●First Assist scrubbed in CVOR.
●First Assist in OB
Educator Resource Specialist II:
Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston Texas 02/2019 to 02/2024
/First Assist/Sterile Processing Technician/Materials Management 09/2008 to 07/2015 Level 1 Trauma Magnet Hospital
●Educator for multiple Service Lines: Anesthesia Techs, Operating Room Attendants, OR Business Office, OR Scheduling, OR Control Desk, Heart Vascular Special Procedure Techs.
●Prepare and greet first day for New Hires Onboarding Process.
●Administrative support on resolving problems with time and attendance.
●Preparation of biweekly payroll.
●Assist staff with Open enrollment of employee benefits
●Provides training according to defined course outline, utilizing principles of education appropriate to needs and age of the target population. Identifies follow-up needs of participants and facilitates meeting those needs. I identified training opportunities and conducts in depth needs assessment/analysis plans, develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates education programs, interacting with staff to ensure needs are met. Serves as resource person in area(s) of expertise and train according to their needs. . Evaluates performance of course participants according to identified criteria. Develops marketing materials and effectively advertises training opportunities .Train less experienced staff. Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Employers policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service. Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory training/ continuing education, skills competency, supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor, and resource to staff
●Scrubbed cases PRN (ie: lunch breaks, when staff called off, etc. for Surgery and OB
●A member of our Code Lilac Team, a team hand picked by Hospital leadership to help employees, patients and their family members thru difficult times Train incoming staff that have been chosen for Team.
●Develop and Lead Projects within a large Surgical Service department, conducting Audits thru out the project to document our progress
Team lead: organize and train staff for start up of HIPEC cases
CST Ill/Business Office/Preference Cards, 02/2019 to 12/2020
Memorial Hermann Hospital — Houston, Texas
Level 1 Trauma Magnet Hospital
Print and review all Preference Cards, for the Main Surgery floors and also HVI for the next day surgery schedule. Train schedulers to assure that the correct card is chosen for the surgical procedure. Create Preference Cards for new Surgeons and existing surgeons where there is a need, also create cards for Surgeons. Plan events for entire department of 1200 staff members.
Surgical Coordinator,/Surgical First Assist 07/2017 to 12/2018
First Street Surgical Hospital — Bellaire, Texas
•Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
•Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
•Developed and train, team communications and information for Surgery meetings
•Resolved Sales Rep's problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support.
•Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins, with the cost of supplies brought in.
•Saved several thousands of dollars by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems by not getting supplies in a timely manner to having them on consignment.
•Notified all rep's for special supplies and instrumentation needed
•Maintain all Preference Cards, updated them as the surgeons needs changed.
•Entered all charges for 3 facilities daily.
•First Assist for Plastic Surgeon 2 days a week.
•organization (GPO) service line directors
Memorial Hospital OF Carbon County — Rawlins, Wyoming
Travel Surgical First Assist
08/2016 to 04/2017
•Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction
•Provided scrubbing surgical assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecology, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurosurgery, Obstetrics and plastic surgery procedures
•Preceptor for 1 employee. train them how to be a Surgical Tech without them attending a program.
•Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools, including retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigation equipment
•Handled numerous sanitization tasks for surgical sites by cleaning and sterilizing, maintaining supply inventories and organizing items effectively
•Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools
Worked with OR team to maintain daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases
Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines
•Maintained documentation of post-operative instrument reconciliations and protocols for quality care
•Kept detailed records of post-operative instrument reconciliations and overall care procedures
Director of Material Management, 03/2016 to 07/2016
Fannin Surgicare — Houston, Texas
•Collaborated with internal teams to improve out puts to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuriHung Inventory integrity targets for finished goods
•Employee Evaluations
•Benefits, Leave of Absence, Knowledgeable of Insurance packages.
•Onboarding
•Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements
•Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory
•Capitalized on opportunities to make significant cost savings to areas of supplies, services and capital requirements when optimizing resource management for group purchasing organization (GPO) service line directors
Memorial Hospital OF Carbon County — Rawlins, Wyoming
Travel Surgical First Assist
08/2015 to 03/2016
•Gathered/set up equipment, tools, supplies, arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction
•Provided scrubbing surgical assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecology, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurosurgery and Obstetrics and plastic surgery procedures
•Preceptor for 1 employee. trained them how to be a Surgical Tech without them attending a program.
•Created/maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools, including retractors, sponges and suctioning and Irrigation equipment
•Handled numerous sanitization tasks for surgical sites by cleaning, sterilizing, maintaining supply inventories, organizing items effectively
•Sterilized instruments/ equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons
•Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments /surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools
•Worked with Surgery team to maintain daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases
•Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines
•Maintained documentation of post-operative instrument reconciliations and protocols for quality care
•Kept detailed records of post-operative instrument reconciliations and overall care procedures
•Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time
•Cover patients with Surgical drapes to create, maintain a sterile operative field
•Monitor aseptic technique throughout the procedure
•Detailed records of tune and attendance
Altus Healthcare — Beaumont Texas
Mamager of Materials Management Sterile Processing
Also served as CST 08/2008 – 07/2015
•Prepared Instruments for sterilization and performed decontamination procedures
•Picked instruments and supplies for surgeries
•Recorded biologicals and test results
•Ordered and restocked supplies for decontamination and surgical areas
•Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets
Operated Ultrasonic machine, steam autoclaves
•Certification in Advanced Endoscopy/ Sterilizing of scopes
Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction
•Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures
•Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds
Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures
•Created unobstructed operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment
•Performed and documented pre-surgery and post-surgery sponge, instrument, and needle count
•Controlled bleeding during procedures by applying hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, and electrocautery equipment
•Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens
•Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure
•Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time
Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
Director of Materials Management, 10/2004 to 09/2008
Kingwood Specialty Hospital — Kingwood, Texas
•Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements
•Established vision and master plan for regional supply chain end-to-end structure, sourcing and delivery
•Oversaw supply chain and supported tech transfer projects, batch release testing, change management and resolution of customer complaints
•Managed distribution network, including logistics, trade compliance and warehouse management
•Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory
•Devised and implemented short-term and long-term plans, optimizing supply chain management and improving value relating to annual expenditures
•Trained internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods
•New facility start up
•Other responsibilities included, Manager of Plant Operations,EVS,Human Resources, bi-weekly Payroll,
•Assist staff during Open Enrollment of employee benefits, administrative support with resolving problems.
•Professional development and training
•Insurance packages, Leave of Absences, Long Term disability FMLA
•Employees PTO
•Employee Evaluations hire and fire team
•Managed approx. 25 people
EDUCATION
Business Administration- BBA 05/1995
Certified Paralegal 11/2002
AAS Surgical Tech 05/1984
BLS Certified/Instructor (AHA) exp 02/2025
Certified Surgical Technologist exp. 01/2025 #172313 NBSTSA
SGNA Certified (Advanced Endoscopy)
Certified Paralegal
WILLING TO RELOCATE
AWARDS:
2019 Employee of the Quarter-Memorial Hermann/TMC/Magnet Hospital
2020 Educator of Excellence
2020 Who's Who Worldwide in Leadership
2021 Educator of Excellence
2021 Who's Who Worldwide in Leadership
2022 Project Management Certification
2022 Educator of Excellence
2023 Code Lilac Team Lead for Surgery
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