Sterile Processing Technician

Marylou Hanks

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Highly skilled, quality-driven, and conscientious career professional with eight years of experience as a Certified Sterile Processing Technician and six years in a level trauma hospital. Confident in working independently or part of a team. Innovative with the ability to prioritize, acceptant to learn new ideas quickly, and adapt to changes in technology. Computer literate in SPM, Censitric, and One Source. Effective communicator in one-one and group situations with staff, management, physicians, nurses, and vendors. Bilingual in both English and Spanish. Organized and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills used to improve efficiency and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Certifications

CRCST Certified

CER Certified

CIS Certified

BLS Certified

Professional Experience

Kaiser Permanente, Modesto, CA 2020 – Present

Sterile Processing Tech – Per Diem

Properly handle, disinfect, and sterilize endoscopy equipment (Colonoscope, EGD, ERCP, Bronch, Anesthesia Scopes, Tee-Probes, and GI Probes)

Experience in manual cleaning, checking for air leaks or any damage and flushing of scopes before being processed in the AER

Excercise best practices procedures and follow all medical safety guidelines

Process endoscopy scope documentation promptly and transports to Medivator drying cabinet

Collect and maintain records of scopes, process as well as quality assurance data according to IFU

Respond promptly, decisively, and without delay for turnovers

Train new co-workers in department procedures, how to reprocess endoscopes

Skilled in the use of AER

Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera, CA 2013 – Present

Endo Reprocess Specialist/Sterile Processing Tech III – Per Diem

Carefully handled, disinfected, and sterilized endoscopy equipment (Colonoscope, EGD, ERCP, Bronch, Anesthesia Scopes, Tee-Probes, and GI Probes)

Knowledge and experienced in manual cleaning, checking for air leaks or any damage and flushing of scopes before being processed in the AER

Utilized best practices procedures and followed all medical safety guidelines

Collected and maintained records of scopes, processed as well as quality assurance data according to IFU

Acted promptly, decisively, and without delay for turnovers

Prepared and set-up work stations for cases to arrive to reprocess to expedite turnovers

Trained new co-workers in department procedures, how to reprocess endoscopes

Knowledge of SPM computer system

Competent in the use of AER

Preformed additional duties listed under Aventist Health and Community

Adventist Health, Selma, CA 2016 – 2018

Sterile Processing Tech II

Utilized One Source to search proper cleaning processes

Experienced in preparing, labor and delivery, general trays, and dental

Responsible for disinfecting, assembling, sterilizing and tracking instruments in an accurate and timely manner

Education

Medical Assistant Certificate, Galen, Fresno, CA

Medical Billing Certificate, Community Technician Institute, Fresno, CA

Diploma, Fowler High School, Fowler, CA

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