Sterile Processing Technician

CHARNELE MOORE

Cameron, OK 252-***-**** adxsrf@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Healthcare Professional with 7+ years of proven experience specializing in optimizing clinical and surgical efficiency through medical supply management. Possesses extensive knowledge and experience in clinical management, ensuring providers needs are met in preparation for surgical procedures and routine clinical visits. Consistently achieves exceptional and measurable results while leading teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Focused on maintaining the highest levels of patient safety in accordance with OSHA standards and practices.

KEY SKILLS

Case Management Data Analytics Healthcare Advisory Inventory Management Patient Care Research & Analysis Sterilization Practices Strategic Planning

EXPERIENCE

Senior Sterilization Processing Technician Jun. 2018 – Present

Womack Army Medical Center- Ft. Bragg, NC

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT: Oversees inventory and ordering of medical supplies in the Operating Room, Central Sterile, and PACU. Advises senior leadership on clinic operational matters in regard to sterilization practices. Reviews, and recommends changes while assisting in the development of standard operating procedures. Adjusts operations to meet mission and resource requirements while evaluating work performance and productivity. Operates automated processing equipment to complete sterilization of medical utensils. Delivers impactful training programs to clinical staff on the effective use of medical tools and technologies, promoting the delivery of evidence-based, patient-centered care. Established and maintains effective relationships with all levels of personnel and relate effectively with customers, program, and service leaders.

PATIENT SAFETY: Cleans and decontaminates instruments and equipment according to established procedures and techniques. Ensures the complete sterilization of surgical rooms minimizing the potential for contamination and infections. Develop best practice processes, documents, and tools for internal teams to reference. Attends daily patient safety team review of active issues and determine the potential severity of patient harm using an internally developed scoring matrix. Provide review of clinical protocols and study reports to ensure alignment with clinical development plans and safety being adequately addressed.

DATA ANALYSIS: Analyzes and interprets data on sterilization practices and utilizing insights to inform and drive continuous quality improvement initiatives across the organization. Monitors and analyzes patient safety reports for the surgical rooms, immunization clinic, pediatrics clinics, women's health clinic, and primary care, ensuring comprehensive follow-up and resolution of all incidents. Conducts high level analytical studies on operational processes and special projects.

Sterile Processing Technician Jun 2016- Jun 2018

UNC Hospital- Chapel Hill, NC

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT: Provided review of sterile clinic protocols and studied reports to ensure alignment with Clinical development plans and safety being adequately addressed. Managed internal ad hoc queries and summaries of safety data. Performed instrument processing functions according to written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) Used sterile processing chemicals according to manufacturer’s instruction. Demonstrated expertise necessary to precept technicians in all aspects of sterilization process and Sterile Processing department activity. Oversaw all department activities in the absence of leadership, ensuring the flow of highest level of operations. Monitors and evaluates supply management functions to ensure that they conform to supply management principles and regulatory requirements.

STRATEGIC PLANNING: Develops and implements strategies to enable the program to achieve operational objectives. Delivers consistent quality of services by developing and maintaining an environment that promotes excellence in all operations. Identifies potential risk and scenarios, developing strategies to mitigate crisis situations. Sets the strategic direction for the department and determines the necessary goals, objectives, and initiatives to achieve the strategic direction and developing plans to implement them. Established quality assurance program goals for supply management within the organization.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE, Central Sterile Processing

Fayetteville Tech Community College-Fayetteville, NC

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