Sterile Processing Technician

MARTHA LUNA **** BLANCHAN, BROOKFIELD, IL 708-***-****

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SUMMARY

To obtain a position that ensures that patients have sanitary conditions prior to surgery and assist medical and nursing staff in attaining this goal.

EXPERIENCE

December 2022 to Current

Certified Sterile Processing Technician II, UCMedicine AdventHealth LaGrange Memorial Hospital, La Grange, IL

·Decontaminated, assembled and packaged all instruments per protocols as well as reassembled and stored specialized surgical instruments.

·Maintained a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices.

·Identified instruments for all specialties and assured proper function. Followed protocol for repair or replacement of instruments that did not function properly. Assembled and packaged all instrumentation and sets per department protocol. Utilized equipment per the manufacturers recommendations and hospital policy.

·Pick cases according to preference cards.

Operated steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers.

November 2020 to November 2022

Certified Sterile Processing Technician II, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

·Decontaminated, assembled and packaged all instruments per protocols as well as reassembled and stored specialized surgical instruments.

·Maintained a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices.

·Identified instruments for all specialties and assured proper function. Followed protocol for repair or replacement of instruments that did not function properly. Assembled and packaged all instrumentation and sets per department protocol. Utilized equipment per the manufacturers recommendations and hospital policy.

·Pick cases according to preference cards.

·Operated steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers.

August 2019 to October 2020

Certified Sterile Processing Technician, Valleywise Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

·Decontaminated, assembled and packaged all instruments per protocols as well as reassembled and stored specialized surgical instruments.

·Maintained a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices.

·Identified instruments for all specialties and assured proper function. Followed protocol for repair or replacement of instruments that did not function properly. Assembled and packaged all instrumentation and sets per department protocol. Utilized equipment per the manufacturers recommendations and hospital policy.

·Pick cases according to preference cards.

·Operated steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers.

January 2018 to August 2019

Certified Sterile Processing Technician, OASIS Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

·Decontaminated, assembled and packaged all instruments per protocols as well as reassembled and stored specialized surgical instruments.

·Maintained a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices.

·Identified instruments for all specialties and assured proper function. Followed protocol for repair or replacement of instruments that did not function properly. Assembled and packaged all instrumentation and sets per department protocol. Utilized equipment per the manufacturers recommendations and hospital policy.

·Operated steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers.

January 2017 to November 2017

Certified Sterile Processing Technician, Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, Sun City West, AZ

·Decontaminated, assembled and packaged all instruments per protocols as well as reassembled and stored specialized surgical instruments.

·Maintained a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices.

·Identified instruments for all specialties and assured proper function. Followed protocol for repair or replacement of instruments that did not function properly. Assembled and packaged all instrumentation and sets per department protocol. Utilized equipment per the manufacturers recommendations and hospital policy.

·Operated steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers.

September 2014 to January 2017

Operating Room Assistant, Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, Sun City West, AZ

·Maintained cleanliness of room between cases.

·Performed continuous stocking of areas to ensure supplies were available to staff and patients.

·Performed terminal cleaning of rooms on a continual basis to maintain the operating room to the standards required.

February 1989 to July 2010

Machine Operator, Turn-Key Forging, Elk Grove Village, IL

·Maintained tool production while ensuring quality control. Performed continuous checks of the impacter to prevent breakdowns in production or damage to the machinery.

·Performed setups of dies and machinery in a timely fashion to prevent downtime of production.

·Maintained the machine and cleaned the surrounding environment to promote safety for employees.

EDUCATION

September 2001

High School Equivalency Certificate, St. Augustine College

CERTIFICATIONS

October 2017

CSPD Certification, IAHCSMM

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