Surgical Technologist Customer Service
Resume:
Donna Givens-Nabors
Pelican, LA *****
************@*****.***
Course by demonstrating proficiency by successfully passing the Examination in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of National CPR Foundation (NCPRF). Valid for 2 years.
( Infant, Child, Adult )
10+ years of customer service and technical service. 7+ years curriculum director
10+ years in education
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Traveling Surgical Technologist
Aya Healthcare/ UMN Osis Outpatient-Albuquerque, NM June 2024 to Present
This position requires surgical knowledge and sterile techniques. Review surgical procedures making sure all instruments and contents are correct. Setting up and procedural counting before, during and after the first layer is closed on patient. Setting up beds and equipment.
Assisting surgeon with opening, retracting and closing of procedures. Assisting with Rep instruments as well.
Knowledge of all realms is needed.
Cleaning of procedure operating rooms. Aseptic and sterile techniques according to AORN standards. Surgical Technologist
Medley Staffing-Los Angeles, CA
January 2024 to Present
According to the Surgical Technologist Job Description Code. Prepare room for appropriate procedure, correct instruments and other supplies. If specialized instrumtation is needed that would be provided by facility. Assisting with physical in surgical procedures and nurse in all counts. Traveling Surgical Technologist
University of Missouri/ Aya Healthcare-Columbia, MO July 2023 to November 2023
Patient relations and patient advocate.
Assisting and setting up for procedures.
Keeping aseptic technique at all times.
Assisting physicians during cases and using protocol for opening and closing cases. Assessments of patient service and care.
Assisting in wound care. Contacting and educating families. Showing awareness of patient’s needs: physiological psychosocial, safety and emotional. Provides input as to patient’s condition on admission. Notifies RN and or attending physician of any critical findings or changes. Accepts reasonable work assignments.
Diagnostic and therapeutic medical staff orders
Able to assist the RN in prioritizing implementation of physician orders according to patient needs and physician requests.
Demonstrates ability to carry out all assignments and procedures as ordered, according to department policies and procedures.
Assists RN with documentation of all pertinent information. In some instances, the ORT will write on the patient record.
Prepares the environment and scrubs for the surgical procedure Gathers needed supplies and equipment in advance of the surgical schedule. Updates surgeon preference books as needed.
Reports missing supplies or malfunctioning equipment. Opens surgical supplies, instrumentation, suture and setting up the sterile field. Scrubs, gowns, organizes surgical instrumentation and draping, before surgeon scrubs. Handles equipment, instrumentation, suture and drapes in a safe manner pertaining to sterility. Maintains scrutiny of the sterile field. Reports break in technique and requests resolution. Make efforts to contain spillage of solutions and body fluids. Is aware of electrosurgical unit activating device at all times. Anticipates the surgeon’s needs and requests supplies ahead of time. Performs sharps and sponge counts with circulating nurse according to policy. Assists in dressing wound.
Tears down the sterile field, contains contaminated articles. Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials in appropriate receptacles. Assists in the transfer of the patient to cart or wheelchair. Assists in cleaning the OR with appropriate disinfecting agents. Washes and reprocesses instrumentation.
Assists in bagging and disposing of surgical waste according to policy. Perform other duties as assigned.
Medication Administration
Identifies and prepares medications delivered to the sterile field. Accounts for and verbalizes amounts of medications used. Disposes of unused medications according to policy. Maintains knowledge of commonly used local anesthetics, antibiotics and topical hemostats. Obtains appropriate syringe and needles for surgical use Instrument Care
Documents instruments in need of repair.
Catalogs broken instruments and forwards for repair. Logs repaired instruments back into service.
Acts as resource for inquiries from surgeons or Pas regarding instrumentation. Reports and recommends surgeon’s request for instrumentation to the Clinical Nurse Manager. Maintains instruments, cleans, and disinfects, sterile processes for each use.. Knowledge of VATS SURGERY.
Traveling Surgical Technologist
OneStaff Medical/ Methodist Hospital TRAUMA LEVEL 1-Dallas, TX October 2022 to April 2023
Patient relations and patient advocate.
Assisting and setting up for procedures.
Keeping aseptic technique at all times.
Assisting physicians during cases and using protocol for opening and closing cases. Assessments of patient service and care.
Assisting in wound care. Contacting and educating families.
• Showing awareness of patient’s needs: physiological psychosocial, safety and emotional.
• Provides input as to patient’s condition on admission.
• Notifies RN and or attending physician of any critical findings or changes.
• Accepts reasonable work assignments.
Diagnostic and therapeutic medical staff orders
• Able to assist the RN in prioritizing implementation of physician orders according to patient needs and physician requests.
• Demonstrates ability to carry out all assignments and procedures as ordered, according to department policies and procedures.
• Assists RN with documentation of all pertinent information. In some instances, the ORT will write on the patient record.
Prepares the environment and scrubs for the surgical procedure
• Gathers needed supplies and equipment in advance of the surgical schedule.
• Updates surgeon preference books as needed.
• Reports missing supplies or malfunctioning equipment.
• Opens surgical supplies, instrumentation, suture and setting up the sterile field.
• Scrubs, gowns, organizes surgical instrumentation and draping, before surgeon scrubs.
• Handles equipment, instrumentation, suture and drapes in a safe manner pertaining to sterility.
• Maintains scrutiny of the sterile field. Reports break in technique and requests resolution.
• Make efforts to contain spillage of solutions and body fluids.
• Is aware of electrosurgical unit activating device at all times.
• Anticipates the surgeon’s needs and requests supplies ahead of time.
• Performs sharps and sponge counts with circulating nurse according to policy.
• Assists in dressing wound.
• Tears down the sterile field, contains contaminated articles.
• Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials in appropriate receptacles.
• Assists in the transfer of the patient to cart or wheelchair.
• Assists in cleaning the OR with appropriate disinfecting agents.
• Washes and reprocesses instrumentation.
• Assists in bagging and disposing of surgical waste according to policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Medication Administration
• Identifies and prepares medications delivered to the sterile field.
• Accounts for and verbalizes amounts of medications used.
• Disposes of unused medications according to policy.
• Maintains knowledge of commonly used local anesthetics, antibiotics and topical hemostats.
• Obtains appropriate syringe and needles for surgical use
• Instrument Care
• Documents instruments in need of repair.
• Catalogs broken instruments and forwards for repair.
• Logs repaired instruments back into service.
• Acts as resource for inquiries from surgeons or Pas regarding instrumentation.
• Reports and recommends surgeon’s request for instrumentation to the Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Maintains instruments, cleans, and disinfects, sterile processes for each use.. Traveling Surgical Technologist
Longview Regional Medical Center/Onestaff Medical Traveling-Longview, TX February 2022 to August 2022
• Showing awareness of patient’s needs: physiological psychosocial, safety and emotional.
• Provides input as to patient’s condition on admission.
• Notifies RN and or attending physician of any critical findings or changes.
• Accepts reasonable work assignments.
Diagnostic and therapeutic medical staff orders
• Able to assist the RN in prioritizing implementation of physician orders according to patient needs and physician requests.
• Demonstrates ability to carry out all assignments and procedures as ordered, according to department policies and procedures.
• Assists RN with documentation of all pertinent information. In some instances, the ORT will write on the patient record.
Prepares the environment and scrubs for the surgical procedure
• Gathers needed supplies and equipment in advance of the surgical schedule.
• Updates surgeon preference books as needed.
• Reports missing supplies or malfunctioning equipment.
• Opens surgical supplies, instrumentation, suture and setting up the sterile field.
• Scrubs, gowns, organizes surgical instrumentation and draping, before surgeon scrubs.
• Handles equipment, instrumentation, suture and drapes in a safe manner pertaining to sterility.
• Maintains scrutiny of the sterile field. Reports break in technique and requests resolution.
• Make efforts to contain spillage of solutions and body fluids.
• Is aware of electrosurgical unit activating device at all times.
• Anticipates the surgeon’s needs and requests supplies ahead of time.
• Performs sharps and sponge counts with circulating nurse according to policy.
• Assists in dressing wound.
• Tears down the sterile field, contains contaminated articles.
• Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials in appropriate receptacles.
• Assists in the transfer of the patient to cart or wheelchair.
• Assists in cleaning the OR with appropriate disinfecting agents.
• Washes and reprocesses instrumentation.
• Assists in bagging and disposing of surgical waste according to policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Medication Administration
• Identifies and prepares medications delivered to the sterile field.
• Accounts for and verbalizes amounts of medications used.
• Disposes of unused medications according to policy.
• Maintains knowledge of commonly used local anesthetics, antibiotics and topical hemostats.
• Obtains appropriate syringe and needles for surgical use
• Instrument Care
• Documents instruments in need of repair.
• Catalogs broken instruments and forwards for repair.
• Logs repaired instruments back into service.
• Acts as resource for inquiries from surgeons or Pas regarding instrumentation.
• Reports and recommends surgeon’s request for instrumentation to the Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Maintains instruments, cleans, and disinfects, sterile processes for each use.. Traveling Surgical Technologist
Lexington Ambulatory Surgery Center/ Medical Solutions-Lexington, KY September 2021 to December 2021
Assist with surgical procedures. Pull cases for procedures for additional days. Keeping proudly aseptic technique in the OR. Assisting in closing procedures. Cleaning rooms. Surgical Technologist
Christus Shumpert-Highland-Shreveport, LA
January 2021 to July 2021
• Showing awareness of patient’s needs: physiological psychosocial, safety and emotional.
• Provides input as to patient’s condition on admission.
• Notifies RN and or attending physician of any critical findings or changes.
• Accepts reasonable work assignments.
Diagnostic and therapeutic medical staff orders
• Able to assist the RN in prioritizing implementation of physician orders according to patient needs and physician requests.
• Demonstrates ability to carry out all assignments and procedures as ordered, according to department policies and procedures.
• Assists RN with documentation of all pertinent information. In some instances, the ORT will write on the patient record.
Prepares the environment and scrubs for the surgical procedure
• Gathers needed supplies and equipment in advance of the surgical schedule.
• Updates surgeon preference books as needed.
• Reports missing supplies or malfunctioning equipment.
• Opens surgical supplies, instrumentation, suture and setting up the sterile field.
• Scrubs, gowns, organizes surgical instrumentation and draping, before surgeon scrubs.
• Handles equipment, instrumentation, suture and drapes in a safe manner pertaining to sterility.
• Maintains scrutiny of the sterile field. Reports break in technique and requests resolution.
• Make efforts to contain spillage of solutions and body fluids.
• Is aware of electrosurgical unit activating device at all times.
• Anticipates the surgeon’s needs and requests supplies ahead of time.
• Performs sharps and sponge counts with circulating nurse according to policy.
• Assists in dressing wound.
• Tears down the sterile field, contains contaminated articles.
• Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials in appropriate receptacles.
• Assists in the transfer of the patient to cart or wheelchair.
• Assists in cleaning the OR with appropriate disinfecting agents.
• Washes and reprocesses instrumentation.
• Assists in bagging and disposing of surgical waste according to policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Medication Administration
• Identifies and prepares medications delivered to the sterile field.
• Accounts for and verbalizes amounts of medications used.
• Disposes of unused medications according to policy.
• Maintains knowledge of commonly used local anesthetics, antibiotics and topical hemostats.
• Obtains appropriate syringe and needles for surgical use
• Instrument Care
• Documents instruments in need of repair.
• Catalogs broken instruments and forwards for repair.
• Logs repaired instruments back into service.
• Acts as resource for inquiries from surgeons or Pas regarding instrumentation.
• Reports and recommends surgeon’s request for instrumentation to the Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Maintains instruments, cleans, and disinfects, sterile processes for each use.. Traveling Surgical Technologist
Two Rivers Neurology & Pain Management / Onestaff Medical t-Eugene, OR June 2020 to October 2020
• Showing awareness of patient’s needs: physiological psychosocial, safety and emotional.
• Provides input as to patient’s condition on admission.
• Notifies RN and or attending physician of any critical findings or changes.
• Accepts reasonable work assignments.
Diagnostic and therapeutic medical staff orders
• Able to assist the RN in prioritizing implementation of physician orders according to patient needs and physician requests.
• Demonstrates ability to carry out all assignments and procedures as ordered, according to department policies and procedures.
• Assists RN with documentation of all pertinent information. In some instances, the ORT will write on the patient record.
Prepares the environment and scrubs for the surgical procedure
• Gathers needed supplies and equipment in advance of the surgical schedule.
• Updates surgeon preference books as needed.
• Reports missing supplies or malfunctioning equipment.
• Opens surgical supplies, instrumentation, suture and setting up the sterile field.
• Scrubs, gowns, organizes surgical instrumentation and draping, before surgeon scrubs.
• Handles equipment, instrumentation, suture and drapes in a safe manner pertaining to sterility.
• Maintains scrutiny of the sterile field. Reports break in technique and requests resolution.
• Make efforts to contain spillage of solutions and body fluids.
• Is aware of electrosurgical unit activating device at all times.
• Anticipates the surgeon’s needs and requests supplies ahead of time.
• Performs sharps and sponge counts with circulating nurse according to policy.
• Assists in dressing wound.
• Tears down the sterile field, contains contaminated articles.
• Disposes of sharps and hazardous materials in appropriate receptacles.
• Assists in the transfer of the patient to cart or wheelchair.
• Assists in cleaning the OR with appropriate disinfecting agents.
• Washes and reprocesses instrumentation.
• Assists in bagging and disposing of surgical waste according to policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Medication Administration
• Identifies and prepares medications delivered to the sterile field.
• Accounts for and verbalizes amounts of medications used.
• Disposes of unused medications according to policy.
• Maintains knowledge of commonly used local anesthetics, antibiotics and topical hemostats.
• Obtains appropriate syringe and needles for surgical use
• Instrument Care
• Documents instruments in need of repair.
• Catalogs broken instruments and forwards for repair.
• Logs repaired instruments back into service.
• Acts as resource for inquiries from surgeons or Pas regarding instrumentation.
• Reports and recommends surgeon’s request for instrumentation to the Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Maintains instruments, cleans, and disinfects, sterile processes for each use. Traveling Surgical Technologist
OneStaff Medical/-Kearney, NE
March 2019 to July 2019
Assisted and prepared surgical suites for procedures. Assisted and provided correct sutures per doctor's instructions.
Assisted with procedures as instructed per physician. Traveling Surgical Technologist
LRS Healthcare/ DAMERON HOSPITAL-Stockton, CA
May 2018 to September 2018
Assisted with OR duties. Preparing all suites and surgical updates. Performing surgical procedures with correct instrumentation. Aseptic Technique and wound monitor.
Traveling Surgical Technologist
OneStaff Medical/ Bryan Acute-Lincoln, NE
February 2018 to August 2018
Preparing suites for surgery procedures. Aseptic Technique. OB GYN: assisted with delivery of life. Prepared instruments per procedures. Surgical Technologist
Christus St. Micheals-Texarkana, TX
January 2008 to November 2015
Preparing suites for procedures per protocol. Preparing suites for surgery and assisting physicians with procedures. Sutures and closing .
Education
Associate's degree in Surgical Technology
Career Technical College - Shreveport, LA
May 2006 to December 2007
Associate's degree in Surgical Studies
Career Technical College-Shreveport - Shreveport, LA June 2005 to December 2007
Skills
• Home care
• Sales
• Anatomy knowledge (10+ years)
• Analysis skills (10+ years)
• Windows (10+ years)
• Data entry
• Medical terminology (10+ years)
• Physiology Knowledge (10+ years)
• Pain Management
• Vital Signs (10+ years)
• Medical terminology (10+ years)
• Aseptic Technique (10+ years)
• EMR Systems (10+ years)
• Experience Administering Injections (10+ years)
• Epic (10+ years)
• Computer Skills (10+ years)
• Patient Care (10+ years)
• Triage (10+ years)
• Medical Imaging (10+ years)
• Medical Records (10+ years)
• Customer service
• Travel nursing (8 years)
• Infection Control Training
• Critical Care Experience
• Acute care (10+ years)
• Customer support (10+ years)
• Conflict management
• Documentation review
• Basic life support
• Computer literacy (10+ years)
• Front desk (10+ years)
• Multi-line phone systems (10+ years)
• Multi-line phone systems
• Multi-line phone systems (10+ years)
• Multi-line phone systems
• HIPAA (10+ years)
• Telemarketing
• Leadership
• Phlebotomy
• Phone Etiquette (10+ years)
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• English
• Communication skills
• Medical office experience
• Microsoft Office
• Administrative experience
• Clerical experience (10+ years)
• UCC law
• Negotiation (10+ years)
• Assembly
• Power tools
• Manufacturing
• PCI
• Vital signs
• Social media management (10+ years)
• Driving
• PCI
• Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Cold calling
• VPN
• Sales
• Surgery (10+ years)
• Nursing (10+ years)
• Medical coding
• Ambulatory surgery center (7 years)
• Information management
• Medical imaging
• OR experience (10+ years)
• ATS
• Interviewing
Certifications and Licenses
AHA Certification
BLS Certification
April 2023 to April 2025
BLS CERT
AED Certification
CPR Certification
Heartsaver Certification
ACLS Certification
Driver's License
Assessments
Protecting patient privacy — Proficient
December 2021
Understanding privacy rules and regulations associated with patient records Full results: Proficient
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