Alyia Escalante
Sacramento
Summary
Dynamic Sterile Technician with extensive experience at Sacramento Eye Surgery Center, excelling in medical device reprocessing and infection control. Proven ability to enhance surgical efficiency through effective supply management and strong team collaboration. Committed to maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and sterilization techniques in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Sterile Technician
Sacramento Eye Surgery Center
07.2022 - Current
- Reprocessed reusable medical devices according to manufacturer recommendations, prolonging their lifespan while maintaining sterility standards.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment, adhering to strict safety regulations and guidelines.
- Improved operating room efficiency by effectively managing the inventory and restocking of sterile supplies.
- Assisted in staff training on proper sterilization techniques, ensuring consistent adherence to best practices.
- Demonstrated strong communication skills when coordinating with nursing and surgical staff, ensuring accurate understanding of their sterilization needs and priorities.
- .Efficiently operated ultrasonic cleaners, washer-disinfectors, and autoclaves to ensure thorough cleaning and sterilization of instruments and equipment.
- Enhanced surgical team performance by promptly providing required sterile instruments during surgeries.
- Streamlined workflow processes for better time management in handling high-volume sterilization tasks.
- Recorded biologicals and test results.
- Ordered and restocked supplies for decontamination and surgical areas.
Education
No Degree - Health Sciences
American River College
Sacramento, CA05-2026
High School Diploma -
Antelope High School
Antelope, CA06-2022
Skills
- Sterilization techniques
- Medical device reprocessing
- Infection control procedures
- Supply management
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Inventory control
- Decontamination procedures
- Medical terminology
- Operating room support
- Sterile storage management
- Biological indicators
- Assembly and packaging
- Patient safety awareness
- Surgical instrument knowledge
- Instrument decontamination
- Safety protocols
Accomplishments
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
Timeline
Sterile Technician
Sacramento Eye Surgery Center
07.2022 - Current
No Degree - Health Sciences
American River College
High School Diploma -
Antelope High School
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