Andrae Simpson
Lubbock,TX
Summary
Meticulous Surgical Tech excited to bring almost 20-year background to growing organization. Knowledgeable in all aspects of surgery, including setting up operating rooms, preparing patients and assisting surgeons. Committed to maintaining highest standards of health and safety.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Technologist
University Medical Center, UMC
09.2005 - 01.2023
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological and plastic surgery procedures.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards and overall facility policies.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine and orthopedic trauma treatment.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant and instrumentation inventories.
- Evaluated procedure needs and purchased equipment and tools for procedures.
- Coordinated acquisition of surgical services and specialized equipment.
- Developed training initiatives on new equipment and procedures to promote highest patient care standards.
- Selected and purchased equipment for surgical procedures.
- Implemented new training initiatives for surgical team members to align procedures with standards and best-in-class operational processes.
Education
No Degree - Pre-Medicine
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TXSkills
- Patient Transportation
- Wound Dressing
- Workplace Safety
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
- Time Management
- Infection Control Protocols
- Aseptic and Sterilization Techniques
- Equipment Maintenance
- Patient Preparation
- Operation Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Electronic Medical Records Management
- Basic Life Support
- Sterile Field Management
- Patient Data Identification
- HIPAA Proficiency
- Daily Workflows
- Preparing for Surgeries
- Email Software
- Word Processing Software
- Microsoft Office
- Position Patients
- Surgical Team Scrubbing
- Inventory Restocking
- Patient Scheduling Software
- Troubleshooting
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
University Medical Center, UMC
09.2005 - 01.2023
No Degree - Pre-Medicine
Texas Tech University
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