Ariel Alvarado

• Frequently serve as Relief Charge Lead, overseeing night shift operations, staff assignments, and daily workflow.
• Coordinate surgical priorities, instrument availability, and urgent requests with OR staff.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to technicians while ensuring departmental efficiency.
• Monitor productivity, resolve workflow challenges, and maintain compliance with infection prevention standards.
• Perform decontamination, assembly, inspection, and sterilization of complex surgical instruments.
• Conduct quality assurance testing and maintain accurate sterilization and instrument tracking records.

UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center

08/2025 – 11/2025

Overlake Medical Center

04/2025 – 07/2025

Proliance Surgeons – Edmonds Orthopedic Center 01/2025 – 07/2025

Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 01/2025 – 07/2025

Harborview Medical Center

01/2025 – 04/2025

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

09/2024 – 12/2024

Kaiser Permanente West Side Medical Center 01/2024 – 04/2024

Peace Harbor Medical Center

11/2023 – 08/2024

● Decontaminated, inspected, assembled, and sterilized complex surgical instruments.

● Processed instruments for Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, and other specialties.

● Performed sterilization quality assurance testing and maintained accurate documentation.

● Served as Night Shift Lead, coordinating daily workflow, staff assignments, and surgical priorities.

● Collaborated with OR staff to ensure timely delivery of instruments and surgical case carts.

● Trained and supported staff while maintaining infection prevention and patient safety standards.

● Performed cleaning, leak testing, inspection, and high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes.

● Operated automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) following manufacturer guidelines and infection prevention standards.

● Inspected and maintained endoscopes to ensure proper functionality and patient safety.

● Maintained accurate documentation of reprocessing cycles and quality assurance records.

● Collaborated with GI nurses and physicians to ensure timely availability of equipment.

● Managed endoscope inventory, storage, and workflow in a fast-paced GI department.

● Decontaminated, inspected, assembled, and sterilized surgical instruments following AAMI and AORN standards.

● Processed complex surgical instrument sets for multiple specialties, including Orthopedics, Neuro, and General Surgery.

● Operated steam and low-temperature sterilizers, performing routine quality assurance testing.

● Coordinated instrument availability and prioritized urgent surgical needs.

● Assisted with staff assignments, workflow coordination, and daily operations while serving as a covering supervisor.

● Maintained accurate instrument tracking and sterilization documentation.