Ashley Spears
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Motivated professional adept at handling instruments, supplies, and equipment for non-invasive to minimally invasive procedures. Well versed in all operating room activities with a commitment to upholding the highest standard of sterile technique during procedures. Excited to bring several year background to growing organization.
Specializing in Labor and Delivery.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
03.2019 - Current
- Performed scrub duties including selecting supplies from the sterile supply room, preparing sutures and sponges prior to surgery, and maintaining aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
- Set up suction machines, oxygen tanks, monitors, IV lines and catheters according to physician's orders prior to beginning the procedure.
- Administered medications as directed by anesthesiologist or obstetrician including epidurals, spinal blocks and local anesthesia.
- Transferred newborns from OR bedside bassinets into warmers or isolette beds immediately following birth.
- Maintained a sterile field by setting up instruments, passing instruments to the surgeon, and ensuring the correct tools were available for each procedure.
- Participated in drills for emergency situations such as maternal or fetal distress during labor and delivery.
- Inspected equipment periodically for proper function; made minor repairs when necessary.
- Transported patients to post-anesthesia care unit after cesarean sections or other surgeries as needed.
- Cleansed surgical site with antiseptic solution per protocol prior to beginning procedure.
- Assisted with preoperative preparation of patients for labor and delivery surgery.
- Provided assistance to surgeons, nurses and other medical staff during labor and delivery procedures.
- Disposed of contaminated materials according to established protocols following completion of each case.
- Verified accuracy of counts taken at end of each case against initial count taken at start of procedure.
- Responded quickly to emergencies such as fetal distress or maternal hemorrhage during surgery.
- Restocked supplies used during labor and delivery procedures following completion of each case.
- Assisted in positioning patient on OR table according to surgeon's preference.
Surgical Technologist
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
08.2018 - 03.2019
- Provided support services such as stocking supplies in OR rooms or restocking carts between cases.
- Cleansed and disinfected operating rooms after procedures were completed.
- Performed pre-operative skin preparation on patients prior to surgery.
- Transported patients to operating room before surgery and monitored vital signs throughout procedure.
- Retrieved implants from storage area prior to start of procedure.
- Assisted in the application of wound dressings, casts, and other medical devices.
- Received specimens from pathology laboratory for examination by surgeon during operation.
- Inspected instruments post-operatively for proper function or damage before returning them to stock room.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Herzing University
Kenner, LA04-2018
Skills
- Equipment set up and operation
- Aseptic and sterilization techniques
- Preparing for surgeries
- HIPAA proficiency
- Specimen Collection
- Aseptic Techniques
- Disposing of biohazardous waste
- Passing surgical tools
- Transporting patients
- Surgical Assistance
- Safely disposing of needles
- Collecting medical specimens
- Dressing wounds
- Surgical counts
- OB/GYN procedures
- Equipment set up
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
03.2019 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
08.2018 - 03.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Herzing University