Benita Shivers
Ann Arbor,MI
Summary
At Michigan Medicine, my role as Surgical Instrument Coordinator capitalizes on a robust background in public health, specifically epidemiology, to ensure optimal surgical support. Mastery in troubleshooting and software documentation underpins my responsibilities, which include maintaining instrument inventory and developing standard operating procedures. Leading coordination efforts, our team works closely with stakeholders, surgeons, supply chain, and vendors to maintain surgical readiness and budget oversight. My epidemiological insight from past public health roles enhances our department's efficiency and compliance with health standards.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Surgical Instrument Coordinator
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
01.2023 - Current
- Responsible for ensuring instrumentation and back-up inventory-levels are adequate and available for surgical case procedures.
- In addition, will be a resource and provide support to the surgical teams and service leads in the Operating Rooms.
- Laison between CSPD, OR, Supply Chain, Finance, physicians, instrument vendors and all other stakeholders.
- Key person responsible for monitoring the OR Instrument budget, in conjunction with CSPD Manager, through the internal Instrument Ordering App and reviewing Finance Bl information as requested.
- Responsible for communicating instrument inventory changes to CSPD and OR staff, and coordinates with CSPD educator on creating SOPs for new/revised processes.
- Serves as the resource for information for employees and customers. Resource for staff, regarding the reprocessing methods, parameters, and Joint Commission compliance.
- Requests instrument purchases and approves instrument purchase requests via the Instrument Purchase Process flow.
- Tracks trends on missing and damaged instruments and communicates to OR and CSPD leaders the trends and helps implements root cause analysis and leads process improvements.
- Functions at an expert level with Operating Room instrumentation, knowledgeable of instruments and locations and their different locations within O.R. cores.
Sterile Processing Technician II
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
05.2007 - 01.2023
- Operates all required equipment and machinery accurately and safely, prepares, assembles, and sterilizes instruments and supplies according to parameters of sterilization in accordance with The Department of Health, TJC, OSHA, CDC, AAMI and AORN standards.
- Maintains appropriate records, and monitors quality control and infection control standards.
- Preparing and delivering clean and sterilized instruments and equipment necessary for medical examinations, surgeries, medical carts and clinical procedures.
- Sterilizing, wrapping, organizing and preparing medical equipment and surgical instruments into instrument trays.
- Collecting and manually cleaning used and contaminated medical equipment, supplies and instruments for sorting and decontamination.
- Preparing and packing decontaminated medical tools and supplies for sterilization.
- Operating and monitoring sterilization equipment.
- Examining supplies meticulously to ensure their cleanliness.
- Checking and reporting any problems or issues with the sterilization equipment.
- Maintaining records of sterilization procedures, equipment maintenance, sterilized items and supplies.
- Removing medical waste and disposing of them appropriately.
- Training specialist for all new hires, students, nurses and scrub techs. Specializing in Neurology, Otolaryngology, Opthy, Oral Surgery and Endoscopes.
Communicable Disease Investigator
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Ann Arbor, MI
05.2020 - 04.2022
- Conduct contact tracing interviews and explain isolation and quarantine guidelines to positive COVID-19 cases on behalf of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
- Provided resources for confirmed positive and probable cases as well as close contacts of those cases in order to be able to complete the appropriate isolation and quarantine periods.
- Answered patient questions in regard to infectious disease, COVID-19 diagnostic testing, and how to care for oneself and those with COVID-19.
- Contacted employers and businesses to provide public health advisories and alerts of COVID-19 exposures.
Education
Associate - Liberal Arts & Sciences
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI12.2008
Skills
- Scheduling coordination
- Environmental monitoring
- Instrument Calibration
- Asset management
Certification
- Good Clinical Practice, Present, Ensures that clinical trials are conducted ethically and scientifically, protecting participants and ensuring data integrity.
- CSPDT, Present, Certification examinations for personnel performing cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and inventory management activities, regardless of the setting.
- Certified Safety Professional, Present
Timeline
Surgical Instrument Coordinator
Michigan Medicine
01.2023 - Current
Communicable Disease Investigator
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
05.2020 - 04.2022
Sterile Processing Technician II
Michigan Medicine
05.2007 - 01.2023
Associate - Liberal Arts & Sciences
Washtenaw Community College