Bettani Finch
Helena
Summary
Skilled sterile processing professional with strong expertise in decontamination, sterilization, and surgical instrument management. Proven ability to lead teams, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, with adaptability to changing needs. Reliable and results-driven with commitment to maintaining high standards in sterile processing.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Technologist
Veterans Affairs Fort Harrison Montana
06.2022 - Current
- My main priority as a CST is putting the patient first while engaging a strong surgical conscience to provide great patient care while: establishing and maintaining a sterile field, assisting the surgeon(s) during operative and invasive procedures, ensuring the operating room is adequately prepared for procedures, monitoring surgical instruments and supplies for sterility, integrity, and in line with products IFU.
- As well as running an orthopedic service line which requires working closely with providers, reps, and other departments to find and onboard new supplies and equipment. Maintain provider preference cards. Picking and organizing supplies, instruments, and necessary equipment for elective, urgent, and emergent procedures. Initiating projects with other departments, such as house keeping and sterile processing, to improve patient care and satisfaction.
Self Owned and Operated Business
Bettani Photography
01.2017 - Current
- My main objective as a photographer is to capture a part of a persons story in a way that makes it feel magical
- To give into their need to have those moments preserved for the future
- Being business owner, you wear many more hats than the one most think of such as ‘photographer’
- Being a business owner has shown me the work is never done
- I am a business owner, photographer, graphic designer, stylist, choreographer, set designer, editor, salesperson, delivery person, interior designer, and installation person
- This takes great organization, people skills, creativity, out of the box thinking, ability to follow timelines and meet deadlines, as well as most importantly putting others first
Certified Surgical Technologist
St. Peters Health
03.2017 - 09.2020
- My main priority as a CST is putting the patient first to provide great patient care while: setting up and maintaining a sterile field, assisting the surgeon(s) during operative and invasive procedures, ensuring the operating room is adequately prepared for procedures, monitoring surgical instruments and supplies, and turning over rooms
- As well as, picking instruments and supplies for urgent, and emergent procedures
Certified Surgical Technologist
Community Medical Center
05.2016 - 03.2017
- My main priority as a CST is putting the patient first to provide great patient care while: assisting the surgeon(s) during operative and invasive procedures
- Ensuring the operating room is adequately prepared for procedures, monitoring surgical instruments and supplies, turning over rooms, cleaning and sterilizing all surgical instruments
- As well as, picking cases for elective, urgent and emergent procedures
Phlebotomist
Community Medical Center-Stevensville Clinic
06.2014 - 04.2015
- My main priority at the Stevensville Clinic Lab was providing great patient care while obtaining specimens such as blood and urine
- I entered labs using NextGen and Cerner
- I would then fulfill the lab order by drawing the patients blood, swabbing for inner-office testing, or collecting urine samples
- I worked closely with nurses and the pharmacy team on patients with anticoagulation therapy
- I worked with and was responsible for running QC on the glucometer, urinalysis machine, and HGBA1C machine
- I also worked with centrifuges and other lab equipment
- I would send samples to auxiliary labs as necessary
Technical Lab Assistant-Phlebotomist
St. Peters Hospital-Lab
10.2010 - 04.2014
- My main priority as a TLAP was patient care while obtaining specimens needed for care and treatment
- I drew blood via venipuncture, capillary, and arterial sites
- I processed samples starting with handoff from patients or medical staff, entered orders for all lab departments using Meditech, and then ensured delivery to proper departments within the lab or aliquoted samples to be sent out to reference labs across the country
- I worked closely with all levels of medical staff, most closely with Clinical Lab Scientists and nursing personnel
- I worked in outpatient settings for over one year full time
- While working in outpatient I assisted the lab in improving their patient satisfaction scores by implementing many new processes and procedures
- I worked as an inpatient TLAP for over 2 years full and part time
- As an inpatient TLAP I would work shifts starting as early as 0430
- Morning rounds would consist of drawing patients in their room before doctors would be in for their rounds
- I drew as many as 25-30 morning draws when the hospital was full
- The rest of the days shifts would consist of prioritizing draws that were timed and that would be ordered through-out the day as well as drawing the Emergency Room, and processing samples that would come into the lab via handoff, dropoff, or pneumatic tube system
- As well as answering multiline phones where I would answer patient questions or transfer to someone that could help
- Also working with mobilab and meditech systems to order and process labs
Education
Surgical Technology Program -
University of Montana-Missoula College
05.2016
High School Diploma - undefined
Jefferson High School
Boulder, MT01.2005
Skills
- Many different surgical specialties including General, Pediatrics, Plastics, Robotic, Ortho, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology, Podiatry
- Preparing surgical suite for sterile procedures, maintaining supplies and surgical instruments
- Aseptic technique
- Venipuncture, capillary, and arterial puncture proficiency
- Biohazard handling and safety
- Blood handling and storage
- Medical Terminology knowledge
- Great people skills
- BLS Certified
- Sterile technique expertise
- Continuous learning attitude
- Process improvement strategies
- Surgical instrumentation
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
Veterans Affairs Fort Harrison Montana
06.2022 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist
St. Peters Health
03.2017 - 09.2020
Self Owned and Operated Business
Bettani Photography
01.2017 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist
Community Medical Center
05.2016 - 03.2017
Phlebotomist
Community Medical Center-Stevensville Clinic
06.2014 - 04.2015
Technical Lab Assistant-Phlebotomist
St. Peters Hospital-Lab
10.2010 - 04.2014
High School Diploma - undefined
Jefferson High School
Surgical Technology Program -
University of Montana-Missoula College
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