BRIDGET OWUSU
Syracuse,NY
Summary
Highly skilled Sterile Processing technician with a meticulous approach to accurately sterilizing and preparing equipment and instruments for staff needs. Extensive experience in decontaminating, sterilizing, and testing medical instruments. Exceptional organizational skills combined with the ability to multitask effectively. Collaborative team player with a positive attitude towards problem-solving.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sterile Processing Technician
upstate community hospital
Syracuse, New York
10.2018 - Current
- Perform decontamination of medical instruments and equipment to prepare for sterilization.
- Utilizes appropriate cleaning materials to maintain instrument quality. Obtains and distributes items to assigned area.
- Prepare, assembles, wraps trays, and other supplies for sterilization.
- Packaged instruments into peel pouches and properly labeled pouches.
- Operates sterilization equipment following established parameters, including biological testing for Steam, Steris, and Sterrad.
- Maintained accurate records of all sterilized items, including item number, date, time, type of sterilizer used, and operator initials.
- Effectively run all washers and ultrasonics with basic troubleshooting skills.
- Properly process endoscopic equipment and scopes.
- Provided guidance and instructions to new staff members regarding sterile processing techniques.
Equipment Services
Upstate Medical University Hospital
Syracuse, NY
10.2017 - 09.2018
- Conducted daily rounds to collect hospital equipment for processing and distributed equipment throughout the facility.
- Manually clean hospital equipment, such as commodes, IV poles, compression pumps and Distribute equipment upon request.
- Provided customer service by responding promptly to inquiries from other departments about product availability.
Sterile Processing Technician
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ
07.2015 - 05.2017
- Decontamination, cleaning, inspection of surgical instruments, packaging, sterilization, and storage of surgical instruments.
- Assembled and wrapped trays of instruments for operating rooms and clinics.
- Operated steam sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, and other related equipment.
- Stocked crash carts with appropriate medical supplies.
- Transported sterile goods from the clean room into the operating room per procedure requirements.
- Ensured compliance with safety guidelines in accordance with OSHA regulations.
Education
Sterile Processing Technician
Mbawine Consultants
Bronx, NY05-2014
High School Diploma -
Dewitt Clinton High School
Bronx, NY06-2006
BLS Training
Allied 100,LLC
10-2024
Skills
- Instrument Sterilization
- Case cart assembly
- Sterilization procedures
- Computerized tracking
- Diagnostic Testing
- Quality Control
- Assembly and packaging
- Decontamination procedures
- Delivering equipment
- Equipment monitoring
- Recording test results
- Aseptic technique
- Infection Control
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Problem-solving
Certification
CRCST MAY 2014
Timeline
Sterile Processing Technician
upstate community hospital
10.2018 - Current
Equipment Services
Upstate Medical University Hospital
10.2017 - 09.2018
Sterile Processing Technician
Morristown Medical Center
07.2015 - 05.2017
Sterile Processing Technician
Mbawine Consultants
High School Diploma -
Dewitt Clinton High School
BLS Training
Allied 100,LLC
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