Brittany Touchton

• Ensured compliance with regulatory agencies such as The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
• Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
• Assisted physicians during medical procedures such as intubation or resuscitation.

• Assisted with the implementation of patient care plans developed by nursing staff.
• Shadowed nursing staff to better understand care approaches and learn proper procedures.
• Collected patient specimens such as blood, urine, and sputum for laboratory testing.
• Conducted triage assessments to prioritize patient needs based on severity of illness and injury.

• Assisted with stocking operating rooms with necessary supplies prior to surgeries.
• Maintained a clean and safe environment in the operating room by disposing of used medical supplies properly according to hospital protocol.
• Took specimens to laboratory for analysis.
• Transported patients to holding area to prepare for operating procedures.

As the OR technician, my job was to set up the C-Arm, Arthrex arthroscopic tower, and Storz laparoscopic equipment, along with organizing the instruments on the surgery table per each surgeon's preference. I stayed with my patient throughout the surgery to hand off any additional instruments needed, and to run the surgical equipment listed above. I worked with orthopedics, soft tissue, neurology, oncology, and ophthalmology surgeries. During the downtime, I helped our sterile supply department get contaminated instruments sterilized and processed to be put back into rotation for use.

My tasks included sedating patients for severe soft-tissue wound management. I ran the table while monitoring the patients' vitals and providing the doctor with the supplies needed, while remaining sterile. On the orthopedic aspect of my duties, I placed vet lite splints and bandages for pre-op fracture stabilization, as well as post-op and weekly rechecks.