Brittni Klepal

• Prepares operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
• Enhances patient safety by maintaining a sterile surgical environment and adhering to strict protocols.
• Enhances staff, surgeon, and patient safety by making sure sharps and equipment are properly handled.
• Increased efficiency during surgeries by anticipating surgeon''s needs and providing timely assistance.
• Helps with assisting in OR turnaround times in a promptly manner.
• Assist Circulator and CRNA with positioning patient, equipment, applying SCDS, safety belt, etc. prior to procedure.
• Ability to learn a new service line and mentor fellow surgical technologist.
• Helps with organizing and restocking core with overstock from previous procedures.
• Review and confirm all medications, dates, and specimens with circulator.
• Experienced in surgical areas such as: General (laparoscopic, exploratory, bowel resections,) , GYN (D & C, hysterectomy, hysteroscopy), Vascular (AAA, fistula, carotid, amputations), Neuro/Spine (crani's, fusions, laminectomy), Orthopedics (total Joints, ORIF) , Cataract, Plastics (ophthalmic procedures, breast implants/reductions rhinoplasty, liposuction), Podiatry (amputations, bunionectomy, plating and pinning), Cysto (scopes, stents, lasers, percu neph), Robotics (Hernia's, cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, roux-en-y, myotomy, resection of pulmonary lobe), ENT (Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, laryngoscope, myringotomy, septoplasty) Thoracic (VATS, rib platting).

*Currently employed, looking to expend my knowledge and skills*

• Worked in Neuro and Orthopedic surgery, setting up operating rooms for procedures by obtaining specific equipment needed.
• Helped maintain and open sterile supplies for procedures.
• Assistant with transferring, positioning, holding retractors, limbs, and suctioning under the supervision of the surgeon.
• Operated Stealth navigation system for craniotomy, biopsies, shunts, and spinal fusions.
• Coordinated repairs for equipment and assisted other OR staff with turn over and other duties.

*Left Beaumont after graduation to work in a hospital that did not have "specific" surgery areas to grow my scrubbing skills*

• Welcoming visitors and patients to the unit while working next to the floor charge nurse.
• Answering phone calls, creating charts for new patients, requesting medical records from other health care facilities, sending consults to doctors, assisting with discharges, assigning new admits to staff members.
• Experienced in Epic Charting
• Calling in maintenance orders
• Stepping in and performing nursing assistant duties to help staff and patients in a timely manner.

*Transferred to new position in the OR*

• Provided excellent customer service and patient care while monitoring and recording vital signs.
• Applying heart monitors, emptying and recording outputs for JP drains/foleys/colostomy, applying new colostomy bags, and replacing soiled bandages on patients.
• Documented patient information and care activities in EPIC.
• Assisting in CPR events.
• Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
• Collaborated with nursing staff to help assist with other needed task.
• Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding, blood sugars, and ambulation.
• Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
• Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts as well as repositioning patients.

*Transferred to Royal Oak due to school scheduling conflict*