Brittni Velez

Sharon Hospital

• Assist in surgical procedures such as ortho, ENT, GYN, and L&D.
• Rotational On call
• Help turnover rooms
• If staff is short, help in central sterile if needed (minimal)

Maimonides Hospital

• Assist during surgical procedures such as peds urology, general, ent, and gyn.
• Maintain sterile field.
• Facilitate when not assigned to a room, help expedite other cases and assist the nursing staff.
• Create case carts for following day work load.
• Precept students who were in process of their clinicals.

Samaritian Medical Center

• Assisted in surgical procedures such as ent, urology, ortho, peds dental, and general cases.
• Checked expiration dates for all case carts throughout OR.
• Expedited surgical turnover time by cleaning the OR after each case.

• Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
• Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
• Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
• Maintained high infection control standards.
• Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
• Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
• Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
• Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
• Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
• Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
• Controlled bleeding during procedures by applying hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures and electrocautery equipment.
• Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
• Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
• Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
• Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.

• Facilitate the OR
• implement and Maintain orders to make sure office staff are following the required guidelines by Triple A.
• Scheduling and conducting interviews and skill assessments for all potential technical staff, new hires and existing.
• Made sure my staff had complete understanding of all knowledge required for, and skill set of, the Surgical Technician job description.
• Work closely with the Administrator as well as the entire administrative team to ensure consistent practices throughout the center.
• Partnered with vendors to properly train on site staff when introduced to do new equipment.
• Provision of medical, behavioral, and performance expectations to surgery technical staff
• Oversight of surgery technical staff performance, ensuring quality control and consistency of technical task completion
• General facility oversight and knowledge, including handling or delegation of first response
for urgent facility needs

• Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
• Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
• Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
• Maintained high infection control standards.

• Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
• Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
• Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
• Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
• Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
• Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.

• Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
• Maintained high infection control standards.
• Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, Podiatry, orthopedic, ENT surgery procedures.
• Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
• Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
• Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
• Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
• Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
• Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
• Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.

• Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
• Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
• Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
• Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
• Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.