CARL MARCOSO

• Serves as an effective liaison between the Sterile Processing Department and other hospital units, fostering a collaborative environment that supports overall patient care goals
• Train new hires on best practices in sterile processing techniques, fostering a culture of continued learning and development among the team
• Communicate effectively with OR liaisons to ensure timely availability of required instrument sets for add-on and next day cases
• Leads night shift team of technicians, providing guidance and mentorship to improve overall performance and productivity within the department
• Efficiently using SPM software tracking system for prioritizing needs list, inventory and locating instrument sets
• Efficiently using Case Chek app for Loaner pans and making sure they are all accounted and ready for next day cases
• Filling in for Supervisor and OR liaisons during vacation or call-outs, doing shift huddles with team staff and providing end shift report for the next shift
• Troubleshoot machine malfunctions and report issues to appropriate personnel
• Auditing instrument sets that come down from the OR to Decon and from Decon to the Assembly to ensure proper procedures are being followed
• Member of Project Improvement Team of SPD and OR
• Currently working on a new project to create better procedures and improve the process of sending used instruments from the OR to SPD, specifically missing and mixed instruments in sets

• - Performs daily tasks of a level 3 sterilizer technician including, but not limited to, preparing sets listed in the priority list and delegating appropriately to the team
• - Effectively precepting new employees to ensure techniques are understood and followed
• - Proficient in all skills required of a level 3 technician and answers questions relating to the processes and procedures from new and tenured employees alike
• - Functions as the acting supervisor in their absence and successfully running the department
• - Named Employee of the Month in July for going above and beyond the responsibilities and role
• - Highly productive and efficient in prioritizing work assignments with outstanding time management skills
• - Supported surgical teams effectively by preparing instrument trays according to procedure requirements.
• - Reduced risk of infections by maintaining a clean and sterile environment within the processing area.
• - Very knowledgeable on using SPM software tracking system
• - Efficiently operate machines in SPD from Decon to Sterilization:

Steris system 1E, Astra and Cidex bath for High Level Disinfection

Steris Instrument and Cart washers

Getinge Sterilizer for Steam

Sterrad machine for low-temp

• - Ran daily tests for all instrument washers, cart washers, sonic cavi waves
• - Responsible for collecting Emergency Department used instrument sets for sterile processing
• - Performed decontamination of used instruments from clinics and the operating room
• - Effectively trained new technicians after six months with the Sterile Processing Department
• - Responsible for checking and printing the daily master schedule through Epic
• - Responsible for checking and printing the priority list through SPM
• - Performed daily tasks such as assembling and sterilizing sets, picking and building add-on and next day cases, answering phone calls from the OR and clinics, and all duties as assigned
• - Learned names and different uses of over 100 instruments in less than 3 months

• - Created the monthly schedule to ensure proper staffing
• - Oversaw room service and call center attendants in taking orders from patients, ensuring proper diet is followed, and delivering their food in a timely manner
• - Responsible for certifying the department is compliant with regulations by performing daily and monthly audit of the department
• - Performed yearly evaluation of employees to verify their competency
• - Interviewed, hired and onboarded new team members
• - Performed monthly inventory and accounting/bookkeeping of expenses incurred by different departments and communicated the information to the appropriate personnel