Cassie Hill

• Maintained high infection control standards.
• Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
• Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
• Minimized infection risks by strictly adhering to aseptic techniques when handling surgical supplies and equipment.
• Handled high-pressure situations calmly and efficiently, contributing to successful completion of critical surgeries.
• Assisted surgeons in complex procedures for optimal patient outcomes and reduced recovery time.
• Mentored new surgical technologists, sharing expertise and fostering their growth within the profession.

Assumes responsibility of supervising the staff of the sterile processing department. Works collaboratively with the operating room to meet the needs of the unit.

• Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees in a 156 bed facility
• Participate in department and regional meetings.
• Work closely with vendors, surgeons, and operating room staff to create and revise instrument sets to accommodate surgeons and staff.
• Manage duties of sterile processing technicians and staff scheduling to meet the needs of the operating room case load.
• Order supplies and instruments
• Conduct annual evaluations for sterile processing department
• Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment

• Set up and scrub surgical procedures.
• Participated in turnover and set up of operating room after surgical procedures.
• Staff scheduling
• ENT, Robotics, and Endoscopy coordinator
• Served on UCIC committee, OR committee, and BPET
• Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological and plastic surgery procedures.
• Served as preceptor to new employees