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Cesar Mata

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth. Skilled Sterile Processing Technician with significant experience in the field. Demonstrates thorough knowledge of sterilization procedures, infection control standards, and equipment operation. Strengths include strong organization skills, ability to work under pressure, and keen attention to detail. Previous roles have showcased ability to maintain a sterile environment crucial for patient safety and successful medical procedures.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Sterile Processing Technician

Methodist Stone Oak Hospital
San Antonio, TEXAS
04.2024 - Current
  • Reported any malfunctions or discrepancies in equipment to management immediately.
  • Evaluated incoming product packaging for damage or contamination prior to stocking shelves.
  • Inspected and tested instruments after cleaning to ensure all particles were removed prior to sterilization.
  • Developed procedures for cleaning and disinfecting reusable medical devices.
  • Validated the sterility of processed instruments by performing biological and chemical testing.
  • Updated departmental policies and procedures as required by state regulations or accreditation bodies.
  • Operated steam sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, dry heat ovens, and other related equipment.
  • Transported sterile goods from the clean room into the operating room per procedure requirements.
  • Ensured compliance with safety guidelines in accordance with OSHA regulations.
  • Maintained accurate records of all sterilized items, including item number, date, time, type of sterilizer used, and operator initials.
  • Verified that all documents were completed accurately before releasing items from the sterile processing area.
  • Conducted regular maintenance on autoclaves to ensure proper functioning and safety standards.
  • Provided guidance and instructions to new staff members regarding sterile processing techniques.
  • Monitored inventory levels of supplies in order to maintain adequate stock at all times.
  • Assisted in ordering supplies necessary for effective operation of the sterile processing department.
  • Assembled instrument trays according to established protocols using aseptic technique.
  • Participated in quality assurance programs designed to identify areas needing improvement.
  • Trained personnel on proper use of sterile processing equipment as needed.
  • Performed decontamination of medical instruments and equipment to prepare for sterilization.
  • Processed medical waste following hospital protocol for safe disposal.
  • Readied instruments for sterilization procedures and completed decontamination protocols.
  • Prepared trays, instrument packs and surgical sets.
  • Gathered and prepared instruments and surgical supplies.
  • Sterilized dental equipment and examination rooms in accordance with infection control policies.
  • Recorded results of biological and diagnostic tests.
  • Placed orders and restocked supplies for decontamination area.
  • Inspected instruments for cleanliness, proper function and breakage by viewing instruments before assembly.
  • Monitored expired sterilization dates and rotated stock to minimize processing.
  • Changed autoclave charts daily by dating and initialing each chart load.
  • Distributed sterile and non-sterile supplies and medical equipment upon request or case cart requisition.
  • Set proper temperature, pressure and parameters for steam machines to prepare for instrument cleaning.
  • Packaged instruments into peel pouches and properly labeled pouches.
  • Supported departmental initiatives to meet productivity standards and flexible staffing needs.
  • Sorted incompatible sets of instruments, trays and medical equipment.
  • Monitored biological and chemical wash solution to determine quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
  • Conducted daily rounds to collect equipment for processing and distributed equipment throughout facility to maintain required levels.
  • Rotated stock to maintain uninterrupted supply support for assigned areas.
  • Examined equipment to detect leaks, worn, or loose parts or other indications of disrepair.
  • Cleaned instruments to prepare for sterilization.
  • Organized and assembled routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
  • Maintained records of inventory or equipment usage, ordering medical instruments or supplies with low inventory.
  • Received incoming medical supply orders from warehouse by verifying shipments against receiving reports.
  • Started equipment and observed gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions.
  • Checked sterile supplies to detect outdated materials.
  • Recorded sterilizer test results in job-related software.
  • Delivered equipment to specified hospital locations or to patients' residences.
  • Assembled and wrapped trays of instruments for operating rooms and clinics.
  • Purged waste from equipment by connecting equipment to water sources and flushing water through systems.
  • Operated sterilizers, aerators and washers to disinfect and sterilize respirators and hospital beds.
  • Stocked crash carts with appropriate medical supplies.
  • Filled verbal and written requests for items based on daily or individual requisition.
  • Installed and set up medical equipment with necessary hand tools.
  • Assisted hospital staff with patient care duties by providing patient transportation or setting up traction.

Service IT Tech

Epic Office Solutions, LLC
San Antonio, TX
04.2022 - 12.2023
  • Provided customers with IT service pertaining to the copier our company installed
  • Maintained customer's copier to prevent any downtime
  • Delivered and installed copier throughout Texas and delivered supplies consisting of inks cartridges, toners and maintenance boxes for the copiers filtering system
  • Was in charge of keeping par level of copiers and equipment and ink supplies for our office
  • Made sure lease returns of copiers were returned in an adequate timely matter
  • Assisted other branches within the company.

Senior Lead Sterile Processing Tech

Santa Rosa Westover Hills
San Antonio, TX
10.2021 - 04.2022
  • On a rotating basis, performs duties encompassing the complete work cycle required to decontaminate, prepare, sterilize, store and issue the full range of reusable and disposable medical supplies and certain items of equipment used in hospital's wards and clinics
  • Disassembles, decontaminates, and reassembles items as required
  • Performs first echelon maintenance on all CMS medical equipment
  • Maintains accurate written records of all 'turn-ins.' Assembles a wide variety of instrument trays and sets used for medical procedures by wards and clinics reporting and replacing missing items on 'turn-in.' Carefully selects and positions the items
  • Assures gross contamination has been removed and instruments function properly, and determines correct sterilization wrappers
  • Checks for damaged or missing items and arranges for replacement, maintenance or repair as needed
  • Accepts accountability for transport, tracking and return of items at temporary locations
  • Inventories, replenishes from bulk supply, inspects for acceptability, and folds linen and expendable items, and ensembles linen packs assuring proper quantity and arrangement of linen, sponges, syringes, sterile indicator, and other items
  • Prepares dressing packs
  • Assists in training students, volunteers, and new employees
  • Attends and presents CMS or other hospital section in-services concerning job related subjects
  • Monitors safety violations on all CMS equipment, materials and procedures and reports to the Supervisor.

Processing Technician

Cellright Technologies
Universal City, TX
03.2020 - 09.2021
  • The Processing Technician is responsible for performing human tissue and bone processing activities in accordance with FDA regulations, AATB Standards and SOPs
  • Utilizing special techniques, instrumentation, and equipment to evaluate, cut, shape, grind and package tissue to exacting specifications and protocols
  • Accurately completing paperwork and perform data entry when applicable
  • Performing Lab Support functions of the set-up and breakdown of rooms and handling of donor tissue (passing in) using aseptic technique and maintaining sterile fields
  • Maintaining supplies and equipment on a daily basis
  • Understanding and properly handling the disposal of Biohazardous and Non-Biohazardous waste
  • Ensure Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role
  • Preparation of aseptic processing, environmental set-up including all equipment supplies and monitoring of clean rooms
  • Processing of all allografts for clinical such as bone, soft tissues, skin, autografts and other tissues as instructed by Processing Supervisor or designee
  • Tissue allograft packaging as specified by SOP
  • Preparation and preservation of all types of bone for cutting and shaping into allografts
  • Tissue Storage
  • Control-rate Freezing
  • Placement of specimens into freezers (mechanical and liquid nitrogen)
  • Freeze-drying
  • Temperature Monitoring of Equipment
  • Lyophilization.

Senior SPD. Tech.

Cellright Technologies
Universal City, TX
04.2018 - 03.2020
  • Provide operational services to the Processing unit which include decontamination, inspection, inventory and distribution of instrumentation and goods
  • Experience with Steam Autoclaves and maintains insuring proper parameters and biological tests are met
  • Assisted in training new employees
  • Knowledge of instrumentation in various processing operations and mixtures of daily solutions used in the processing field
  • Kept track of par level of supplies in the sterile clean side as well as par level of supplies in the Processing unit
  • Highly experienced in decontaminating various surgical and medical equipment then inspecting the instruments and equipment while disassembling and reassembling the trays ready to be sterilized meeting the company’s SOPs.

Sterile Processing Tech. (Contract)

Peterson Hospital
Kerrville, TX
09.2015 - 10.2017
  • Provide operational services to surgical units to include decontamination, inspection, inventory and distribution of surgical instrumentation and goods
  • Experience with Steam Autoclaves and Sterrad Sterilizers in operation and maintains insuring proper parameters and biological tests are met
  • Assisted in training students, volunteers, and new employees
  • Knowledge of instrumentation in various specialty fields such as General, OB/GYN, Neuro, ENT, Orthopedics, Vascular, Coronary and Pediatrics
  • Communication with various vendors and sale representatives connected with the surgical field
  • Provide limited services for ancillary nursing units.

Medical Supply Tech. GS-6

Audie Murphy VA Hospital
San Antonio, TX
02.2012 - 05.2015
  • On a rotating basis, performs duties encompassing the complete work cycle required to decontaminate, prepare, sterilize, store and issue the full range of reusable and disposable medical supplies and certain items of equipment used in hospital's wards and clinics
  • Decontaminates re-usable items by determining the appropriate method for removing gross contamination and using equipment such as ultrasonic cleaners and washer sterilizers, to include ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilizers
  • Examines items and instruments for damages, deterioration or imperfection
  • Disassembles, decontaminates, and reassembles items as required
  • Performs first echelon maintenance on all CMS medical equipment
  • Maintains accurate written records of all 'turn-ins.' Assembles a wide variety of instrument trays and sets used for medical procedures by wards and clinics reporting and replacing missing items on 'turn-in.' Carefully selects and positions the items
  • Assures gross contamination has been removed and instruments function properly, and determines correct sterilization wrappers
  • Checks for damaged or missing items and arranges for replacement, maintenance or repair as needed
  • Accepts accountability for transport, tracking and return of items at temporary locations
  • Inventories, replenishes from bulk supply, inspects for acceptability, and folds linen and expendable items, and ensembles linen packs assuring proper quantity and arrangement of linen, sponges, syringes, sterile indicator, and other items
  • Prepares dressing packs
  • Sterilizes items by determining the appropriate method for certain items, to include the use of ETO sterilizers
  • Assures autoclaves/sterilizers are properly loaded and operated
  • Items are correctly prepared and positioned, and the correct timing is set, assures all air is removed from the chamber, the automatic timer is working, the gasket is not leaking, and all other processes, test procedures, and precautions are followed
  • Runs a variety of functioning tests on the sterilization equipment and reports discrepancies or malfunctions
  • Removes items from sterilizers, inspects and aerates as needed, labels to identify expiration date, and wraps in plastic and stores items
  • Maintain logbooks and charts in accordance with standard operating procedures
  • Assists in training students, volunteers, and new employees
  • Attends and presents CMS or other hospital section in-services concerning job related subjects
  • Monitors safety violations on all CMS equipment, materials and procedures and reports to the Supervisor.

Certified Sterile Processing Technician

San Antonio Military Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, TX
05.2006 - 02.2012
  • On a rotating basis, performs duties encompassing the complete work cycle required to decontaminate, prepare, sterilize, store and issue the full range of reusable and disposable medical supplies and certain items of equipment used in hospital's wards and clinics
  • Assumes responsibility for the department in the absence of the NCOIC or Chief
  • Decontaminates re-usable items by determining the appropriate method for removing gross contamination and using equipment such as ultrasonic cleaners and washer sterilizers, to include ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilizers
  • Examines items and instruments for damage, deterioration or imperfection
  • Disassembles, decontaminates, and reassembles items as required
  • Performs first echelon maintenance on all CMS medical equipment
  • Maintains accurate written records of all 'turn-ins.' Assembles a wide variety of instrument trays and sets used for medical procedures by wards and clinics reporting and replacing missing items on 'turn-in.' Carefully selects and positions the items
  • Assures gross contamination has been removed and instruments function properly, and determines correct sterilization wrappers
  • Checks for damaged or missing items and arranges for replacement, maintenance or repair as needed
  • Accepts accountability, transport, tracking and return or items at temporary locations
  • Inventories, replenishes from bulk supply, inspects for acceptability, and folds linen and expendable items, and ensembles linen packs assuring proper quantity and arrangement of linen, sponges, syringes and preparing dressing packs
  • Sterilizes items by determining the appropriate method for certain items, to include the use of ETO sterilizers
  • Assures autoclaves/sterilizers are properly loaded and operated, items are correctly prepared and positioned, and the correct timing is set
  • Assures all air is removed from the chamber, the automatic timer is working
  • The gasket is not leaking, and all other processes, test procedures, and precautions are followed
  • Runs a variety of functioning tests on the sterilization equipment and reports discrepancies or malfunctions
  • Removes items from sterilizers, inspects and aerates as needed, labels to identify expiration date, and wraps in plastic and stores items
  • Maintain logbooks and sterilizer charts in accordance with standard operating procedures
  • Assists in training students, volunteers, and new employees
  • Attends and presents CMS or other hospital section in-services concerning job related subjects
  • Monitors safety violations on all CMS equipment, materials and procedures and reports to NCOIC.

Sterile Processing Technician III

Southwest Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
01.2001 - 05.2006
  • Decontamination, inventory, inspection, assembly and sterilization of instrumentation and medical goods
  • Proficient in the usage of Steam Autoclaves, Sterrad sterilizers and Ethylene Oxide sterilizers, and AMSCO 7Cube washer system
  • Maintain critical documentation of biological log records and create instrument set inventory sheets
  • Inventory control management of critical and operational supplies
  • Provide operational services to all nursing and ancillary units
  • Trained new employees and developed departmental learning tools.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Undeclared

Victoria College
Victoria, TX
05-1990

Skills

  • Transportation Logistics
  • Customer and Service-Oriented
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Computer Proficiency
  • Staff Training
  • Documentation and Recordkeeping
  • Sterilization techniques
  • Instrument inspection
  • Decontamination procedures
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Inventory management
  • Quality assurance
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Team leadership
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Safety protocols
  • Training and development
  • Documentation accuracy
  • Supply restocking
  • Aseptic techniques
  • Microbiology
  • Sterility assurance testing
  • Diagnostic testing
  • Sterilization procedures
  • Aseptic technique
  • Case cart assembly
  • Managing materials
  • Delivering equipment
  • Equipment testing
  • Surgical instrument knowledge
  • Infection control
  • Recording test results
  • Operating room support
  • Instrument sterilization
  • High-level disinfection
  • Assembling case carts
  • Tray preparation
  • Recording biologicals
  • Compliance standards knowledge
  • Ultrasonic cleaning
  • Pulling case carts
  • Bloodborne pathogen awareness
  • Manual cleaning
  • Assembly and packaging
  • Decontamination and sanitation
  • Workflow optimization
  • Chemical handling
  • Aseptic environment maintenance
  • Ordering supplies
  • Supply replenishment
  • Sterilizer operation
  • Quality control
  • Decontaminating surgical instruments
  • Staff training
  • Ethylene oxide sterilization
  • Instrument storage
  • Low-temperature sterilization
  • Communicable disease knowledge
  • Risk management
  • Case tracking systems
  • Instrumentation knowledge
  • Assembling packages
  • Picking instruments
  • Equipment monitoring
  • Instrument decontamination
  • Steam sterilization
  • Technical documentation
  • Equipment calibration
  • Completing diagnostic tests
  • Inventory rotation
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Computerized tracking
  • Supply management
  • Inventory management systems
  • Sterile storage
  • Workstation organization
  • OSHA regulations compliance
  • Processing instruments
  • Setting up and operating equipment
  • Prepare surgical trays
  • Attention to detail

Education and Training

other

Timeline

Sterile Processing Technician

Methodist Stone Oak Hospital
04.2024 - Current

Service IT Tech

Epic Office Solutions, LLC
04.2022 - 12.2023

Senior Lead Sterile Processing Tech

Santa Rosa Westover Hills
10.2021 - 04.2022

Processing Technician

Cellright Technologies
03.2020 - 09.2021

Senior SPD. Tech.

Cellright Technologies
04.2018 - 03.2020

Sterile Processing Tech. (Contract)

Peterson Hospital
09.2015 - 10.2017

Medical Supply Tech. GS-6

Audie Murphy VA Hospital
02.2012 - 05.2015

Certified Sterile Processing Technician

San Antonio Military Medical Center
05.2006 - 02.2012

Sterile Processing Technician III

Southwest Methodist Hospital
01.2001 - 05.2006

Some College (No Degree) - Undeclared

Victoria College

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