Cheri Lang
Effort,PA
Summary
Meticulous Certified Surgical Technologist, Assistant excited to bring 20-year background to growing organization. Knowledgeable in all aspects of surgery, including setting up operating rooms, preparing patients and assisting surgeons. Committed to maintaining highest standards of health and safety.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
North Fullerton Surgery Center
04.2004 - 08.2023
- 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.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
- 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.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Northwood Surgery Center
01.2009 - 02.2011
- 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.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
- 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.
Education
Surgical Assisting/Suturing - Surgical Assisting/Suturing
ACE Surgical Assisting Training
Denver, CO2016
Surgical Assisting - Surgical Assisting
National Institute of First Assisting
Centennial, CO2012
Sterile Processing - Sterile Processing Technology
Sterile Processing University LLC
Lebanon, NJ2008
NCCT Certification - Surgical Technology
Harrison Career Institute - Oakhurst
Oakhurst, NJ2004
High School Diploma -
Howell High School
Howell Township, NJ06.1992
Skills
- Plastic Surgery
- Operational Improvements
- Sterile Processing
- Workplace Safety
- Sterile Processing Support
- Handle Specimens
- Pre-Surgical Preparation
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Equipment Operation
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- Tool Sterilizing
- General Surgery
- Setting Up Equipment
- Emergency Situations
- Safe Needle Disposal
- Proper Specimen Disposal
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilization
- Surgical Team Assistance
- Gowning and Gloving Procedures
- Surgical Owning
- Hand Instruments
- Aseptic and Sterilization Techniques
- Safety Protocols Expertise
- Infection Control Protocols
- Patient Safety
- Irrigation Management
- Sterile Field Management
- Recording Counts
- OSHA Guidelines
- Passing Surgical Tools
- Patient Data Identification
- Reading Comprehension
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Instrumentation Specification
- Supply Management
- Direct Patient Care
- HIPAA Proficiency
- Preparing for Surgeries
- Surgical Technology
- Universal Precautions
- Operational Standards
- Intra-Operative Assistance
- Collecting Medical Specimens
- Nursing Support
- Patient Transportation
- Position Patients
- Suturing
- Biological Specimen Collection
- Instrument Preparation
- Specimen Collection
- Basic Life Support
Certification
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist
References
Eric M Joseph MD
ENT Facial Plastic Surgery
Livingston,NJ
973-325-1155
Katie White MD
Montclair Breast Center
Montclair, NJ
334-372-1080
Edward Liu MD
973-615-3055
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Northwood Surgery Center
01.2009 - 02.2011
Certified Surgical Technologist
North Fullerton Surgery Center
04.2004 - 08.2023
Surgical Assisting/Suturing - Surgical Assisting/Suturing
ACE Surgical Assisting Training
Surgical Assisting - Surgical Assisting
National Institute of First Assisting
Sterile Processing - Sterile Processing Technology
Sterile Processing University LLC
NCCT Certification - Surgical Technology
Harrison Career Institute - Oakhurst
High School Diploma -
Howell High School
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