Christopher Otey

Supervise and Train Staff

• Lead a team of sterile processing technicians, ensuring efficient workflow and adherence to safety standards.
• Provide training and mentorship to new employees, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

Sterilization and Disinfection Oversight

• Oversee decontamination, sterilization, and storage of medical instruments and equipment following established protocols.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with sterilization standards for various types of surgical instruments, devices, and supplies.

Quality Control and Compliance

• Perform routine audits of sterile processing practices to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Ensure proper documentation and record-keeping of sterilization cycles, maintenance logs, and inventory management.

Inventory Management

• Track and maintain records of inventory usage, and manage the rotation of supplies to minimize waste and avoid shortages.

Collaboration with Healthcare Teams

• Collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure timely and accurate delivery of sterile instruments for surgeries and procedures.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss sterile processing improvements and address any workflow concerns.

Safety and Infection Control

• Promote and enforce infection control protocols in the sterile processing department, ensuring a sterile environment at all times.
• Monitor and adhere to personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines to protect staff and prevent cross-contamination.

Performance Improvement Initiatives

• Lead or participate in continuous improvement projects aimed at optimizing sterile processing workflows, enhancing productivity, and reducing errors.
• Implement best practices for instrument handling, sterilization, and storage to minimize risks and improve patient safety outcomes.

• Identified parameters and sterilization method required for each item to be sterilized.
• Corrected instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and instrument tracking systems.
• Recorded biologicals and test results.
• Wrapped trays, instrument packs, and sets.
• Assessed instruments, equipment, and containers to promote cleanliness and proper functioning.
• Picked instruments and supplies for surgeries.
• Tested sterilization equipment by performing regular checks and maintenance to keep instruments in working order.