COLLINS STEPHEN MADUSHA
Houston,Texas
Summary
Collins has 9+ years of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician Active CRCST and BLS-AHA Certification Knowledgeable in sterilization parameters and validation according to AAMI and AORN guidelines Performed daily validation of autoclave and decontamination of equipment Adept at preparing case carts for surgical procedures and conducting inspections to ensure equipment functionality and safety Operates washers, sterilizers, ultrasonic machines, steam and ethylene oxide sterilizers, heat sealers, and additional equipment during sterilization procedures Expert in preparation and packaging of sterile equipment, including Synthes trays, Orthopedic, loaners, neuro, cardiac, dental, Ent/plastic, and general surgery trays
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sterile Processing Tech
William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Identifies malfunctioning items, records related information, and promptly notifies supervisor or biomedical engineer.
- Assists in ordering, stocking and maintaining department inventory levels.
- Performs required duties to maintain a contaminant-free work environment.
- Operated and serviced high level disinfecting ultrasonic washers, steam autoclaves, liquid-based washer/disinfectors, and vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization systems.
- Prepares and distributes operating room and module order requests in accordance with priority.
Sterile Processing Technician - Travel
Northwell Health
06.2024 - 05.2025
- Dissembles, cleans, sterilizes, reassembles and packages sterile supplies according to specifications and/or manufacturer instructions and follows department protocols.
- Operates washers, sterilizers, ultrasonic machines, steam and ethylene oxide sterilizers, heat sealers, and additional equipment during sterilization procedures.
- Adheres to instrument count sheets for surgical sets and case carts.
- Retrieves used trays, instruments and equipment from various surgical and clinical hospital areas for decontamination.
- Examines instruments and patient care equipment for cleanliness, proper assembly and functionality.
- Observed and identified equipment discrepancies, completed minor repairs, submitted work requests, and maintained equipment record.
Sterile Processing Technician – Travel
New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
04.2023 - 06.2024
- Facility Type: Teaching Facility
- Responsible for the proper care, cleaning, and decontamination to include specialized electromechanical equipment [cams, scopes, drills] while observing all departmental operating procedures, safety protocols, and technical standards.
- Operated and serviced high level disinfecting ultrasonic washers, steam autoclaves, liquid-based washer/disinfectors, and vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization systems.
- Prepares and distributes operating room and module order requests in accordance with priority identification, providing excellent customer service for problem resolution.
- Assembled, documented, accounted for, and packaged all instrumentation and sets according to individual department protocols.
Sterile Processing Technician - Travel
NYU Langone Health, Kimmel Pavilion
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Facility Type: Acute-Care Inpatient Facility
- Proficiently operate all equipment necessary for the cleaning and equipment
- Train and assist incoming sterile processing technicians on proper sterilization techniques to ensure uniformity in following standard operating procedures
- Utilize the system within CSSD of tracking vendor instrumentation through the preoperative setting, accounting for all instrumentation coming into the system and returning to vendors.
- Assembled and wrapped all types of instruments trays with a priority on vendor trays for pending operating room procedures.
- Organized and prioritized instrumentation for timely preparation, delivery and processing.
Sterile Processing Technician - Permanent
New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Facility Type: Short-term Acute Care
- Assists in prioritizing processing of instruments and equipment for surgical procedures to facilitate turnover of cases.
- Anticipates instruments needs for following day and assures sterile processing completion.
- May assist the operating room staff in preparing the O.R. suit for surgery by assisting in instrument preparation.
- Acts as HLD specialist. Preforms/assists with daily quality testing on equipment in SPD.
- Assists supervisor in day-day activities to include answering phones and daily staff assignments sheet.
- Communicates closely with staff members concerning instrument requirements and availability.
Sterile Processing Technician - Permanent
Eyes Surgery Center
04.2020 - 07.2021
- Decontaminating, cleaning, inspecting surgical instruments prior to assemble and sterilization.
- Assemble basic instruments trays in accordance with established procedures.
- Determined the proper method of cleaning necessary for different types of instruments and ensured that proper method was always utilized.
- Demonstrated thorough knowledge of the parameters required for sterilization and reported any deviations to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
- Uses sterile processing chemicals according to manufacturer’s instructions for use.
- Wraps or packages and labels instrumentation for sterilization, properly using established generally accepted techniques
- Assist in setting up the operating room to ensure that all equipment is working properly
Sterile Processing Technician - Travel
Mount Sinai Hospital Manhattan
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Facility Type: Short-term Acute Care
- Maintained a clean and safe environment while observing all personal protective equipment standards, standard precautions, infection control practices.
- Operated and serviced several high-level disinfecting ultrasonic washers, steam autoclaves, liquid-based washer/disinfectors, and vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization systems (Steris V-pro).
- Prepares and distributes operating room and module order requests in accordance with priority identification, providing excellent customer service for resolution.
- Assembled, documented, accounted for, and packaged all instrumentation and sets according to individual department protocols.
- Observed and identified equipment discrepancies, completed minor repairs, submitted work requests, and maintained equipment record.
Sterile Processing Technician - Permanent
Lincoln Hospital
01.2016 - 12.2019
- Facility Type: Short-term Acute Care
- Responsible for control of all parts of the Sterilization Process.
- Decontamination, assembly, pack, sterilization, sterile storage and including of remediation of equipment and hazards.
- Prepare surgical trays and supplies in a safe and cost-effective manner using established policies and services for the patient.
- Work in conjunction with the OR staff to provide timely sterile products.
- Provide integrity and sterility of products and services for the patients.
- Maintain consistency and continuous workflow between the OR and central service sterile processing while practicing excellent customer service.
- Operate and maintain decontamination of equipment.
- Report defective equipment to supervisor or staff.
Education
Associate Degree - Finance
School OKO Poly
01.2011
High School Diploma - undefined
Royal Climax College
01.2006
Skills
- General Surgery
- Trauma
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Vascular
- Infection Control
- Disinfectants
- Spine
- Urology
- OB/GYN
- ENT
- Medical Terminology
- Chemical Concentration
Timeline
Sterile Processing Tech
William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
06.2025 - 08.2025
Sterile Processing Technician - Travel
Northwell Health
06.2024 - 05.2025
Sterile Processing Technician – Travel
New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
04.2023 - 06.2024
Sterile Processing Technician - Travel
NYU Langone Health, Kimmel Pavilion
01.2023 - 04.2023
Sterile Processing Technician - Permanent
New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital
07.2021 - 01.2023
Sterile Processing Technician - Permanent
Eyes Surgery Center
04.2020 - 07.2021
Sterile Processing Technician - Travel
Mount Sinai Hospital Manhattan
12.2019 - 03.2020
Sterile Processing Technician - Permanent
Lincoln Hospital
01.2016 - 12.2019
Associate Degree - Finance
School OKO Poly
High School Diploma - undefined
Royal Climax College
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