Connie Rodriguez
Ogden
Summary
Attentive sterile processing technician with several years of experience in healthcare. Good communication skills, a strong attention to detail and a superior work ethic. Looking for a permanent role in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sterile Processing Technician
Triage
Ogden
09.2025 - Current
- Disassembled and cleaned surgical instruments to prevent cross-contamination and ensure patient safety.
- Conducted routine inspections of sterilization equipment to maintain optimal performance and compliance.
- Performed quality assurance checks on sterilized instruments to verify adherence to established protocols.
- Collaborated with surgical teams to ensure timely access to necessary sterile supplies for procedures.
- Documented sterilization processes meticulously to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and standards.
- Utilized various sterilization methods, including steam and chemical, in accordance with industry standards.
- Maintained a clean and organized sterile processing area to uphold infection control standards.
- Executed proper handling and storage of sterile instruments to ensure their integrity and availability.
- Prepared trays, instrument packs and surgical sets.
- Inspected instruments for cleanliness, proper function and breakage by viewing instruments before assembly.
- Operated steam sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, dry heat ovens, and other related equipment.
Certified Pharmacy Technician II
Fresh Market | Associated Food Stores, Inc/ Kent’s
Ogden
09.2020 - Current
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
- Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
- Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
- Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges.
- Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
- Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
- Immunization certified.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Ogden Regional Medical Center
Ogden
08.2021 - 06.2024
- Conducted routine audits of medication storage areas to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation protocols.
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired, or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Adhered to all federal, state and local laws governing the practice of pharmacy technicians.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing, data entry, answering phones.
- Maintained pharmacy inventory by performing regular checks on stock levels, anticipating shortages, and managing reorder processes.
- Educated patients on medication usage, side effects, and storage requirements to enhance understanding and adherence.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to resolve medication-related issues and provide optimal patient care.
- Assisted in the preparation of sterile products, including IV admixtures, ensuring a high level of precision and safety.
- Managed prescription records by documenting all transactions accurately to maintain compliance with regulatory standards.
- Provided support during immunization clinics, administering vaccines under the supervision of licensed pharmacists.
- Assisted pharmacists in preparing prescriptions for filling, including counting tablets and labeling bottles.
Central Sterile Technician
Intermountain Healthcare
South Ogden
09.2013 - 06.2022
- Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments.
- Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack and label surgical instruments.
- Sterile instruments and equipment.
- Pull case carts.
- Clean, troubleshoot and correctly use CP equipment.
- Perform and record all biological and chemical sterilization tests.
- Issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
- Issue sterile supplies to using areas.
- Perform inventory duties as required.
- Verify that all sterilization processes have been completed and met parameters before making equipment available for use.
- Assembled, wrapped, and labeled surgical instruments for safe storage and usage.
- Operated sterilization equipment effectively, adhering to established procedures and safety standards.
- Conducted regular inspections of sterile supplies and instrumentation for quality assurance.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of sterile instruments.
- Maintained a clean and organized sterile processing area to uphold infection control standards.
- Documented all sterilization processes to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Responded promptly to requests from surgical teams for required instruments and supplies.
Inventory Specialist II
Intermountain Healthcare
South Ogden
06.2012 - 06.2022
- To maintain supplies in various locations throughout the hospital.
- Communicate with manufacturers and buyers on back orders, returning of products, finding substitutes items.
- Place daily orders for patient care floors as well as distribute incoming products.
- Stay in constant communication with patient care floors about orders, changes, special needs.
- Managed inventory levels by monitoring stock supplies and anticipating needs across various departments.
- Executed daily supply orders for patient care areas, ensuring timely delivery and availability of essential items.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to address supply chain issues, implementing solutions for back-ordered products.
- Conducted regular inspections of inventory storage areas to uphold safety and sanitation standards.
- Maintained comprehensive records of inventory movements and reconciled discrepancies to ensure data accuracy.
- Executed stock rotation processes to minimize waste and ensure the availability of current products.
- Trained new staff on inventory management procedures and best practices to enhance operational efficiency.
- Developed relationships with suppliers to negotiate favorable terms and streamline the ordering process.
- Utilized inventory management software to track stock levels and generate usage reports for decision-making.
- Implemented best practices in inventory control to optimize supply levels and reduce costs.
- Monitored expiration dates of products, ensuring timely removal of outdated stock from inventory.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to update inventory needs based on changing patient care requirements.
- Coordinated inventory, stocking and ordering.
- Participated in physical inventory counts to keep information accurate and current.
Pharmacy Technician Trainee Externship
Walgreens
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
- Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
- Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
- Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges.
- Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
- Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
Quality Control Inspector
Southern Classic Food Group
Ogden
01.2010 - 12.2013
- Confirm that plant audit procedures are properly carried out and assigned work schedules are maintained.
- Determine overall plant product quality by conducting and evaluating various product tests and tests related to ingredients and packaging.
- Resolve major quality problems at bottler production facilities, warehouses, and market areas as required.
- Evaluate and take corrective action when necessary with regard to product date coding and trade age management at all levels of product movement.
- Educate and instruct plant personnel in recommended quality control testing, equipment sanitation and general sanitation and housekeeping practices. Confirm these procedures are being maintained.
- Consult with plant management and personnel on better operational procedures to improve overall efficiency and product yields.
- Discuss plant evaluation with plant management, make appropriate recommendations and set timetable for improvement and corrections.
- Function as an information source for bottlers and other departments when critical quality issues arise.
- Prepare plant evaluation reports and submit them to manager, quality assurance Services.
- Assist in development of special department projects and work in conjunction with manager, quality assurance services.
- Accept responsibility of training and preparing new employees for this position.
Production/Quality Inspection
Fersinus Medical
Ogden
01.2003 - 12.2005
- Worked on conveyer assembly line.
- Reworked orders according to company's standard.
- Inspected materials for quality assurance on fast moving conveyors.
- Prepared work for assembly line.
- Inserted and extracted need and unwanted materials.
- Packed and shipped orders.
Customer Service/Cashier
Wal-mart
Riverdale
01.1999 - 12.2003
- Operated cash register to total customers' purchases; received cash and checks as well as credit and debit cards.
- Assisted customers with returns and exchanges following company policy.
- Cashed payroll and government checks.
- Assisted fellow employees with drops and deposits.
- Worked in lay-a-way as well as night receiving.
Education
Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College
Ogden, UTSkills
- Packaging
- Infection Control Training
- Clinical pharmacy experience
- Customer Service
- Cash Handling
- Ten Key
- Housekeeping
- Warehouse
- Shipping & Receiving
- Linen Services
- Organized
- CRCST Cert
- Bank Deposits
- Serving/Waitress
- Pharmacy Technician Trainee
- Pharmacy Technician Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Quality Assurance
- 10 Key Data Entry
- Quality Inspection
- Sterilization techniques
- Medical supply management
- Infection control procedures
- Inventory management
- Safety compliance
- Packaging and labeling
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Surgical kit assembly
- Diagnostic testing
- Supply management
- Ultrasonic cleaning
- Sterilization procedures
- Pulling case carts
- Surgical instrument knowledge
- Computerized tracking
Certification
- CRCST
- Pharmacy Technician Certification
- PTCB Certification
Timeline
Sterile Processing Technician
Triage
09.2025 - Current
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Ogden Regional Medical Center
08.2021 - 06.2024
Certified Pharmacy Technician II
Fresh Market | Associated Food Stores, Inc/ Kent’s
09.2020 - Current
Pharmacy Technician Trainee Externship
Walgreens
01.2016 - 12.2016
Central Sterile Technician
Intermountain Healthcare
09.2013 - 06.2022
Inventory Specialist II
Intermountain Healthcare
06.2012 - 06.2022
Quality Control Inspector
Southern Classic Food Group
01.2010 - 12.2013
Production/Quality Inspection
Fersinus Medical
01.2003 - 12.2005
Customer Service/Cashier
Wal-mart
01.1999 - 12.2003
Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College