Cortlynn Plumlee
Blackfoot,ID
Summary
Meticulous Certified Surgical technologist excited to bring 1-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.
Will hit 2 years of experience in early March.
Have also put many hours in the sterile processing department.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Bingham Memorial Hospital
03.2022 - Current
- 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.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
- Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
- Controlled bleeding during procedures by applying hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures and electrocautery equipment.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Certified Surgical Technologist
College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls, ID05.2022
High School Diploma -
Rigby High School
Rigby, ID05.2020
Skills
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- Pre-Surgical Preparation
- Infection Control Protocols
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Transporting Patients
- Patient Confidentiality
- Suturing
- Setting up and Operating Equipment
- Safe Sharps Disposal
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Conflict Resolution
Certification
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Bingham Memorial Hospital
03.2022 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Certified Surgical Technologist
College of Eastern Idaho
High School Diploma -
Rigby High School
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