Proven leader in sterile processing, adept at staff supervision and operations management, significantly enhanced surgical instrument availability at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital. Considerable experience in regulatory compliance and process improvement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sterile Processing Coordinator
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
05.2018 - Current
Ensure daily surgical instrument demands are met and communicated to operating room staff.
Oversee the process of receiving surgical instrumentation for the operating room.
Use our ERP system to order necessary instrumentation and initiate instrument repairs.
Communicate with surgical leadership, physicians, and vendors on a daily basis to solve instrument issues.
Tasked to lead an A3 improvement project to streamline the management of surgical inventory - Successfully executed tracking over 500 high value instruments and their respective obsolescence dates.
Manage over 300 instrument repairs yearly by reaching out to OEM's, sales representatives, and operating room staff efficiently and expeditiously to reduce instrument downtime.
Sterile Processing Supervisor
HealthEast Care System
12.2014 - 05.2018
Oversaw a department of 17 technicians with the goal of safely supplying seven operating rooms, endoscopy lab, and various clinics with required instrumentation for surgical cases.
Led department to successful Joint Commission Survey - February, 2018
Responsible for creating staff schedules and approving timecards.
Educated staff on up-to-date best practices per manufacturers instructions for use and industry standards.
Used computer software to generate productivity, quality, and inventory management reports.
Actively engaged staff in departmental Value Based improvement.
Involved in hiring, coaching, and corrective action processess.
Sterile Processing Technician - Lead
Henry Ford Hospital
06.2012 - 11.2014
Member of the Henry Ford Hospital Service Excellence Team.
Promoted to afternoon lead sterile processing technician with the responsibility of leading 12 technicians to ensure the OR has the instrumentation needed for upcoming cases.
Decontaminated, assembled, high-level disinfected and sterilized surgical instruments and endoscopes.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Macomb Community College
Warren, MI
08.2010
Skills
Staff Supervision
Regulatory Compliance
Process Improvement
Customer Service
MS Office
Operations Management
Auditing
Coaching
5S
Quality Assurance
Timeline
Sterile Processing Coordinator
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
05.2018 - Current
Sterile Processing Supervisor
HealthEast Care System
12.2014 - 05.2018
Sterile Processing Technician - Lead
Henry Ford Hospital
06.2012 - 11.2014
Associate of Arts -
Macomb Community College
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