Darlene Edge
Iron Station,NC
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Technologist
Novant Health Orthopedics And Sports Medicine
03.2023 - Current
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Pre-op and post-op calls, filling out consents and preparing charts for surgery, preparing pre-op anesthetic injections.
- Setup room to provide our patients with an environment that allows them to feel comfortable during the procedure as they are completely awake, ie music of their choice, not too bright, too cold, enough pillows, etc.
- Deliver assistance and support to surgeon during orthopedic procedures.
- Evaluate procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Take an additional set of vitals at the end of the procedure, administer post op instructions, and escort the patient back to the lobby if no one else is available then turnover room for next case.
- At the end of the surgery day, prepare soiled instruments for transport to SPD for reprocessing.
- Order and put away supplies for the extremity pod in Charlotte and for Huntersville office.
- Help with management of patient flow to ensure timeliness of schedule and continued patient and provider satisfaction.
- Prepare and set up injections.
- Splint, suture and staple removal, dressing changes.
- Dressing changes, brace and splint application.
- Obtain interpreter services as needed.
- Scanning, entering orders, and injections.
- Preparing charts and printing all necessary notes/test results.
Surgical Technologist
Novant Health Ballantyne Surgery Center
07.2019 - 03.2023
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, ENT, plastic surgery procedures, pain injections, laparoscopies, colonoscopies, endoscopies, and fat transfers with centrifuge.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Pulled supplies and instruments for all upcoming cases.
- Maintained all surgeon preference cards.
- Ordered all supplies for the OR, pre-op, and anesthesia.
- Filled in the lead tech role when she was unavailable to do so.
- Room turnover in between cases.
- Put away stock daily.
- Quarterly inventory.
- Helped out in PACU when needed with patient assistance.
- Front desk assistance.
Surgical Technologist
Atrium Health Mercy Hospital
02.2009 - 07.2019
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
Surgical Technologist
Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital
02.2004 - 02.2009
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during orthopedic, and some plastic surgery procedures for gastrocnemius flaps and reconstruction after revisions.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
Specimen Accessioner Lead
Piedmont Pathology Associates
08.2001 - 01.2003
- Recorded and analyzed data to produce reports of results.
- Adhered to laboratory safety procedures to maintain compliance with quality control standards.
- Participated in lab meetings.
- Prepared samples for analysis by performing sample preparation tasks.
- Coding and transcription.
Insurance Coordinator
North State Medical Group
04.2000 - 07.2001
- Verified insurance and communicated coverage to staff and patients.
- Obtained data such as patient, insurance ID, insurance provider and medical codes to properly file insurance claims.
- Obtained prior authorization and precertification for outpatient procedures.
- Filed and tracked insurance claims and communicated claims status to patients.
- Front desk fill in as needed.
Education
Surgical Technology - Surgical Technology
Presbyterian School of Nursing Now Queens College
Charlotte NCAssociate of Applied Science - Healthcare Management
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC08.2001
Skills
- Surgical Team Scrubbing
- Epic User
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Ariba Ordering System
- Lawson Ordering System
- Time Management Skills
- Customer Service Skills
- Teamwork
- Work Ethic
Additional Information
Mission trips to Cuba, Honduras, and two trips to Panama with OpWalk Carolinas to perform total joint replacements for the people of these countries.
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
Novant Health Orthopedics And Sports Medicine
03.2023 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Novant Health Ballantyne Surgery Center
07.2019 - 03.2023
Surgical Technologist
Atrium Health Mercy Hospital
02.2009 - 07.2019
Surgical Technologist
Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital
02.2004 - 02.2009
Specimen Accessioner Lead
Piedmont Pathology Associates
08.2001 - 01.2003
Insurance Coordinator
North State Medical Group
04.2000 - 07.2001
Surgical Technology - Surgical Technology
Presbyterian School of Nursing Now Queens College
Associate of Applied Science - Healthcare Management
Catawba Valley Community College
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