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Education
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Desha Powell

Weldon,North Carolina

Summary

Dedicated, dependable Surgical Technologist offering 19 years' experience in the hospital setting, skilled in various surgical specialties. Fully committed to safety protocols, patient care excellence, and growth through community outreach. Eager to take next career step into your organization offering opportunities for professional development and advancement.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Surgical Technologist

Aequor Healthcare Services-Lev 1 CHKD & Chippenham
01.2023 - 08.2023
  • Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
  • Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, plastic, robotic, urologic, and vascular procedures.
  • Functioning in call/callback capacity for emergent and trauma cases as required.
  • Aiding in maintaining adequate par levels and equipment as assigned room/service specialty requirements.

Surgical Technologist

Southside Reginal Medical Center
11.2019 - 08.2022
  • Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
  • Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological and plastic surgery procedures.
  • Assisting surgeons and staff during level three trauma cases(mva, gunshots, stabbings, etc)
  • Execution and documentation of daily logs-(ie temp/humidity, equipment checks, implant storage and prep for oncoming staff).
  • Daily report to oncoming staff of unexpected equipment needs and additions/cancellations OR schedule
  • Traveling to sister facilities weekly assisting with ortho procedures(total knees).



Surgical Technologist

Southern Virginia Regional Medical
03.2012 - 11.2018
  • Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
  • Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological and plastic surgery procedures.
  • Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools.
  • Precepted students and introduced new staff members to protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards and overall facility policies.
  • In the absence of sterile processing staff decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
  • Maintained biologicals and equipment quality controls daily.
  • Ordered and maintained par levels of designated internal and external vendors.
  • Traveled to sister facilities as schedule required assisting during opthalmic and orthopedic cases as necessary.

Surgical Technologist

UNC Rex Healthcare
04.1997 - 01.2011
  • Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
  • Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological and plastic surgery procedures.

Education

Surgical Tech Completion - STEPS Surgical Tech Training Program

UNC Rex Healthcare , Raleigh, NC
09.2005

Certified Nurse Assistant II - Pre-Nursing/College Transfer

Halifax Community College, Weldon, NC
06.1992

High School Diploma -

Weldon Stem High School Career Academies, Weldon, NC
06.1991

Skills

  • AHA Basic Life Support
  • EPIC EMR
  • Patient Data Identification
  • Position Patients
  • Sterile Field Management
  • OR Set up and Preparation
  • Surgical Team Scrubbing
  • Pass Instruments
  • Biological Specimen Collection
  • Aseptic and Sterilization Techniques
  • HIPAA Proficiency
  • GENERAL, GYN, OBSTETRICS, ORTHO-Total Joints(ROSA), PLASTICS, ROBOTICS(DaVinci), THORACIC, UROLOGY, and VASCULAR,

Certification

Commonwealth of Va

Department of Health Professions

David E. Brown, D.C., Director

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Registered as a Surgical Technologist

Desha C. Powell

Issued Number

03/09/2022 0137001070


American Heart Association

BLS Provider (CPR and AED)

ISSUED 10/15/2022

EXP 10/2024

ECard Code 22541938616

Timeline

Surgical Technologist - Aequor Healthcare Services-Lev 1 CHKD & Chippenham
01.2023 - 08.2023
Surgical Technologist - Southside Reginal Medical Center
11.2019 - 08.2022
Surgical Technologist - Southern Virginia Regional Medical
03.2012 - 11.2018
Surgical Technologist - UNC Rex Healthcare
04.1997 - 01.2011
UNC Rex Healthcare - Surgical Tech Completion, STEPS Surgical Tech Training Program
Halifax Community College - Certified Nurse Assistant II, Pre-Nursing/College Transfer
Weldon Stem High School Career Academies - High School Diploma,

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