Carolyn Keys Cunningham
Hockley,USA
Summary
Seasoned OR Internal Supply Control Coordinator at The Woman's Hospital/HealthTrust Supply Chain, adept in operations management and customer service. With my expertise, I have expertly managed inventory, ensuring Meditech Data Integrity and contributing to OR margin improvement. I have a proven track record in fostering professional relationships and optimizing supply inventory, demonstrating a 100% commitment to efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OR Internal Supply Control Coordinator
The Womans Hospital /HealthTrust Supply Chain
Houston, USA
10.2024 - Current
- Ability to proactively develop and manage professional relationships with key facility stakeholders, including the OR leadership team and physicians, ensures effective communication and collaboration
- My substantial inventory and supply management skills assure me that all necessary resources are available and managed with utmost efficiency
- The ability to handle inventory in supply areas daily and process both routine and emergency orders provides a sense of security in my ability to manage supply effectively
- Works on Meditech (or other OR system) Data KPIs to ensure Meditech Data Integrity is continuously improved and maintained
- Contribute to the Supply Expense Plan regarding OR margin improvement opportunities as appropriate
- Responsible for managing the implementation, cleanup, and optimization of the OR MIS Supply Inventory dictionary and Supply Inventory on Physician Preference cards
- As part of my responsibilities, I manage the Tissue Tracker issue report, working closely with OR Analysts and Clinical staff to identify and resolve interface issues between the MIS and the Tissue Tracker System, ensuring seamless operations
- Works with CRD and O.R
- Material Manager on all O.R
- Supply conversions to ensure that the preference cards are updated promptly
- Maintain labeling and locate and organize supply areas
- That includes rotating stock and supply expiration audits
- Process bill only and/or replace requisitions to ensure accurate documentation and timely invoice payment
- Serve as the point of contact for vendors and overall vendor management
Medical Assistant /Surgical Technician / CPR Instructor
Fortis Institute
Houston, USA
06.2024 - Current
- Teaches courses as assigned by the Department Chair/DOE/Academic Dean
- Utilizes unit and daily lesson plans
- Utilizes a variety of supplementary resources for students
- Maintains laboratory and classroom organization and cleanliness
- Monitors classroom and student safety and immediately reports safety concerns to the appropriate manager
- Submits assigned grading and attendance documentation by the deadline
- Aids with the planning, development, and maintenance of program curriculum
- Provide each student with course syllabi on the first day of class
- Grades tests, projects, and other assignments within a required time limit
- Records and maintains accurate student attendance and grades
- Participates in student activities, such as serving as club advisor, if asked
- Completes midterm evaluations for each student halfway through the term
- Report the need for supplies and computer equipment to the manager
- Participates in the evaluation of textbooks and other instructional materials
- Conducted first aid, CPR, and AED courses in a manner that helps participants stay engaged in the learning process at an appropriate skill level
- Planned, organized, and trained students to provide first aid, CPR, and AED services
Lead Surgical Endoscopy Technician / Materials Coordinator
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Houston, USA
01.2023 - 09.2024
- Coordinated with all the Endoscopy Department’s Reps to ensure all equipment and scope were rigorously evaluated before opening the department
- Inventory Management
- Data entry
- Managed and ordered all inventory for the department
- Managed and oversaw all staffing, scheduling, time off requests, call-ins, and payroll
- Managed all consignment inventory for the department, including Exhibit A & B replenishment processes for all
- Verifies proper equipment functioning and performance
- The main point of contact for sales representatives and vendors
- Managed the expiration dates for all supplies
- Developed training manners and trained new employees
- Joint Commission Perpetration
- Vital signs, EKG, Labs, POC test, Glucose test, Stocking crash cart
- Participates in care planning and transporting patients
Medical Assistant Instructor
Houston Medical Assistant School
Bryan, USA
03.2022 - 06.2024
- Prepare for each class by reviewing our curriculum for each instructor, which may utilize lab stations
- Demonstrate dental skills/procedures and assist students as they practice direct hands-on in the lab
- Evaluate individual/group performance and make any necessary adjustments to meet student learning needs
- Enforce classroom management and ensure that safety precautions are adhered to
- Skills used include professional, guided leadership, team player, knowledge of position, and confidence in instructing students
- Assisted with graduation ceremonies and pinning
- Record keeping, medical manager software training, injection measurements, and vaccines, as well as professionalism in the workplace
- Student-patient re-enactments and visual education materials; trained and certified as CPR/first aid/AED instructor
- Surgical assisting and surgical sterilization techniques, phlebotomy, EKG training, OSHA, and lab testing
- Ability to convey curriculum and pertinent skills via lectures and direct hands-on demonstrations
Endoscopy Technician/ Traveler
FUSION Medical Staffing/ Christus Santa Rosa Surg Center
New Braunfels, USA
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Prepare and maintain the instruments and equipment used in endoscopy
- Managed and ordered all inventory for the department
- Coordinator of setting up surgical rooms, supplies, cleaning scopes, and restocking supplies
- Managed the expiration dates for all supplies
- Maintain adequate inventory stock levels
Lead Endoscopy Technician / Traveler
Trustaff / WellStar Hospital
Roswell, USA
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Prepare and maintain the instruments and equipment used in endoscopy
- Managed the expiration dates for all supplies
- Schedule cases for Endo procedures and pull case carts for the next day’s surgeries
- Maintain adequate inventory stock levels, stocking crash carts
Lead Mental Health Tech/ / Medical Assistant
West Oaks Hospital
Houston, USA
02.2018 - 12.2020
- Managed and oversaw all staffing, discharge care plans, and daily census updates
- Vital signs, EKG, Labs, POC test, Glucose test
- Stocking crash carts
- Transporting patients
- Observes/ reports changes in patient’s condition
- Perform daily duties as assigned, scheduling, time off requests, call-ins, payroll, assisting with interviews, and hiring all new staff
- Maintain patient records, programs, department, and documentation, ensuring timely documentation
- Accurate and legible and provide precise information on shift-to-shift reports to oncoming staff
- Coordinate staff lunches, staff training
Medical Device Sales Representative
SANESO
Pittsburgh, USA
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Provided outside sales of medical devices, managing all accounts within the Houston, San Antonio, and Austin areas
- Going into hospitals, surgical centers, and gastroenterologist offices
- Educating staff and Doctors on the products using our endoscope
- Set up lunch and learns, providing demonstrations and speaking in depth to key doctors and staff
- Evaluate feedback and prove knowledge on implementing company products in the hospitals and surgical centers
- Perform demonstrations of the SANESO Endoscope in front of over 1,500 healthcare providers
- As well as Regional and Nationwide tradeshow locations
- Developed over 1,000 Key Customer Opinion Leaders (KOL) relationships throughout Houston, San Antonio, and Austin
Senior Endoscopic/Surgical Technologist II
Methodist West Houston Hospital
Katy, USA
04.2016 - 12.2019
- A member of the Inventory committee for yearly inventories
- Maintain and update doctors' preference cards
- Managed the expiration dates for all supplies
- Vital signs, EKG, Labs, POC test, Glucose test
- Inventory Management
- Coordinator of setting up surgical rooms, supplies, cleaning scopes, and restocking supplies
Endoscopic/Surgical Technologist II
Anderson/ Endoscopy Center
Houston, USA
01.2015 - 04.2016
- Managed and ordered all inventory for the department
- Coordinator of setting up surgical rooms, supplies, cleaning scopes, and restocking supplies
- Vital signs, EKG, Labs, POC test, Glucose test
- Position patients for procedures and assist with transporting patients
- Communicated with physicians and other healthcare providers to confirm patients' care plans
Lead Surgical Technologist II
Ochsner Hospital/ Colon & Rectal Surgery
New Orleans, USA
03.2012 - 12.2015
- Evaluate a patient’s condition and needs
- Communicate with physicians and other healthcare providers to confirm care plans
- Coordinator of setting up surgical rooms, supplies, cleaning scopes, and restocking supply
- Position patients for procedures and assist with transporting patients
- Performed the following procedures: Esophagoscopy, Flexible sigmoidoscopy, Single/Double Balloon Technique, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, fine needle aspiration under direct visualization of Endoscopic Ultrasonography, and much more
Lead Liaison Sterile Processing Tech
Integrated Medical System
New Orleans, USA
01.2012 - 12.2015
- Evaluate and examine thoroughly all equipment for defects
- I ensured all sterile supplies were within their expiration dates
- Perform daily duties as assigned, scheduling, time off requests, call-ins, payroll, assisting with interviews, and hiring all new staff
- Sterilizes and assembles all instrument trays that are required for surgeries
- Examine all equipment for any defects
- Assess autoclaves and record results
- Coordinate with the OR staff to provide timely sterile products, trays, and case carts
- Order supplies, deliver sterilized trays to Operating Rooms, and stock all supplies
- Materials management, Case cart pulling, Crash cart stocking, Decontamination
Education
Certified CPR Instructor -
American Heart Association
01.2024
Associate degree - health care administration
Herzing University
01.2023
Certified Surgical Technologist - Diploma
Sanford Brown College
Houston, Texas01.2012
Certified Medical Assisting - Diploma
Bryman College
01.1996
Skills
- Recordkeeping
- Consulting
- Regulatory compliance
- Customer service
- Budget management
- Operations management
Certification
Essentials BLS, 09/26/2024
Timeline
OR Internal Supply Control Coordinator
The Womans Hospital /HealthTrust Supply Chain
10.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant /Surgical Technician / CPR Instructor
Fortis Institute
06.2024 - Current
Lead Surgical Endoscopy Technician / Materials Coordinator
HCA Houston Healthcare West
01.2023 - 09.2024
Medical Assistant Instructor
Houston Medical Assistant School
03.2022 - 06.2024
Endoscopy Technician/ Traveler
FUSION Medical Staffing/ Christus Santa Rosa Surg Center
01.2022 - 12.2022
Lead Endoscopy Technician / Traveler
Trustaff / WellStar Hospital
08.2020 - 12.2021
Medical Device Sales Representative
SANESO
01.2020 - 08.2020
Lead Mental Health Tech/ / Medical Assistant
West Oaks Hospital
02.2018 - 12.2020
Senior Endoscopic/Surgical Technologist II
Methodist West Houston Hospital
04.2016 - 12.2019
Endoscopic/Surgical Technologist II
Anderson/ Endoscopy Center
01.2015 - 04.2016
Lead Surgical Technologist II
Ochsner Hospital/ Colon & Rectal Surgery
03.2012 - 12.2015
Lead Liaison Sterile Processing Tech
Integrated Medical System
01.2012 - 12.2015
Certified CPR Instructor -
American Heart Association
Associate degree - health care administration
Herzing University
Certified Surgical Technologist - Diploma
Sanford Brown College
Certified Medical Assisting - Diploma
Bryman College