Gabriela Rodriguez
Aurora
Summary
Meticulous Sterile Processing Technician with five years of professional experience in the proper care and decontamination of various surgical instrumentation, Excellent skills in assembly and preparation, attention to detail and safety protocols, Diligent and efficient ,Dedicated ,Focused and Bilingual who excel at prioritizing and completing multiple tasks simultaneously , A hardworking with a strong drive to succeed.
Detail-oriented Sterile Processing Technician skilled in sterilization processes, instrument assembly, and quality assurance. Committed to ensuring patient safety through meticulous attention to workflow and communication.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Sterile Processing Technician
University of Colorado (Uchealth)
Aurora
06.2023 - Current
- Knowledge in clinics where we receive instruments from another facilities, in charge to making sure we receive all the instruments according the paperwork
- High level disinfection hand wash
- Breaking case carts down and placing containers in racks, filling the forms to make sure case carts are sending down properly
- Sinks, washing instruments cleaning and disinfecting medical instruments and equipment to ensure they are safe for reuse.
- To ensure that the right instruments and supplies are available at the right time for the right procedure
- Building case carts for the next day procedure and working with the preference card pulling instruments out of the rack system
- Experience with RFT cases
- Helping the ORL when is needed to take instruments to the OR room during procedures or before procedure
- Holding the phone and communicate with the OR if something is needed
- Distribute case carts to the OR room core for the next day procedure
- Scan instruments and place them in the rack system
- Assembly instruments according the recipe in SPM and according surgeon preference
- Assembly instruments coming from another clinics (ENT, RT, SCOPES, ETC)
- Peel packs, wrapping instruments (Cameras, Batteries, scopes, Davinci scopes, Arms, etc)
- Experience in paperwork for clinics to make sure everything is sending back clean and in complete good shape
- Instruments are inspected to ensure they are clean and free of contaminants
- Testing instruments to ensure they are suitable for use and instruments that fail inspection are replaced or sent to repair, inspecting instruments for damage, properly assembling surgical trays, and ensuring correct packaging.
- Documenting sterilization processes, monitoring equipment performance, and reporting any discrepancies.
- Steam and low temp sterrad
- Assemble instruments trays in accordance with established procedures, adhering to specific surgical needs and physician preferences.
- Cleaned, sterilized re-packed and disposed of instruments to maintain a safe patient environment
- Examine equipment for defects
- Thoroughly cleaned and decontaminated surgical instruments and medical devices following established protocols, ensuring complete removal of bioburden.
- Operated various sterilization equipment (Steam ethylene oxide) (Low Temp) to achieve proper sterilization cycles maintaining accurate documentation of sterilization parameters
- Gi scopes, and experience with high-level disinfectant, manual cleaning (hand wash)
- Knowledge on vendor trays
- Inspected and tested medical equipment for functionality and cleanliness.
- Maintained inventory of sterile supplies and ensured proper storage procedures.
- Trained new staff on safe handling and processing techniques of instruments.
- Prepared trays, instrument packs and surgical sets.
- Inspected instruments for cleanliness, proper function and breakage by viewing instruments before assembly.
- Operated steam sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, dry heat ovens, and other related equipment.
- Packaged instruments into peel pouches and properly labeled pouches.
- Maintained accurate records of all sterilized items, including item number, date, time, type of sterilizer used, and operator initials.
- Performed decontamination of medical instruments and equipment to prepare for sterilization.
- Assembled instrument trays according to established protocols using aseptic technique.
- Distributed sterile and non-sterile supplies and medical equipment upon request or case cart requisition.
- Recorded results of biological and diagnostic tests.
- Validated the sterility of processed instruments by performing biological and chemical testing.
- Reported any malfunctions or discrepancies in equipment to management immediately.
- Set proper temperature, pressure and parameters for steam machines to prepare for instrument cleaning.
- Monitored biological and chemical wash solution to determine quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
- Served as a preceptor for new SPD staff; trained employees on decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and IFU compliance.
- Helped new hires reach competency and confidence in independent work.
- Coached new technicians on OR communication, prioritization, workflow, and quality standards.
Sterile Processing Technician
Centura Health
Parker
12.2020 - 01.2023
- Perform decontamination, inspection, and assembly of surgical instruments following AAMI standards and facility policy.
- Operate autoclaves, Sterrad, Steris, or other sterilization systems; document cycle loads, parameters, and BI/CI results.
- Reprocess flexible and rigid endoscopes, ensuring compliance with IFU and infection-control guidelines.
- Build, wrap, or containerize instrument sets accurately with attention to detail and deadlines.
- Maintain clean workflow and support OR with stat requests, missing instruments, and case-cart needs.
- Use tracking software (Censis/SPM/other) to document steps and maintain traceability.
- Operated steam sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, dry heat ovens, and other related equipment.
- Packaged instruments into peel pouches and properly labeled pouches.
- Maintained accurate records of all sterilized items, including item number, date, time, type of sterilizer used, and operator initials.
- Performed decontamination of medical instruments and equipment to prepare for sterilization.
- Assembled instrument trays according to established protocols using aseptic technique.
- Collaborate with OR staff during turnovers, schedule changes, and high-priority cases.
- Familiarity with Epic
Education
High School Diploma -
IRMA
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication
- Patient safety
- Collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Bilingual
- Fast learner and dependable
- Medical terminology
- Teamwork
- Self-motivated
- Multi-Tasker
Timeline
Sterile Processing Technician
University of Colorado (Uchealth)
06.2023 - Current
Sterile Processing Technician
Centura Health
12.2020 - 01.2023
High School Diploma -
IRMA