Surgical Technologist Extern
Woman's Hospital
10.2023 - Current
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Cleaned and maintained operating equipment to keep resources in good working condition and ready for use.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
