Hicham Balan

• Versatile experience supporting a wide range of surgical specialties, including urology, robotic surgery, gynecology, plastics, and general surgery, with additional basic exposure to orthopedic, neurosurgery, and spine procedures.
• Coordinated surgical support by managing instrument transfer and ensuring sterile field integrity to enhance procedural safety.
• Maintained compliance with safety standards and infection control requirements across operating room activities.
• Facilitated communication among surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and scrub techs to streamline OR workflow.
• Prepared patients for surgery through positioning on operating table and sterile draping support.
• Organized equipment, tools, and supplies for procedures while arranging instruments according to surgeons' preference cards.
• Mentored junior surgical technologists on best practices and procedural readiness to foster team competency.
• Monitored supply inventory levels and initiated orders to support uninterrupted surgical availability.
• Utilized effective time management skills while providing quality patient care services within an acute setting.

• Supported surgeon by draping patients, handling instruments, retracting tissues, delivering medications, suctioning wounds, sponging, supporting limbs, and facilitating patient movement.
• Ensured aseptic technique during sterile preparation by monitoring practices, reporting breaks, and containing contaminated instruments.
• Performed decontamination of equipment, instruments, and supplies while maintaining cleanliness of rooms, furniture, and equipment according to established procedures.
• Facilitated specimen identification, labeling, and proper disposition following departmental procedures to ensure accurate processing.

• Practical surgical skills were gained through support during gastrointestinal lab rotation.
• Daily equipment remained compliant with departmental policies and procedures through routine inspection.

Clear education was provided on differences between diagnostic and interventional gastrointestinal procedures.