Jason Murphy
Kasson
Summary
Dedicated Surgical Technologist with over 10 years of experience in surgical environments. Proficient in wound dressing, instrument sterilization, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with surgical teams to streamline workflows and enhance patient care.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Surgical Technologist
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; St. Mary's Hospital Campus
Rochester, MN
10.2021 - Current
- Assisted in preparing surgical instruments and equipment for various procedures.
- Ensured compliance with safety and hygiene standards within the operating room environment.
- Collaborated with surgeons and nursing staff to facilitate efficient surgical workflows.
- Monitored sterile fields to maintain optimal conditions during surgeries.
- Adapted to changing surgical schedules and priorities to support team efficiency.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
Surgical Technologist
Woodbury Surgical Suites
Woodbury, MN
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Conducted inventory management for surgical supplies, ensuring availability for all procedures
- Collaborated with surgeons and nursing staff to facilitate efficient surgical workflows.
- Monitored sterile fields to maintain optimal conditions during surgeries.
- Ensured compliance with safety and hygiene standards within the operating room environment.
- Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
Surgical Technologist
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Owatonna, MN
08.2015 - 04.2020
- Facilitated successful surgeries, preparing patients for surgery through washing, shaving, and disinfecting incision sites.
- Facilitated smooth operation of surgical procedures, preparing operating rooms with necessary equipment and supplies.
- Assisted in complex surgical procedures, providing critical support for successful patient outcomes.
- Optimized resource utilization, managing surgical inventory to prevent shortages and overstocking.
- Ensured sterility of operating rooms and surgical instruments, significantly reducing risk of post-operative infections.
Surgical Recovery Coordinator
LifeSource Organ Donation
Rochester, MN
07.2008 - 04.2015
- Facilitated organ recovery processes in collaboration with surgical teams and healthcare facilities.
- Assisted Recovery surgeons with surgical recovery. Filed proper donor paperwork with UNOS. Adequately packed and labeled Organs for pickup and delivery.
- Streamlined documentation processes to enhance accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Recovered research organs including Heart for Vessels and Lungs.
- Responsible for packing or solutions, donor paperwork and pertinent supplies for travel.
Education
Associate of Science - Associate of Applied Sciences
Rochester Community And Technical College
Rochester, MN05-2003
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Aseptic techniques
- Sterile technique proficiency
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Surgical assistance
- Equipment set up
- Instrument sterilization
- Basic life support
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Wound dressing
- Suturing
- Wound closure techniques
Certification
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist NBSTSA
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; St. Mary's Hospital Campus
10.2021 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Woodbury Surgical Suites
04.2020 - 10.2021
Surgical Technologist
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
08.2015 - 04.2020
Surgical Recovery Coordinator
LifeSource Organ Donation
07.2008 - 04.2015
Associate of Science - Associate of Applied Sciences
Rochester Community And Technical College