Joanne Smith
Mesa,AZ
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Operator / Quality Assurance position. Ready to help team achieve company goals with full-time employment.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operator Technician & Stager
NXP Semiconductors
11.2021 - Current
- Schedule incoming lots in the ESR according to priority.
- Performed quality checks: Pre & post test lot integrity.
- Kept accurate records: Rejects and bin 1 units per lot.
- Fed sensors into machines according to priority.
- Met deadlines by collaborating with team members.
- Followed safety guidelines and protocols.
- Operated various types of machinery: (Matrix, Spea, Prober).
- Documentation: ESR, TeSLA, GERP, Quartz, Email, Word, Excel, Teams, Inventory, 5S
- Create Tape & Reel order for off campus provider.
- Wore ESD smock and heel straps.
Licensed Nursing Assistant
Home For Me Home Care
11.2017 - Current
- Improved patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate private home care.
- Enhanced patient safety through accurate documentation.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living,
- Assisted with meal preparation, washing dishes, laundry, bedding. and trash removal.
- Other: A Better Solution In Home Care & Nursing
- Sante of Mesa Skilled nursing & Rehabilitation
- Advanced Healthcare of Mesa
L&D Surgical Technologist 1
Banner Baywood Medical Center (Banner Health)
09.1999 - 09.2017
- Prepared operating rooms for obstetric surgical cases.
- Enhanced patient safety by maintaining a sterile field.
- Performed First Assistant role for emergency cases.
- Followed aseptic techniques at the surgical field.
- Handled high-pressure emergency cases calmly.
- Mentored new Surgical Technologists in their role.
- Maintained and updated surgeon preference cards.
- Assisted with vaginal and cesarean births in the delivery room and in the operating room.
- Assisted staff with clerical duties: Admissions, answering phones, chart assembly before computers.
- Assisted staff with stocking and cleaning rooms.
- Passed instruments and supplies during OR cases.
- Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases and did sponge, needle, blade, and instrumentation counts.
- Increased efficiency during surgeries by anticipating surgeon''s needs and providing timely assistance.
- Reduced OR turnaround time by teamwork cleanup.
Sterile Processing Instrument Technician
VLMC (Banner Health)
03.1998 - 09.1999
- Inspected, hand-washed, & placed instrumentation in appropriate ultrasonic or pressurized oven cleaners.
- Inspected instruments for function and assembled according to printed recipes accurately.
- Documented autoclave load contents per policy.
- Hand wrapped large instrument trays.
- Inventoried, stocked, & replaced outdated items.
- Pulled case packs for next day surgical cases.
- Answered hospital red phone for fast case preparation.
- Team Leader on weekend shifts.
Dental Assistant
Gental Dental; DDS Of AJ; Core Sleep
06.2019 - 10.2021
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Cleaned, sanitized dental tools, straightened treatment rooms, restocked supplies, prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, surfaces for safety.
- Assisted dentists & hygienists for procedures.
- Recorded patients' health histories for dentists to view. .
Education
Dental Assisting
Arizona College
Mesa, AZ03.2019
Skills
- Vital Signs
- Ambulation Assistance
- Toileting Assistance
- Medical Terminology
- Empathy and Compassion
- Medication Administration
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Care
Accomplishments
Employee of the Month: June 2023 Home For Me Home Care
Shared Leadership: Co-Chair: L&D 2017
Banner Health Friend of Nursing Nominee 2017
Banner Health ACE Awards: 2009; 2011
Banner Health Peer Star of the Month: March 2017
Banner Health 15 Years of Dedicated Service 2013
COMMUNICATION:
Submitted Bright Idea; Hospital implemented lab label template.
Printed baby band for long names & Hospital Alert similar name
Certification
- Licensed Nursing Assistant - [12-2025
- Basic Life Support / CPR / AED - Renewal 2025
- Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card Renewal 2030
- DANB Radiation Health & Safety Renewal 2036]
Fine detail: Embroidery, cross stitch, beading, coloring
I like my creations to look realistic.
Timeline
Operator Technician & Stager
NXP Semiconductors
11.2021 - Current
Dental Assistant
Gental Dental; DDS Of AJ; Core Sleep
06.2019 - 10.2021
Licensed Nursing Assistant
Home For Me Home Care
11.2017 - Current
L&D Surgical Technologist 1
Banner Baywood Medical Center (Banner Health)
09.1999 - 09.2017
Sterile Processing Instrument Technician
VLMC (Banner Health)
03.1998 - 09.1999
Dental Assisting
Arizona College