JOHN PHILIPS
Certified Surgical Technologist
Killeen,TX
Summary
Highly skilled Certified Surgical Technologist with extensive experience at Baylor Scott and White, adept in maintaining sterility and supporting surgeons with precision. Demonstrates exceptional collaboration and detail-orientation, ensuring positive patient outcomes and efficient operating room preparation. Mastery in EHR software and equipment sterilization highlighted by dependability in high-stakes environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Baylor Scott and White
Temple, TX
- Scrub into surgical procedures, maintaining a sterile field throughout the operation and passing instruments and supplies to surgeons as needed
- Assisted in identification, labeling and proper specimen disposition using departmental procedures
- Maintain accurate documentation of surgical procedures, including patient information, surgical counts, and post-operative care instructions
- Ascertained correctness of count prior to closure of body cavities and surgical wound
- Assist surgical team in preparing operating rooms for surgeries, ensuring all equipment and supplies are sterilized and readily available
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Northwest Surgery Center
Houston, TX
- Scrub into surgical procedures, maintaining a sterile field throughout the operation and passing instruments and supplies to surgeons as needed
- Assisted in identification, labeling and proper specimen disposition using departmental procedures
- Maintain accurate documentation of surgical procedures, including patient information, surgical counts, and post-operative care instructions
- Ascertained correctness of count prior to closure of body cavities and surgical wound
- Assist surgical team in preparing operating rooms for surgeries, ensuring all equipment and supplies are sterilized and readily available
Merchandiser / Package Handler
Independent Contractor
Bethlehem, PA
06.2021 - 12.2024
- Audit various products and services via specific instructions
- Ensure inventory is accurately assessed as well as recorded for company records
- Maintain and improve upon various aspects of specified products and brands
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Lehigh Valley Hospital Network
Allentown, PA
05.2021 - 02.2023
- Worked as needed for up to three shifts a month
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Surgery Center of Allentown
Allentown, PA
10.2010 - 05.2021
- Served as scrub person for basic surgical procedures and participated in complex procedures as needed
- Followed department procedures for scrub persons by assembling surgical packs, supplies and instruments for surgical cases and preparing operating room for surgery
- Inventoried and monitored instruments, sponges and needles on operative field using department count procedures
- Assisted with monitoring and reporting blood and fluid loss during cases
- Anticipated surgeon’s needs and assists surgeon by draping patients, holding/passing instruments, retractors, sutures, and medications, applying surgical dressings, suctioning and sponging surgical wounds, holding extremities, and moving patients
- Performed or assisted in sterile preps as needed/requested by monitoring aseptic techniques of surgical team members at field, reporting and correcting breaks in sterile technique immediately, and controlling location of contaminated instruments and supplies
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Riverside Regional School of Health Careers
Newport News, VA
08.2006 - 09.2010
- Assisted in surgical procedures while maintaining a high level of sterility
- Organized the turnover of the O.R
- Suites between cases, disposed of trash and linens
- Assisted in identification, labeling and proper specimen disposition using departmental procedures
- Inspected instruments and power equipment prior to use to assure operational order surgical procedures as needed
- Ascertained correctness of count prior to closure of body cavities and surgical wound
- Utilized knowledge of sterility and surgical procedures, to assist in ensuring positive patient outcome
- Cleaned the equipment and environmental surfaces
Education
Technical School - Surgical Technology
Riverside Regional School of Heath Careers
Newport News, VA10.2006
High School -
London Central H.S.
High Wycombe, London, England05.2002
Skills
- Patient Preparation
- Recording Patient Medical History
- EHR Software
- EClinical Works Software
- Medical Supply Inventory
- Skills necessary for success at CST
- Equipment Sterilization
- Performing diagnostic procedures
- Sterile Technique
- Patient Interaction
- Detail-Oriented
- Collaboration
- Physical Fitness
- People skills
- Dependability
References
- Brian Kephart, OAA Orthopedic Specialist, 610-295-3663, briankephart@hotmail.com
- Ony Momah, OAA Orthopedic Specialist, 631-875-4169
- Phil Bortz, Director of Nursing, RN, BSN, Surgery Center of Allentown, 610-533-5970, pbortz47@gmail.com
Certificationsandassociations
- National Board of Surgical Technology and Assisting, Member (NBSTA), 2006
- BLS Certification, 2023
Timeline
Merchandiser / Package Handler
Independent Contractor
06.2021 - 12.2024
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Lehigh Valley Hospital Network
05.2021 - 02.2023
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Surgery Center of Allentown
10.2010 - 05.2021
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Riverside Regional School of Health Careers
08.2006 - 09.2010
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Baylor Scott and White
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Northwest Surgery Center
Technical School - Surgical Technology
Riverside Regional School of Heath Careers
High School -
London Central H.S.