J Refugio Gomez Robles
San Jose,CA
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven healthcare professional with a proven track record at Sutter Health. Adept at enhancing equipment efficiency and team productivity, demonstrating excellence in staff training and infection control. Strong communication skills and bilingual capabilities. Spearheaded process improvements, resulting in significant boosts to operational standards. Proficient in SPM and EPIC, embodying leadership qualities with a keen focus on quality control and compliance.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
SPD Tech II
Sutter Samaritan Surgery Center
11.2023 - Current
- Performed daily maintenance and troubleshooting of SPD equipment.
- Adhered to operating and safety procedures during cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing endoscopes and equipment.
- Identified opportunities for process improvement within the organization's use of SPD Equipment.
- Prepared trays, instrument packs and surgical sets.
- Collaborated with other departments to resolve issues related to SPD equipment usage across multiple platforms.
- Calibrated, troubleshot or repaired equipment and corrected malfunctions.
- Researched industry trends in order to recommend upgrades or replacements of outdated SPD equipment.
- Readied instruments for sterilization procedures and completed decontamination protocols.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
SPD Tech II
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
06.2007 - 03.2024
- Perform a wide variety of tasks related to biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance, i.e.
- Bowie-Dick packs, steam, and Sterrad biological testing.
- Maintain sterilization logs and effectively prioritizes instrument needs through Impress/SPM computer systems
- Decontaminate, assemble, and sterilize instrument sets in multiple departments
- Thoroughly inspect and clean all flexible and rigid scopes, such as ENT, respiratory, gastro, and colonoscope.
- Acted as a Team Lead for a few weeks and managed 10 people in the department, maintaining professionalism, implementing positive ideas, working on the schedules, and leading the department tremendously, which boosted team morale.
- The position is also responsible for training, directing, checking, reviewing, assigning, organizing, coordinating, and reporting the work performance of one or more other Central Service Techs or Sterile Processing Techs.
- Introduced new arrivals to other participants, explained facility rules and encouraged participation.
Certified Medical Assistant
01.2004 - 12.2006
- Perform wide variety of multitasking accordance with HIPAA regulations
- Administer patient blood and urine sample, prepare lab processing
- Maintained and clean exam room and all medical equipment
- Demonstrate proficiency in taking medical histories and vital signs, as well as in performing venipuncture injection
- Record, manage, and update patient information and medical histories, handle phone system and appointment
- Knowledge of ICD-10-CM and HIPAA & OSHA regulations
Education
Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) -
HSPA
01-2022
Some College (No Degree) - Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER)
HSPA
01-2022
Some College (No Degree) - CRCST
HSPA
01-2007
Certified Medical Assistant -
Center for Employment Training - CET
San Jose, CA01.2002
H.S. Diploma -
Mt. Pleasant San Jose H.S.
San Jose, CA01.2000
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Efficiency in English
- Efficiency in Spanish
- Bilingual
- Ability to work under pressure
- Proficient in SPM
- Proficient in EPIC
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Surgical instrument knowledge
- Compliance standards knowledge
- Equipment calibration
- Workplace safety
- Infection control protocols
- Computerized tracking
- OSHA regulations compliance
- Inventory management systems
- Staff training
- Quality control
- Data entry
Timeline
SPD Tech II
Sutter Samaritan Surgery Center
11.2023 - Current
SPD Tech II
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
06.2007 - 03.2024
Certified Medical Assistant
01.2004 - 12.2006
Some College (No Degree) - Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER)
HSPA
Some College (No Degree) - CRCST
HSPA
Certified Medical Assistant -
Center for Employment Training - CET
H.S. Diploma -
Mt. Pleasant San Jose H.S.
Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) -
HSPA
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