Kareema Jennings
Canton,Georgia
Summary
Dedicated Sterile Processing professional with expertise in mentoring new staff, implementing best practices, and ensuring compliance with AAMI/ANSI, CDC, and Joint Commission standards. Committed to driving operational efficiency, maintaining quality assurance, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Sterile Processing Tech 2
Northside Hospital Cherokee
Canton, Georgia
04.2024 - Current
- Delivered over 200 hours of precepting and mentorship for new sterile processing technicians, covering decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and storage, ensuring staff competency and adherence to best practices.
- Collaborated with ENT and surgical teams to ensure instruments and equipment were properly sterilized, assembled, and available for all procedures, minimizing delays and supporting surgical efficiency.
- Maintained strict compliance with AAMI/ANSI, CDC, and Joint Commission (JC) standards, ensuring departmental readiness for audits and quality assurance inspections.
- Ensured compliance with AAMI/ANSI, CDC, and Joint Commission (JC) standards, enhancing quality assurance and regulatory audit readiness.
- Efficiently manage surgical needs lists and coordinate tray preparation to ensure timely availability for procedures.
- Delegate tasks and track assignments to ensure efficiency and accuracy in tray assembly.
- Handle drop-off and pick-up of clinic and loaner trays, maintaining accurate documentation for smooth logistics.
- Leveraged CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist) and CHL (Certified Healthcare Leader) credentials to uphold high standards of patient safety in sterile processing.
Education
GED -
Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA02-2024
Skills
- Instrument decontamination and disinfection
- Surgical tray assembly and inspection
- Infection prevention and aseptic technique
- Adherence to IFUs (Instructions for Use)
- Biological and chemical monitoring
- Case cart management
- Regulatory compliance (AAMI/ANSI, CDC, Joint Commission)
- Precepting and mentoring
- Quality assurance processes
- Staff training and competency development
- Perioperative collaboration
- Workflow optimization and process improvement
- Needs list management and workflow coordination
- Task delegation and team collaboration
- Clinic tray and loaner instrument logistics
Certification
Certified Healthcare Leader (CHL)
Timeline
Sterile Processing Tech 2
Northside Hospital Cherokee
04.2024 - Current
GED -
Chattahoochee Technical College