KARON BROWN
SURGICAL TECHNICIAN
CHEROKEE,IA
Summary
To prove myself valuable to an organization that is dedicated to patients, the public and its employees. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Technologist
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Cherokee, IA
08.2024 - Current
- Enhanced patient safety by maintaining a sterile surgical environment and adhering to strict protocols.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Handled high-pressure situations calmly and efficiently, contributing to successful completion of critical surgeries.
- Ensured sterility of operating rooms and surgical instruments, significantly reducing risk of post-operative infections.
- Contributed to team knowledge, sharing insights from recent advancements in surgical technology during team meetings.
- Improved surgical precision, assisting surgeons with application of sutures and dressings post-operation.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons.
Surgical Technician
Women’s Hospital of Texas
Pearland, TX
6 2023 - 07.2024
- Assisted in prepping and draping of surgical sites.
- Prepared operating room with necessary instruments and supplies for procedures.
- Provided support to surgeons during procedures by passing instruments and other materials.
- Operated machines such as suction devices, cautery devices, power drills., as directed by physician or surgeon.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Maintained proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Robotics, basic pediatric, laparoscopy, general, gyn and urology surgeries.
Sterile Processing Technician
Trident Medical Center
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Perform proper hand washing techniques, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring and dress code
- Disinfect and sterilize instrumentation, while maintaining proper load parameters and records
- Document and maintain daily records of all QA and Sterilization activities
- Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures
- Participate in competency programs
- Aid in departmental in-services and training
- Inspect, disassemble, sort, clean and process reusable instrumentation and equipment
- Follow all manufacturer recommendations for cleaning agent use and instrumentation care procedures
- Properly reprocess endoscopes
- Adhere to all facility safety policies and procedures including those for blood borne pathogens
- Contribute to teamwork in the workplace
- Display personal work ethic and integrity at all times
- Meet all regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies.
Sales Assistant
CSR-P, Crunch JF Fitness of North America
Charleston, SC
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Assists with membership and retail product sales
- Promotes membership privileges
- Checks in all members and guests in accordance with company procedures
- Answers phones in a courteous, helpful, and professional manner
- Maintains a professional and courteous disposition.
Sterile Processing Technician
Sweet Grass Plastic Surgery
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Assisted in preparing the OR suite for surgery by checking and gathering supplies, equipment and instruments
- Organized the turnovers of the OR suites between cases, disposed of trash and linen, terminally cleaned all equipment and surfaces
- Provided support for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures
- Inspect, disassemble, sort, clean and process reusable instrumentation and equipment
- Disinfect and sterilize instrumentation, while maintaining proper load parameters and records.
Sterile Processing Technician
Low Country Orthopedics
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Perform proper hand washing techniques, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring and dress code
- Disinfect and sterilize instrumentation, while maintaining proper load parameters and records
- Document and maintain daily records of all QA and Sterilization activities
- Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures
- Participate in competency programs
- Aid in departmental in-services and training
- Inspect, disassemble, sort, clean and process reusable instrumentation and equipment
- Follow all manufacturer recommendations for cleaning agent use and instrumentation care procedures
- Properly reprocess endoscopes
- Adhere to all facility safety policies and procedures including those for blood borne pathogens
- Contribute to teamwork in the workplace
- Display personal work ethic and integrity at all times
- Meet all regulatory requirements for sterilization, high-level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies.
Shipping Material Handler
Thorne Research
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Accurately and efficiently build and shrink wrap pallets
- Observe the daily flow of the department and determine which jobs take priority
- Package material and fill customer orders for shipment
- Trained in standard operations procedures and current good manufacturing practices.
Warehouse Associate
Haitian Absolute
05.2020 - 01.2021
- Customer service, commissioning and servicing molding equipment as in cleaning and wrapping machines before they are shipped
- Basic computer knowledge: Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel
- Reading blueprints and diagrams (drawings, schematics)
- Setting up machines for customers: ensuring they are fully functional and operational.
Hill, Rom/Trumpf
SC
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Scheduled shipping medical equipment with various shipping companies: FedEx, Old Dominion, etc
- Communicate with various customers across the country to make sure that the good were shipped at its appropriate place and time.
Field Team Lead and Installation Specialist
Hill-Rom/Trumpf Medical
SC
11.2013 - 01.2018
- Lead a team of installers with one of the largest biomedical installation companies in the south
- Approved new biomedical equipment by conducting tests, ensuring adherence to codes and making modifications as needed
- Installed medical equipment, as well as demonstrating equipment operations to healthcare staff in use and care of equipment, along with answering questions and providing information
- Maintained patient confidentiality, and independently coordinate and manage projects both routine and complex from start to finish.
Warehouse Clerk
United State Marine Corp, SC
01.2000 - 08.2012
- Communicated proficiently and effectively with managers and supervisors
- Responsible for organizing personnel and assist with training of all new employees
- Received, prepared and fulfilled orders from wholesale customers and retail clients
- Responsible for organizing and maintaining all aspects of the warehouse
- Collected and verified all new and altered merchandise
- Performed continuous inventory on all items within the warehouse.
Education
Associate Degree Of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Miller-Motte Technical College
Charleston, SCHigh School Diploma -
Stratford High School
Goose Creek, SCSkills
Collecting medical specimens
Passing surgical tools
OB/GYN procedures
Dressing wounds
Aseptic and sterilization techniques
Preparing for surgeries
Surgical counts
Safely disposing of needles
Instrument preparation
Sterile technique
Equipment Sterilization
Equipment set up
Instrument Knowledge
Anatomy Understanding
Patient Positioning
Operating Room Safety
Sterile Field Preparation
Critical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
MS Office
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED (First Aid CPR AED)
Basic Life Support
Certified in CPR/AED
Surgical Technologist
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
08.2024 - Current
Sterile Processing Technician
Trident Medical Center
02.2023 - 07.2023
Sales Assistant
CSR-P, Crunch JF Fitness of North America
11.2022 - 05.2023
Sterile Processing Technician
Sweet Grass Plastic Surgery
03.2022 - 10.2022
Sterile Processing Technician
Low Country Orthopedics
10.2021 - 03.2022
Shipping Material Handler
Thorne Research
01.2021 - 10.2021
Warehouse Associate
Haitian Absolute
05.2020 - 01.2021
Hill, Rom/Trumpf
01.2020 - 05.2020
Field Team Lead and Installation Specialist
Hill-Rom/Trumpf Medical
11.2013 - 01.2018
Warehouse Clerk
United State Marine Corp, SC
01.2000 - 08.2012
Surgical Technician
Women’s Hospital of Texas
6 2023 - 07.2024
Associate Degree Of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Miller-Motte Technical College
High School Diploma -
Stratford High School