KEAGAN HEMENWAY
Olympia
Summary
Experienced Operating Room Assistant with 3+ years collaborating with physicians and nurses to ensure seamless and secure functioning of operating rooms. Proficient in major OR procedure protocols, providing proactive support to Surgeons and Anesthesia Providers. Recognized for delivering prompt and precise technical and manual assistance, even in high-pressure situations. Positive and reliable individual with a proactive attitude, adaptable to fast-paced and high-stress environments. Strong understanding of medical terminology and patient care, combined with exceptional skills in maintaining sterile environments and assisting healthcare professionals. Committed to ensuring smooth operations and contributing to optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Room Assistant
Providence St. Peter's Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Assisted surgical staff with patient care, transportation, and preparation for procedures
- Prepared and maintained positioning devices and equipment in readiness for surgical cases
- Maintained the cleanliness and organization of the surgical suite to uphold safety and efficiency standards
- Contributed to quality improvement processes within the perioperative environment
- Assisted in training and mentoring new team members, ensuring adherence to department protocols
- Collaborated with doctors, nurses, surgical technologists, and leaders to achieve seamless team functionality, centering on safe patient care
Cook, Relief
Providence St. Peter's Hospital
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Demonstrate the ability to work under varying circumstances efficiently with minimal supervision
- Able to execute all currently trained stations with accuracy and timeliness
- Punctual and consistently able to work
- Execute job duties promptly
- Take direction and critique well adhering to training procedures to ensure consistency
- Created a personal consolidated timeline of job positions to help ensure tasks were completed promptly
- Kept work area clean, sanitary, and organized
General Manager/Catering Chef
Ramblin Jack’s
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Maintain a high level of quality control for $1.5 mil
- - $2.0 mil./year restaurant managing all aspects of day-to-day restaurant operations, including ordering all food and small wares products needed for the operation of both restaurant and catering program
- Supervised a team20 front of house and15 back-of-house employees, maintaining all appropriate service cards, hiring/firing, scheduling, training, and service standards adhered to for all staff members
- In addition, ran a catering and events program for events of up to500 people, from business parties to weddings, facilitating any needs requested by guests
- Almost all clients return customers
Sous Chef of Restaurants
Great Wolf Lodge
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Maintain a high level of quality control for $7.0 mil
- - $8.0 mil./year Food & Beverage operation coordinating multiple outlets during peak service hours nightly and weekends
- Supervise daily operations for a team of60 cooks, and15 dishwashers
- Supervise and implement breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu revisions for ala cart, buffet, and banquet menus
- Maintain and exceed food and labor costs for back-of-house operations
- Ordered all produce for the F&B department, in conjunction with the Purchasing Agent, as well as tested all potentially new products with Executive Chef and Purchasing Agent before onboarding
- Manage interviews, progressive discipline, and terminations of staff
- Responsible for all scheduling of ala cart restaurant and nighttime back-of-house staff
- Analyze, interpret, and adjust staffing pars based on P&L and labor forecast reports
- Responsible for F&B forecasting to determine outlet open/close and schedule forecasting for the entire F&B operation
- Nominated and participated in the “Training Council” as the F&B representative recognized for exemplary training standards and practices
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA06-2025
Skills
- Interpersonal relationship building
- Operating room preparation
- Infection control protocols
- Sterile technique proficiency
- Multitasking efficiency
- Strong communication skills
- Motivational attitude
- Team collaboration
- Professionalism and ethics
- Patient transport
- Patient positioning
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- Registered Nurse License (RN) (Expected July 2025) - WA State Nursing Board.
Timeline
Operating Room Assistant
Providence St. Peter's Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2025
Cook, Relief
Providence St. Peter's Hospital
01.2019 - 01.2022
General Manager/Catering Chef
Ramblin Jack’s
01.2013 - 01.2018
Sous Chef of Restaurants
Great Wolf Lodge
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- Registered Nurse License (RN) (Expected July 2025) - WA State Nursing Board.
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
South Puget Sound Community College
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