Keely Utterback
Dunedin
Summary
Knowledgeable Certified Surgical Technologist with experience in the hospital and out patient surgery center setting. Strong background in labor and delivery, minimally invasive neuro spine, pain management, and general surgery. Skilled in sterile processing, patient care, instrument preparation, and maintaining sterile environments to ensure safe and efficient surgical procedures.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Physician Partners of America
07.2024 - Current
- Assist in minimally invasive neurospine procedures, including laminectomies, kyphoplasties, and anterior cervical discectomy and fusions (ACDF).
- Support interventional pain procedures such as SI joint repairs, minimally invasive lumbar decompressions, Intracept procedures, and trial/permanent placement of spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulators.
- Provide intraoperative support for general surgical cases, specializing in hernia repairs.
- Perform sterile processing duties, including assembling and sterilizing surgical instrument trays in preparation for upcoming procedures.
- Serving as a patient care technician, aiding pre-op and PACU nurses with patient transport, linen changes, and supply restocking tasks.
- Manage surgical inventory and supply procurement through the ENVI online ordering system, ensuring timely and accurate resource availability.
Certified Surgical Technologist
BayCare - Morton Plant Hospital
02.2023 - 07.2024
- Assisted surgeons with vaginal deliveries, C-sections, tubal ligations, hysterectomies, D&Cs, cervical lacerations, and postpartum hemorrhages.
- Prepared operating rooms, maintained sterile fields, and performed counts of instruments and supplies before, during, and after procedures.
- Responded quickly to STAT and ASAP situations as a surgical technologist and first assistant.
- Managed room turnover and provided patient care during pre-, intra-, and post-operative phases.
- Acted as circulator, ensured equipment functionality, and restocked supplies as necessary.
- Assisted with patient check-in, set up labor and postpartum rooms, and supported newborn care.
- Retrieved and transported instruments to sterile processing for cleaning and sterilization.
Education
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
Hillsborough Community College
12.2022
Associate of Arts -
St. Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL12-2018
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Suturing wounds
- Aseptic and sterilization techniques
- Equipment set up and operation
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Physician Partners of America
07.2024 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist
BayCare - Morton Plant Hospital
02.2023 - 07.2024
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
Hillsborough Community College
Associate of Arts -
St. Petersburg College
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