Kelli Townsend
Lexington,SC
Summary
Skilled Surgical Technologist and Assistant offering more than 6 years of experience and well versed in Robotics, Gynecology, Urology, Colorectal, Bariatrics and General surgical procedures. Adept at orienting and training technical staff and implementing policies to streamline workflow. Excited to bring expertise to organization offering room for advancement. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Models medical teamwork and physical stamina.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Aya Healthcare
11.2021 - Current
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Demonstrated adaptability when faced with emergency situations or unexpected complications during surgeries, providing prompt support to surgical teams.
- Expedited surgery room turnover times by swiftly preparing operating rooms for subsequent surgeries, maximizing efficiency within the department.
- Assisted with trocar placement, patient skin closure, colorectal stapling.
- Assisted in many Robotic, Gynecology, Colorectal, Urology and General surgeries.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Lexington Medical Center
05.2019 - 07.2021
- I worked with a team each day to prepare and set-up for emergent and non-emergent surgical procedures
- I set-up or assisted doctors for numerous procedures during 12-hour shifts
- I was flexible and able to work any specialty, but mostly worked in general bariatrics
- I would circulate, scrub, assist and clean up as necessary
- Working in the OR is a team effort and being flexible and adaptable worked best.
Student Surgical Technologist
Richland Memorial, Baptist Hospital (Both Prisma Health now)
01.2019 - 08.2019
- I was a student at this time earning clinical hours
- I have hundreds of clinal hours with personal documented surgical experience.
Education
Surgical First Assistant Diploma - Surgical First Assistant
08.2024
Surgical Technologist Diploma -
08.2019
Bachelor’s Of Business Administration in Management -
12.2000
Skills
- Over six years surgery and circulating experience in a large operating room
- BLS certified
- Certified surgical technologist
- Surgical First Assistant experience
- Aseptic and sterilization techniques
- Preparation and surgery set-up
- Passing of instruments for surgeries over 13 hours
- Proficiency in Laparoscopic, Robotics, Gynecological, Colorectal, Urology, General and Bariatrics surgeries
- Dressing wounds on the surgical field, stapling, wound vac placement, dressing drains, colostomy bag placement
- Proficiency in trocar insertion, drain closure, wound closure and stapling the colon
- Specimen collection and labeling
- Epic charting system
- Equipment operation and troubleshooting
- Patient positioning, hair removal and prep for surgery
- Communication
- Team work
- Patient confidentiality
- Hard working
- Compassion for patients
- Surgical Instrument Knowledge
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Safe sharps disposal
- Surgical equipment operation
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Preceptor and teaching
- Management
Certification
- First Aid
- BLS CPR
- Surgical Technologist
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist - Aya Healthcare
11.2021 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist - Lexington Medical Center
05.2019 - 07.2021
Student Surgical Technologist - Richland Memorial, Baptist Hospital (Both Prisma Health now)
01.2019 - 08.2019
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting - Surgical First Assistant Diploma, Surgical First Assistant
- Surgical Technologist Diploma,
- Bachelor’s Of Business Administration in Management,
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