Summary
Overview
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Education
Certification
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Krysta Burgler

Krysta Burgler

Kent,WA

Summary

To obtain a Full Time position with the team here at the Hospital that will continue to challenge me as a Surgical Technologist. Where I can build upon my knowledge and professional skills in the operating room, meet new team members and Doctors and learn new and different ways to achieve tasks. I am a very Driven Surgical Technologist offering just a little over 10 years' experience in ambulatory and hospital settings as well as trauma. Well-versed in almost all surgical specialties and procedures, some very well, others not so much but I'm always willing to try and I am ALWAYS Willing to LEARN. Proven leader and instrumental in developing new education for staff on new policies, procedures and equipment. Eager to take career to the next step with a growing organization offering opportunities for professional development and advancements.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Skills

  • Aseptic and Sterilization Techniques - Knowing and aware at all times, no corners cut
  • Collecting Medical Specimens, Handling, Verifying, and Labeling correctly
  • Pre-Surgical Preparation - checking supplies beforehand, separating open/hold items
  • Equipment Operation and know how to troubleshoot on and off the field so if I am paired with a technology impaired nurse we will be just fine
  • Team Work Makes the Dream Work!!!
  • Assisting Surgical Team - I pride myself on my level of anticipation
  • Staffing Assignments - Always flexible
  • Training - Love to Train new people, and teach and pass on all the knowledge, tricks, and tips I have gained and that have been given to me
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Split Hearing - Can have an ear on the field and one on my nurse
  • Memory - Somehow, Someway, I have no idea but I retain by doing and learning as I go and it just sticks with me

Work History

Surgical Technologist

The Polyclinic/ Optum
Seattle, WA
11.2018 - Current
  • Setup operating and surgery rooms by helping my nurse preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
  • Maintained high infection control standards, I am known as a sterile Queen! I'm totally ok with it, more sterile the better off the patient will be.
  • Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
  • Anticipate doctor needs, to the point in my career if they have to ask for something I'm not doing my job right. I pride myself on giving 100% while at work.
  • Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, colorectal, gynecological, orthopedic, podiatry, plastic hand surgery, neurological, urology, some ENT and plastic surgery procedures.

Lead Surgical Technologist

Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
10.2014 - 10.2018
  • Full Time Day shift, Lead Specialties Included General Oncology, Colorectal, and Transplants. I ended up with great rapport and several friends with surgeon's over the years.
  • On the Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant team for all four years I was at Swedish, taking a minimum of one week of 24hour call a month.
  • Swedish offers many specialties, I have been able to keep up with the majority of them over the years.
  • Swedish was an amazing learning opportunity over the four years I was there, Three of them being a Lead tech.
  • However I consistently strive for growth and learning, as well as being able to teach and pass my knowledge on.

Surgical Technologist

Kootenai Medical Center
Coeur D'Alene, ID
07.2013 - 09.2014
  • Worked Full Time - Started on day shift working varies schedules mostly twelve hour shift
  • Proceeded to night shift in March to help our team out, so shift responsibilities varied between the two shifts
  • Main focus For Night Shift in a Trauma 3 going for a Trauma 2 is always patient safety and surgeries, preparing all operating rooms for their first cases, picking cases for the day includes all instruments, suture, saw blades and burrs, all equipment needed for case, and any additional specialty supplies
  • Stocking all operating rooms from main core supply, docking Dornoch (suction machine), and putting away instruments sent up from central processing after being sterilized
  • At Kootenai Medical Center I become a multi-specialty surgical technologist, with the ability to assist due to working nights cause its just you and the doctor, there is no one else there to help or assist.

Surgical Technologist

Sacred Heart Health System
Spokane, WA
08.2012 - 06.2013
  • Specialized in all Lumbar and cervical cases, including all decompressions as well as fusions, also familiar with craniotomies and VP
  • Preparing the operating room for the day, verifying that all surgical supplies are present for surgery, gathering suture, burrs, and doctors’ gloves for all cases that day. Shunts, and familiar with some Deep Brain Stimulation procedures
  • Trauma Level II Surgeries, All Orthopedic Surgery, Vascular Surgery,
  • Major General Oncology Surgery, Gynecology, Urology, Plastics, Robotic Surgery, and Neurosurgery

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology

Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA
08.2012

Associate of Science - AA of Arts And Science

Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
06.2010

High School Diploma -

Sammamish High School
Bellevue, WA
06.2005

Certification

  • CST - Certified Surgical Technologist - #136445 Expires 08/2024
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Certified Surgical Technologist License # ST60486966 - Expire 07/14/2023

Timeline

Surgical Technologist

The Polyclinic/ Optum
11.2018 - Current

Lead Surgical Technologist

Swedish Medical Center
10.2014 - 10.2018

Surgical Technologist

Kootenai Medical Center
07.2013 - 09.2014

Surgical Technologist

Sacred Heart Health System
08.2012 - 06.2013

Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology

Columbia Basin College

Associate of Science - AA of Arts And Science

Bellevue College

High School Diploma -

Sammamish High School

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