KRYSTINA TRIEMSTRA
Sterile Processing Management and Data Analytics
Dyer,USA
Summary
Results-oriented professional with strong organizational capabilities and a talent for navigating challenges. Proactive and goal-oriented with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Dedicated to driving team success and contributing to organizational growth. Skilled in identifying opportunities for technological enhancements and implementing effective solutions. Detail-oriented with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Enthusiastic with a positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Educator
Instrumental Education LLC — Chicagoland area
05.2019 - Current
- Teaching Sterile Processing Basics to Students (CBSPD materials)
- Educate students to best practices of Sterile Processing in preparation for Final exam and Certification & Administer final exams
- Provide examples of real life situations they will encounter and provide guidance on how to handle potential uncomfortable communications
- Offer recommendations of facilities that would be best for them to seek employment based on their level of understanding upon passing the course
- Provide resources and encourage students to take additional certification exams
Educator
University of Chicago Medicine
02.2023 - 08.2024
Manager
University of Chicago Medicine
03.2021 - 02.2023
- Responsible for all Central Sterile Processing activities and areas
- Collaboration with Assistant director to fill open positions in CSP, inclusive of GI endoscope reprocessing
- Oversee all processes, and ensure compliance with infection prevention guidelines and JC
- Ensure data is captured and correct for support of department needs, as well as compliant for JC
Supervisor
Aya Healthcare — University of Chicago Medicine
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Responsible for workflow and productivity of the staff, particularly on the dispatch side
- Rounding of the three buildings
- Return of unused supplies/trays
- Return of dirty trays/instrumentations for decontamination
- Ensure proper shelving of sterile trays in sterile storage
- Customer service to OR’s and Ancillary departments; pick-up/drop off
- Productivity of staff: pulling of cases, emptying of cart wash, emptying of genesis racks/inserting of retention plates
- Collaboration with second Supervisor overseeing Assembly
- Timely communication of missing instrumentation needed for next day’s cases
- Pulling of case carts for all three buildings; begin pulling by 5pm to expedite the missing list of trays and peel packs needed for next day’s cases
- Immediate pulling of add-on cases
- Ensure accurate documentation for Scope processing, clinics, daily checks in decontamination and sterilization areas as well as temperatures
Resource Coordinator for Surgical Instrumentation and Data Analyst
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 02.2021
- Key achievements: Received the Ascendco Spotlight Hero Award for work on Data management with the NM tracking system and Epic integration
- Implementation and creation of non-conforming tracking, event data tracking, Inventory Management Resource Coordinator meetings, implementation and build out of the Cenitrac instrument tracking system, purchase of new workstations for prep and packaging area, presentation of data at surgical service line meetings, partnering with Ascendco for data alignment, reorganization of Sterile Storage area
- Relationship and communication building
- Regular rounding meetings with OR service coordinators and liaisons to address needs/concerns
- Meetings with prime vendors to discuss instrumentation needs and discuss trials, new instrumentation and surgeon requests
- Partner with Educators to prepare instrumentation information for staff in-services
- Partner with onsite vendors for repairs and maintenance schedules and data presentations
- Identify opportunities with loaner tray Vendors for sets to become on-site loaners or consigned trays
- Data management
- Data compilations and presentations as requested by Surgical Services and Surgeons such as repair trends, volume of replacement, associated costs, yearly/quarterly trends, MTR (Mean Time to Repair) quarterly averages on urology flexible scopes
- Censitrac Tracking system management
- Reporting: Instrumentation, Repairs, Sterilization, Decontamination, Productivity, Tray information
- Trays and Instrumentation: Create, edit and maintain tray information, partner with in-house Epic users for Epic tray ID’s in preparation for Epic-Censis integration, creation of instrumentation records and addition of instrumentation to product catalog
- Ascendco Data Project Lead: Data alignment and data maintenance in Censitrac, instrument and tray standardization, single instrument pattern standardization opportunities, Censis to Epic data alignment, preference card standardization
- Ordering and Financial Responsibilities
- Request of quotes and ordering of Surgical instrumentation
- Replacement instrumentation, new surgeon requests; Ordering of genesis and tray containers; Working with vendors for custom made instrumentation
- Office supplies, items for instrument reorganization, and special items for projects
- Worked with new vendor to customize prep and packaging workstations
- Completion of non-conforming trays
- Responsible for maintaining instrumentation and repair budgets: Maintain separate GL accounts and categories and proper assigning of these categories upon submission for orders/repairs and PO requests
- Department/process improvement projects
- Lead or provide support to co-leaders and staff to complete designated projects and process improvements
- Examples: instrumentation back stock, sterile storage reorganization
- Provide coverage as floor supervisor over SPD technicians as necessary & Perform any and all other requests in a timely manner
Interim Manager; Coordinator
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
04.2015 - 10.2016
- Key achievements: Returned in 2015 as Coordinator; worked all shifts as necessary
- Fulfilled Interim Manager Position in May of 2016
- Accountable for management of staff to ensure proper workflow and productivity
- Organize and maintain the systems necessary for the case cart system
- Employee Development
- Engaging in Physician satisfaction
- Operation and Maintenance of the budget and Strategic planning
- Inter-departmental collaboration to ensure proper terminal sterilization and high level disinfection of instrumentation
Certified Sterile Processing Technician II
Saint Mary Medical Center
10.2012 - 10.2014
- Key achievements: Self-directed working environment on second/end-of-shift staff (1-2 employees)
- Responsible for ensuring all priority and loaner trays are finished for next day’s cases; Maintain high accuracy of instrumentation tray assembly; Maintain positive working atmosphere with evening/on call OR staff and Company Reps
- To ensure proper communication of surgical needs and information about add-on cases; Ordering and stocking of OR sutures
- Accurate assembly of instrumentation in surgical service trays; priority given to Ortho, Neuro/Spine and Gastro/Urology services and necessary Turn-over trays (by OR request due to case volume)
- Knowledge of vital instrumentation in trays
- (Nonconforming sets which are usable without specific pieces of instrumentation.)
- Ability to assemble and restock various brand consigned trauma trays within a timely manner and accuracy
- Cleaning and proper sterilization of all instruments, trays, and equipment for use in surgery as well as customer service
- Receiving of loaner instrumentation and trays
- Knowledge of Steam, ETO gas, and gas compatible sterilizers (low temperature hydrogen peroxide)
- Responsible for overall cleanliness of department and equipment on a nightly basis
- Stocking of surgical linen and general SPD/OR supplies
Certified Sterile Processing Technician I
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
01.2011 - 10.2012
- Key achievements: Filled in as Lead Technician/Coordinator in absence of Lead/Coordinator (position was not open for application at time in 2011) Tasks included prioritization and distribution of work to ensure necessary instrumentation was available to surgical and ancillary departments in a timely manner; Communication Liaison between OR staff and SPD staff; Responsible for assisting staff as necessary to complete daily assignments
- Accurate assembly of instrumentation in surgical service trays; priority given to Doctor’s, specialty and Turn-over trays (by OR request due to case volume)
- Knowledge of vital instrumentation in trays
- (Assembly not complete and tray not usable without specific pieces of instrumentation.)
- Ability to assemble and restock various brand consigned trauma trays within a timely manner and accuracy
- Cleaning and proper sterilization of all instruments, trays, and equipment for use in surgery as well as customer service
- (Phones and fax.); Receiving of loaner instrumentation and trays
- Knowledge of Steam and gas compatible sterilizers (low temperature hydrogen peroxide)
- Knowledge of proper procedure for sending instrumentation out for sharpening and repair
Sterile Processing Technician I
Saint Margaret Mercy Hospital
11.2008 - 05.2010
- Accurate assembly of instrumentation in surgical service trays; priority given to Doctor’s, specialty and Turn-over trays (by OR request due to case volume)
- Ability to assemble and restock various brand consigned trauma trays within a timely manner and accuracy
- Cleaning and proper sterilization of all instruments, trays, and equipment for use in surgery
- Knowledge of and use of steam and gas sterilizers
- Responsible for daily supplies order and special orders for items not stored in the warehouse
- Prompt answering of the phone and intercom to supply surgery with immediate needs and supplies
Gift Shop Cashier
05.2008 - 11.2008
- Running of cash register: counting the drawer at beginning and end of business hours; responsible for returns
- Make out cash deposit slips and money drops
- Cleaning, restocking and pricing merchandise; Supervising of Volunteers
Education
BA - Healthcare Admin.
Indiana Institute of Technology
Munster, IN05.2015
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN01.2008
Indiana Academic Honors Diploma -
Hanover Central Jr/Sr. High School
Cedar Lake, IN01.2005
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Impress
- Abacus
- Censitrac
- CaseChek Tracking Systems
- Tableau
- Power BI
- EPIC
- Data Analytics
- Ordering & Inventory of supplies/instrumentation
- Safe materials handling
- Record keeping
- Organization
- HIPAA
- JC
- AAMI Knowledge
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
Certification
- Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT)
- Ambulatory Surgery Technician (CASSAT)
- Certified Instrument Specialist (CSIS)
- Management Certification (CSPM)
- Certificate in Healthcare Data Analytics
Accomplishments
- Data & Process Improvement: Spear-Headed Censitrac and EPIC integration for streamlined surgical instrumentation tracking. Led Ascendco data optimization project for surgical services. This
- Leadership & Compliance: Managed sterile processing departments ensuring JC and AAMI compliance. Successfully past 4+ JC surveys.
- Operational Excellence: Implemented process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce errors in sterile processing workflows. Successfully implemented conversion of two tracking systems for surgical instrumentation with integration into epic systems.
- Financial Optimization: Managed and optimized budgets for surgical instrumentation repairs and department supplies.
- Education & Mentorship: Successfully trained and mentored new technicians and students enhancing workforce competency.
- Award Recognition: received the Ascendco Spotlight Hero Award for outstanding contributions to Sterile processing data management.
Timeline
Educator
University of Chicago Medicine
02.2023 - 08.2024
Manager
University of Chicago Medicine
03.2021 - 02.2023
Supervisor
Aya Healthcare — University of Chicago Medicine
01.2021 - 03.2021
Educator
Instrumental Education LLC — Chicagoland area
05.2019 - Current
Resource Coordinator for Surgical Instrumentation and Data Analyst
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
10.2016 - 02.2021
Interim Manager; Coordinator
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
04.2015 - 10.2016
Certified Sterile Processing Technician II
Saint Mary Medical Center
10.2012 - 10.2014
Certified Sterile Processing Technician I
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
01.2011 - 10.2012
Sterile Processing Technician I
Saint Margaret Mercy Hospital
11.2008 - 05.2010
Gift Shop Cashier
05.2008 - 11.2008
Purdue University Calumet
Indiana Academic Honors Diploma -
Hanover Central Jr/Sr. High School
BA - Healthcare Admin.
Indiana Institute of Technology
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