Laquanda "Toni" Dockery

Surgical Technician 4

Oct 2018-2023

Atrium Health, Carolinas Medical Center-Charlotte,NC

• Able to first assist with surgeon an also run the back table, which is helpful when our facility is short staff
• Awarded for using my charismatic direct authority to be a preceptor to new employees that built an environment of trust that allowed learning which made better patient care an employee longevity
• Accepted lead role "Whipstich" which consist of checking case carts to ensure they have supplies, instruments, equipment that is needed for surgery which consist of a better flow of the day, an keeps surgery times on time, which my service saw a decrease in down time by 10% over a year, which saved on OR budget
• Served as a liaison between surgeons an spd staff to ensure specialty instruments are available for next day surgeries or to follow cases which helps with patient care an surgeon satisfaction

Surgical Technician 3

July 2013-Oct 2018

Atrium Health,Carolinas Medical Center-Charlotte,NC

• Strong knowledge in Pediatrics, General, Gynecology, Urology, Plastics surgery instruments, which helps in knowing what not to open, which decreases waste an improve efficiency
• Established a trustworthy relationship with surgeons by maintaining clear communication about case needs, an also understanding nonverbal cues which can be key in emergent situations an patient outcomes
• With strong assistants can be efficient in Vascular an Orthopedics, quick learner
• Became the ambassador for the safety committee team in which we came up with a uniform count that brought down sentinel events by 10% in that year

Surgical Technician 2

Jan2009-July 2013

Atrium Health, Carolina Medical Center-Charlotte, NC

• Able to work independently an effectively in SPD an OB departments when short staff
• Selected to be on a surgery team that traveled globally to the Dominican Republic to serve under privileged children in life saving surgeries, able to be a quick thinker an work in a unfamiliar environment
• Uses downtown effectively by offering others assistance, stocking rooms, an pulling case carts

Surgical Technician

Oct 2005-Jan2009

Atrium Health, Carolina Medical Center-Charlotte,NC

• Selected to be the pediatric tech when the Levine Children Hospital opened up, serviced over 50 patients in one year of MIS surgeries
• Assist in transporting, positioning, prepping, an draping patients
• Organized equipment and instruments in alignment with surgical protocols and surgeon preferences.

Surgical Technician 4

• Became a internal traveler to share responsibilities with staff.
• Introduced to small robotic surgeries to help with lunches.
• Communicated effectively with team members regarding patient needs during operation times.

Surgical Technician

June 1997-Oct 2001

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

• Cleaned and sterilized instruments and equipment followed policy procedures, an industry standards
• Set up sterile back table with instruments, supplies, equipment, need for the procedure according to facility policy
• Effectively supported surgeons in fast paced healthcare environments, resulting in better patient care and less pain medication post-surgery