Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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Letitia Steel

Letitia Steel

Wilmer,AL

Summary

Driven Surgical Technologist offering 18 years' experience in ambulatory and hospital settings. Well-versed in sports medicine, total joint replacement, general surgery and plastic surgery procedures. Proven leader and instrumental in developing new total joint replacement programs and educating staff on new policies, procedures and equipment. Eager to take next career step with growing organization offering opportunities for professional development and advancement.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Surgical Technologist

Trustaff Travel Nurses
07.2021 - 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.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
  • Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Certified Surgical Technologist

Providence Health & Services
04.2018 - 07.2021
  • 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.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.

Travel Certified Surgical Tech

Trustaff Travel Nurses
02.2017 - 01.2018
  • Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
  • Performed post-operative care by moving patients to recovery and monitoring condition.
  • Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Maintained safe working environments by adhering to safety protocols and reporting hazards.
  • Followed scrub-in procedures by gowning and gloving correctly to assist in sterile fields.

Certified Surgical Technologist

Thomas Memorial Hospital
03.2014 - 01.2017
  • 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.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.

Certified Surgical Tech Instructor

Virginia College Of Biloxi
03.2013 - 03.2014

prepared lessons and taught surgical technique !

prepared students for clinical rotation .

I was proud to be able to get this school ready to be kahep certified,so that our students could set for the national certification.


Certified Surgical Technologist

Travel Nurses Across America
11.2011 - 03.2014
  • 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.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.

Certified Surgical Technologist

Ocean Springs Hospital
04.2005 - 11.2011
  • 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.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Maintained high infection control standards.

Education

Certificate - Surgical Technology

Virginia College of Mobile
Mobile, AL
04.2005

GED -

College of The Ouachitas
Malvern, AR
10.1984

Skills

  • Emergency Situations
  • Isolation Precautions
  • Operational Processes
  • Specimen Collection
  • Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
  • Inventory Restocking
  • Patient Confidentiality
  • Patient Safety
  • Total Joint Replacements
  • Gynecological Surgery
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Preparing for Surgeries

Accomplishments

    trained and inserviced on the da Vinci Xi

    Trained on ROSA

Certification

  • CST - Certified Surgical Technologist NBSTSA
  • BLS

Timeline

Certified Surgical Technologist

Trustaff Travel Nurses
07.2021 - Current

Certified Surgical Technologist

Providence Health & Services
04.2018 - 07.2021

Travel Certified Surgical Tech

Trustaff Travel Nurses
02.2017 - 01.2018

Certified Surgical Technologist

Thomas Memorial Hospital
03.2014 - 01.2017

Certified Surgical Tech Instructor

Virginia College Of Biloxi
03.2013 - 03.2014

Certified Surgical Technologist

Travel Nurses Across America
11.2011 - 03.2014

Certified Surgical Technologist

Ocean Springs Hospital
04.2005 - 11.2011

Certificate - Surgical Technology

Virginia College of Mobile

GED -

College of The Ouachitas
Letitia Steel