ELIZABETH LAKEY
Houston
Summary
Detail-oriented Certified Surgical Technician/Surgical Assistant looking for the opportunity to join a rapid growth organization that has a need for a Surgical Technician/Surgical Assistant with extensive experience in a busy clinical/surgical setting.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technician
TOPS Specialty Hospital
03.2010 - Current
- Prepare operating room with surgical instruments, equipment, and sterile linen needed during surgery
- Transport patients and help with positioning
- Pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeon(s)
- Hold retractors, cut suture, and keep inventory of sponges, needles, and instruments used during surgery
- Apply dressings or bandages
- Operate sterilizers, lights, suction machine, and diagnostic equipment.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Host Healthcare
10.2024 - 05.2026
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- 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.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
Surgical Technician
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
08.2009 - 03.2010
- Worked as contract Surgical Tech, traveling to various hospitals and surgery centers.
Donation Recovery Specialist
Lifegift Organ Donation Center
10.2007 - 08.2009
- Provided assistance and support throughout the organ/donation process.
- Primarily responsible for the operating room recovery, preservation, packaging and assistance in the allocation of organs as needed.
- Participated in the kidney pump perfusion.
- Coordinated fly outs.
- Imported organs.
Surgical Technician/Supply Manager
Starpoint Health Surgery Center
02.2006 - 10.2007
- Prepared operating room with surgical instruments, equipment and sterile linen needed during surgery.
- Transported patients and helped with positioning.
- Passed instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeon(s).
- Ordered necessary supplies from manufacture(s) for surgical department.
Education
Certificate of Surgical Assisting - Surgical Assisting, Wound Closure
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
Nashville, TX01.2013
Surgical Technology - undefined
Baptist Institute of Health Professions
San Antonio, TX01.1998
Skills
- Strong medical ethic
- Problem resolution ability
- Extensive medical terminology knowledge
- Patient/family focused
- Wound closure knowledge
- Practiced in sterilization techniques
- Abides by infection control standards
- Body mechanics competency
- CPR/BLS certified
- Patient positioning understanding
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Anatomy
- Safe sharps disposal
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Surgical procedures
- Patient confidentiality
- Preparing for surgeries
- Disposing of biohazardous waste
- Aseptic and sterilization techniques
- HIPAA proficiency
- Infection control protocols
- Team communication
Certification
- BLS - Basic Life Support, 10/31/15
- Certified Surgical Technologist, #125444
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Host Healthcare
10.2024 - 05.2026
Certified Surgical Technician
TOPS Specialty Hospital
03.2010 - Current
Surgical Technician
Favorite Healthcare Staffing
08.2009 - 03.2010
Donation Recovery Specialist
Lifegift Organ Donation Center
10.2007 - 08.2009
Surgical Technician/Supply Manager
Starpoint Health Surgery Center
02.2006 - 10.2007
Surgical Technology - undefined
Baptist Institute of Health Professions
Certificate of Surgical Assisting - Surgical Assisting, Wound Closure
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
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