Lora Limbert
CAPEGIRARDEAU,MO
Summary
Results-oriented individual with a passion for continuous learning and innovation. Known for leveraging analytical thinking and creativity to solve problems and deliver high-impact solutions in fast-paced environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Stay at Home Parent
Self Employed Services
Cape Girardeau, MO
08.2006 - Current
- Managed daily schedules and routines for children.
- Coordinated educational activities and learning opportunities at home.
- Developed meal plans and prepared nutritious meals for family.
- Created a structured environment to support children's emotional well-being.
- Maintained safe play environment.
- Oversaw household management, including budgeting and expense tracking.
- Organized social activities to promote children's social skills and interactions.
- Maintained organized and clean classroom and play areas.
- Established and maintained safe, supportive and welcoming environments for children of all backgrounds.
- Provided nurturing and appropriate environment for children of various ages.
Surgical Technologist
Boone Hospital Center
Cape Girardeau
01.2005 - 08.2006
- Prepared surgical instruments and sterile supplies for various procedures.
- Assisted surgeons during operations by providing necessary tools and materials.
- Maintained sterile field by adhering to infection control protocols.
- Collaborated with surgical team to ensure efficient workflow during surgeries.
- Monitored and documented patient safety and equipment functionality throughout procedures.
- Educated new staff on operating room protocols and best practices.
- Conducted regular inventory checks of surgical supplies and equipment.
- Operated sterilization equipment to ensure all tools met safety standards.
- Communicated effectively with surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and scrub techs while performing duties in the OR environment.
- Assisted in positioning patients on operating table and covered them with sterile drapes.
- Set up equipment, tools, and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Prepared and maintained sterile field for surgical procedures.
- Recounted surgical instruments and supplies at end of operation, eliminating chance of items left inside patient.
- Observed aseptic technique and infection control protocols at all times.
- Verified correct identification of patient prior to any operation or procedure.
- Organized equipment and instruments in alignment with surgical protocols and surgeon preferences.
- Organized and maintained unobstructed operative fields to foster immediate access to retractors and suctioning and irrigation equipment.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Received specimens from pathology laboratory for examination by surgeon during operation.
- Laid out all instruments, supplies and tools as directed by surgeons.
- Collaborated with operating room staff to cultivate efficiency and prepare for scheduled and emergency procedures.
- Scrubbed arms and hands and assisted surgical team with scrubbing, masks and surgical clothing.
Education
Surgical Technology
Columbia Career Center
Columbia, MO, MO 08.2005 - 04.2006
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MOSkills
- Household budgeting
- Child development strategies
- Educational planning
- Nutrition planning
- Family coordination
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Stay at Home Parent
Self Employed Services
08.2006 - Current
Surgical Technology
Columbia Career Center
08.2005 - 04.2006
Surgical Technologist
Boone Hospital Center
01.2005 - 08.2006
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology
Missouri Western State University