Mary Herbert
Belle Rose,LA
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure with 12 years experience in an Operating Room setting as an Certified Surgical technologist position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN
08.2023 - 09.2024
- Anticipated the surgeons needs in numerous services such as Robots, Vascular, Cath Lab, neuro, general, Ortho, Cv, Pv, Cysto and mich more! Able to perform surgical count appropriately, Assist Surgeon to carry out case efficiently! Works well under criticism as well! Maintained sterile environment in the operating room, adhering to strict infection control protocols for successful surgeries.
- Promoted a culture of safety and accountability by participating in regular departmental meetings, discussing challenges, successes, and areas for improvement within the cardiovascular surgery team.
- Supported post-operative care management by educating patients on recovery guidelines and providing follow-up assistance as needed.
- Reduced surgery time by collaborating closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals during cardiovascular operations.
Surgical Technologist
Womans Hospital
Baton Rouge, LA
11.2017 - 07.2023
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Maintained high infection control standards.Scrubbed different specialities: Ortho, Neuro, general, plastics, trauma, robots, l&d, cysto and more!
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
Surgical Technologist
Our Lady Of The Lake
Baton Rouge, LA
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Anticipated surgeons needs in numerous amount of specialities such as Vascular, stent placements, general, Robots, Cysto, GI, HVI, CV, PV, Ortho, Nuero, ENT and much more! Im able to perform count appropriately and efficiently! Performs surgical scrub to reduce microbes, Works well under criticism!
- Distinguish when there is a break in sterile technique and field!
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
Surgical Technologist
Oschner Hospital
New Orleans, LA
06.2013 - 11.2017
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures. Scrubbed in different specialties such as: trauma, ortho, neuro, gyn, general, ortho, Gu, vascular, GI, cysto and more!
Education
Surgical Technologist - Surgical Technology
Fortis Colleege
Baton Rouge, LASkills
- P>Infection control protocols
- P>Pre-surgical preparation
- P>Setting up and operating equipment
- P>Passing surgical instruments
- P>Specimen collection
- P>Wound Dressing
Timeline
Cardiovascular Surgical Technologist
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
08.2023 - 09.2024
Surgical Technologist
Our Lady Of The Lake
07.2019 - 09.2021
Surgical Technologist
Womans Hospital
11.2017 - 07.2023
Surgical Technologist
Oschner Hospital
06.2013 - 11.2017
Surgical Technologist - Surgical Technology
Fortis Colleege