Melanie Lopez-Osoteo
San Pablo,CA
Summary
- Results-driven O.R professional with over 21 years of experience in roles including Spd Tech, Materials Specialist, Spd Supervisor, Spd Manager, and O.R Buyer. Expertise in streamlining operations, optimizing inventory management, and leading cross-functional teams. Proficient in implementing cost-saving strategies and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
- IAHCSMM Certified member CRSCT
- Instrumentation and materials support provided to O.R service leads and ancillary departments with suggestions for substitutions.
- Efficiently monitored shortages, inventory supplies, and determined necessary restocking and substitutions.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
O.R Buyer
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
04.2022 - Current
- Monitored inventory levels to ensure availability of products for customers.
- Managed inventory control systems to track stock levels, deliveries and related information.
- Implemented strategies for streamlining procurement processes resulting in improved efficiency and cost savings.
- Requested pricing quotes from suppliers to determine best source of supply.
- Utilized LAWSON systems for purchase order processing, tracking, and inventory management.
- Monitored inventory levels and placed orders to replenish stock while minimizing excess.
- Communicates frequently and effectively with end users and act as a liaison between vendor & department service leads
Interim Spd Manager
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Coached, mentored and trained team members in order to improve their job performance.
- Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress and identify areas of improvement.
- Resolved conflicts between employees by providing guidance on company policies and procedures.
- Maintained up-to-date records of employee attendance, payroll information, vacation requests.
- Provided leadership during times of organizational change or crisis situations.
- Scheduled interviews for potential candidates and conducted reference checks prior to hire.
- Monitored staff performance and addressed issues.
- Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
- Led team meetings and one-on-one coaching sessions to continuously improve performance.
- Managed inventory levels to meet demand without overstocking, reducing waste.
- Streamlined communication channels, improving information flow and decision-making speed.
Spd Manager
Fremont Surgery Center
Fremont , CA
06.2021 - 04.2022
- Handled contaminated materials with caution and in adherence to safety protocols.
- Managed departmental inventory and supply ordering.
- Organized and maintained case carts with necessary supplies and instrumentation for all day's surgeries.
- Supervises SPD staff to achieve established operational performance and quality goals.
- Responsible for overseeing all aspects of collection, decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and high-level disinfection.
- Cultivated strong lines of communication with physicians, staff members, and vendors for optimal efficiency.
- Monitored staff performance and addressed issues.
- Oversaw daily operations, maintaining efficiency and quality standards.
Periop Inventory Specialist
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
05.2015 - 05.2021
- Reviews operating room schedule in advance to ensure proper supply levels.
- Reviews operating room schedule in advance to ensure needed supplies are at proper supply level and any other special supplies requested by surgeon are ordered prior to case.
- Working closely with Materials management and Surgery Buyer on changes with supplies.
- Places order for surgical equipment and implants for upcoming cases.
- Reviews operating room schedule in advance to ensure proper inventory supply.
- Prepares case carts in the Perioperative service area.
- Serve as a liaison between various departments and outside vendors.
Sterile Processing Tech Registry
MGA Healthcare Staffing
San Francisco, CA
04.2015 - 05.2015
- Follow proper guidelines to decontamination and sterilization of all instrument sets
- Assured all instruments sets are assembled accurate
- Assisted in any way to help support Spd and/or the O.R
- Prioritize work load and ensures that sets are ready for surgery
Sterile Processing Supervisor
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
San Francisco, CA
05.2010 - 02.2015
- Supervises decontamination, cleaning preparations, assembling, wrapping sterilization, storage and distribution of all supplies and equipment handled in the department and associated hospital clinics.
- Orient, train, new and current staff
- Responsible for annual performance appraisal of staff assigned to in collaboration with the Manager of Perioperative Materials/CSPD and the Director of Perioperative Services.
- Manages loaner instrumentation, accessories and implants in accordance to surgical schedule to ensure availability for surgical procedure.
Materials Specialist
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
San Francisco, CA
10.2008 - 05.2010
- Created PO request daily and coordinates activities with Materials Management Department.
- Ensured accuracy of requisitions, after the fact purchase order requests, and purchase order number.
- Daily review of order confirmations to ensure adequacy of supplies. Resolves back-orders by determining appropriate alternative if applicable.
- Assures all new product/equipment/instrumentation are scheduled for staff inservices prior to usage in the facility.
- Processes returns accurately by ensuring appropriate paperwork has been completed and managing the return shelf across multiple departments.
Instrument Technician
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
San Francisco, CA
07.2003 - 10.2008
- Followed proper guidelines to decontamination and sterilization of all instrument sets.
- Monitored biologicals to ensure consistency of sterilization parameters are being met.
- Verified that instruments are properly functioning, requisition for instruments maintenance repair or replacement and removes defective instruments
- Prioritize work load and ensure that sets are ready for surgery
- Assured all instruments sets are assembled accurately
- Verified all I.U.S.S logs are documented correctly
Education
Central Service Technician / Sterile Processing
Vallejo Adult School
2003
IAHCSMM CERTIFIED MEMBER CRSCT
Skills
- Communicate effectively with professional-level hospital personnel in problem solving situations
- Resolving sterile processing problems
- Manages, organizes and schedule staff work flow and assignments to ensure appropriate staffing to achieve goals
- Ensures compliance of sterile processing services with industry standards and regulation for spd
- Lawson system Administrator
- Familiar with McKesson Horizon Surgical Management and Cerner Surginet
- Strong organizational skills
- Operational knowledge of steam sterilizers & Sterrad Nx100
- Maintained complex records
- Trained in case cart system
- Ordered supplies and maintained accurate inventory
Refrences
References upon request
Timeline
Interim Spd Manager
Sequoia Hospital
12.2022 - 05.2023
O.R Buyer
Sequoia Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Spd Manager
Fremont Surgery Center
06.2021 - 04.2022
Periop Inventory Specialist
Sequoia Hospital
05.2015 - 05.2021
Sterile Processing Tech Registry
MGA Healthcare Staffing
04.2015 - 05.2015
Sterile Processing Supervisor
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
05.2010 - 02.2015
Materials Specialist
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
10.2008 - 05.2010
Instrument Technician
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
07.2003 - 10.2008
Central Service Technician / Sterile Processing
Vallejo Adult School
IAHCSMM CERTIFIED MEMBER CRSCT
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