Melissa Lilly

• 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.
• Demonstrated adaptability when faced with emergency situations or unexpected complications during surgeries, providing prompt support to surgical teams.
• Expedited surgery room turnover times by swiftly preparing operating rooms for subsequent surgeries, maximizing efficiency within the department.
• Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
• Ensured proper handling of specimens during surgeries, aiding in accurate diagnostic results for patients.
• Mentored junior staff members on proper techniques and best practices within the field of surgical technology, promoting professional growth among peers.
• Performed accurate instrument counts, preventing potential surgical complications due to retained items.
• Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
• Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
• Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
• Supported colleagues by serving as a resource on surgical technology best practices, fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Maintained high infection control standards.
• Optimized inventory management processes by routinely assessing supplies levels and promptly ordering necessary items for successful surgeries.
• Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
• Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
• Cleaned and maintained operating equipment to keep resources in good working condition and ready for use.
• Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.

During the past almost 25 years I have participated in cataract procedures, obstetrics, GYN, spine, general, urology, ENT, vascular, plastics, orthopedics, pain management, and endoscopy. I was the break/lunch person for the first 10 years, so adapting to many situations and coworkers set up preferences was a must.

I'm retiring May 18th for a time out. Then I'm hoping to return part time to Medina toward the end of August. I would truly enjoy working PRN for your institution. I live in Medina and enjoy my community very much. I am no longer married, by the way, therefore not following anyone else around for their occupation. Living for myself.

I lived in Wisconsin for three years when my husband was transferred for his occupation. St. Agnes was a great community hospital that had the same work ethic I was taught when I trained at St. Joseph Hospital. I left this institution to return home to Ohio.

I transferred to Cuyahoga Falls due to the safety of Warrensville, Ohio. I didn't stay long because my husband was transferred due to his occupation. I was learning spine and participated in the usual community hospital procedures. General, GYN, Opthalmology, Orthopedics, Vascular, Podiatry and some Spine.

I learned so much from this position. Starting with being employed by Suburban Hospital, merging with the Meridia Health Systems, then having the D.O. Brentwood Hospital, which was literally separated by a creek, merge with the M.D. Meridia South Pointe Hospital. I witnessed the meshing of D.O. residents being taught by M.D. doctors. The whole restructuring of departments and services. Then as I was leaving the Meridia System when it merged with Cleveland Clinic. I participated in the same community hospital services. Vascular, General, Urology, GYN, Plastics, ENT, Opthalmology, Pain management with implants.

This is where I cut my teeth. I was taught by women and men who were taught by Nuns. I was 18 when I started as a student. They shaped and molded me into the surgical technologist that I am today. I was hired after my first year of clinicals to be a student extern for the summer. I was kept on during my 2nd year of clinicals and hired full time upon graduation. I left here to get married and followed my husband to the Cleveland area.