Na' Toshia Smelley
Taylor,MI
Summary
At Henry Ford Hospital, I excelled as a Certified Surgical Technologist, leveraging my expertise in sterile technique mastery and a strong ethic of professionalism. I significantly enhanced operating room efficiency and patient care, focusing on achievements like reducing surgery times and minimizing infection risks through meticulous adherence to protocols. My skill set includes advanced surgical equipment operation and effective teamwork.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Henry Ford Hospital
01.2021 - Current
- Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
- Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care before, during, and after surgery.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Minimized infection risks by strictly adhering to aseptic techniques when handling surgical supplies and equipment.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Reduced surgery time by effectively anticipating surgeon''s needs and providing timely assistance.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Surgical Tech
Abcott Institute
Southfield, MI12-2020
Skills
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Safe sharps disposal
- Professionalism and ethics
- Surgical equipment operation
- Pre-surgical preparation
- Sterile technique mastery
- Biohazardous waste disposal
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Infection control protocols
- Specimen collection
- Surgical instrumentation
- Aseptic and sterilization techniques
- Passing surgical tools
- Surgical counts
- Disposing of biohazardous waste
Certification
- Tech in Surgery - Certified (TS-C) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Henry Ford Hospital
01.2021 - Current
Graduate Certificate - Surgical Tech
Abcott Institute
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