Nicholas Bankston
Grovetown,GA
Summary
Dedicated Operating Room Technician with extensive experience in sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, and patient care. Expertise in OR setup, patient positioning, and ensuring efficient surgical workflows. Proven ability to support diverse surgical procedures while maintaining sterile fields and accurate medical documentation. Committed to facilitating smooth case turnovers and optimizing patient flow.
Overview
1
1
Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Operating Room Technician
US Army
Grovetown, Georgia
02.2007 - 05.2027
- Sterilized instrument trays and equipment according to army medical standards.
- Supported surgeons and nurses with surgical setup and patient positioning.
- Monitored sterile fields and corrected breaks in surgical technique.
- Prepared surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment prior to each procedure.
- Managed surgical supplies and restocked operating room materials.
- Verified equipment function to ensure readiness for Army procedures and emergency cases.
- Documented case activities and supported operating room team communication.
- Followed standard precautions using personal protective equipment to maintain safe and secure settings.
- Prioritized requests, responding to stat orders immediately.
- Restocked supplies, confirming sufficient inventory levels prior to procedures.
- Transported patients to the holding area to prepare for operating procedures.
- Attended departmental meetings, providing feedback to enhance future performance.
- Performed sterilization processes after procedures to complete room turnaround.
- Maintained sterile field and supplied retractors and tools to physicians.
- Ensured that all necessary documentation was complete before, during, and after each procedure.
- Assisted surgeons in the operating room by preparing for and setting up procedures.
- Retrieved specimens from surgical sites as directed by surgeon or nurse practitioner.
- Carried out routine maintenance checks of OR equipment such as lights, suction machines.
- Monitored patient's condition in recovery room post-surgery and reported changes to medical staff, ensuring timely interventions.
- Observed strict confidentiality regarding patient information while working in the OR area.
- Assisted nurses and healthcare personnel with daily responsibilities.
- Maintained accurate medication records for each patient during surgeries. of all medications administered to patients during surgeries.
- Participated in daily OR team meetings to discuss upcoming cases and review safety protocols.
- Responded quickly and efficiently to emergency situations within the OR setting if they arise.
- Assessed care needs during procedures, and provided assistance to staff.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Used hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures and electrocautery equipment to control bleeding.
- Communicated with patients to determine feelings, the need for assistance or social and emotional support.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds.
- Kept medical supply room and patient rooms stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Provided and maintained necessary supplies, including frequent collection and emptying of patient bedpans. patient bedpans on a frequent basis.
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
- Transported specimens, laboratory items or pharmacy items, verifying proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
- Administered medications and educated patients and families on correct at-home administration.
- Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
- Prepared operating rooms for army surgical procedures and specialty cases.
- Analyzed patient chart data and identification to verify accurate information.
- Administered medications and educated patients and families on correct at-home administration.
- Shaved and draped patients to prepare for surgery, treatment or examination.
- Exercised comatose and paralyzed patients to reduce delirium and improve physical function.
Education
BBA - Biasness Administration
American Military University
Grovetown, GA12-2026
Technicon - Operating Room Tech
US ARMY
San Antonio, TX10-2007
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Middlesex Communaty Collige
Lowell, MA01-2007
Skills
- Sterile technique
- Surgical instrumentation
- Patient care
- Medical documentation
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory management
- HIPAA compliance
- Instrument care
- Case cart management
- Surgical equipment handling
- Surgical preparation
- Preoperative preparation
- Specimen transport
- Patient transport
- Patient positioning
- Sterile gowning assistance
- Dressing wounds
- Preoperative checklists
- Pre-surgical preparation
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Medication administration
- Equipment operation
- Specimen preparation
- Supply management
- Suture handling
- Workplace safety
- Patient transportation
- Aseptic and sterilization techniques
- Specimen collection
- Wound closure techniques
- Surgery preparation
- Wound dressing
- Equipment evaluation
- Sharps disposal
- Operating room safety
- Equipment setup
- Surgical counts
- Inventory counts
- Transporting patients
- HIPAA proficiency
- Biohazard disposal
- Instrument preparation
- Infection control protocols
- OB/GYN procedures
- Safely disposing of needles
- Sterilization techniques
- Specimen collection
- Surgical tool passing
- Equipment set up
- Equipment sterilization
- Surgical procedures
- Biohazardous waste disposal
- Suturing
- Suturing wounds
Certification
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Timeline
Operating Room Technician
US Army
02.2007 - 05.2027
BBA - Biasness Administration
American Military University
Technicon - Operating Room Tech
US ARMY
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Middlesex Communaty Collige