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Nicholas Kalanta

Fort Worth,TX

Summary

Experienced with contract negotiation and management, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks for successful outcomes. Uses meticulous attention to detail and effective communication to streamline contract processes. Knowledge of legal requirements and regulatory standards, ensuring all contracts meet necessary guidelines.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Surgical Technologist

Texas Health Resources
02.2023 - Current
  • Certified surgical technologist specialized in fast pace orthopedic and spine surgery
  • Proficient in total knee and hip replacements, orthopedic trauma, and spinal procedures
  • Competent in multiple vendor systems from orthopedics to spine
  • Performs well in high stress environments

Manager of Central Services/Sterile Processing (CS/IP)

McLane Children’s Medical Center
03.2020 - 02.2023
  • Managed full procurement cycle by planning, reviewing, soliciting, awarding, administering and closing out contract to achieve seamless transition at all levels of procurement.
  • Ensured timely fulfillment of contractual requirements by closely monitoring progress and addressing potential issues proactively.
  • Reviewed subcontractor agreements to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, minimizing risk exposure.
  • Manages staff relations including performance management, staff satisfaction, unit competencies, and conflict resolution
  • Manages scheduling, recruitment, and payroll
  • Monitors CS/IP and parts of the Operating Room (OR) budgets, regulatory compliance, department contracts, and vendor relations
  • Fiscally responsible for continual assessment of financial indicators
  • Adjusts as needed to provide quality service in a cost-efficient manner
  • Manages daily interface between OR and clinics within and outside the organization
  • Reviews and updates policies and procedures as appropriate and recommends practices for sterile processing and high-level disinfection practice
  • Provides leadership and guidance within the Hospital and Clinics for continuous development and expansion of the processes and services of the area
  • Developed reporting mechanisms and tracking systems for quality improvement and program evaluations, analyzes needs and recommends methods to obtain and format data from existing systems
  • Coordinates and develops vendor representative service line management in accordance with existing policy and guidelines
  • Manages some of the shared hospital and clinic equipment and inventory

Supervisor of Sterile Processing/Central Services

McLane Children’s Medical Center
11.2017 - 03.2020
  • Supervised a team of nine sterile processing technicians
  • Oversaw daily operations to include precleaning of instruments at point of use in the operating room, decontamination workflows and protocols, HLD workflows, preparation, assembly, and sterilization of instruments and devices
  • Created, reviewed, and edited standards of work based on recommended practices
  • Coordinated with operating room and ancillary clinic leaders to ensure products and product inventory were available when needed
  • Conducted daily and weekly inventory of par and non-par supplies to ensure no gaps in service occurred
  • Worked with leaders from other hospitals in the BSWH system to send and receive products as needed

Surgical Technologist

Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System
02.2011 - 04.2017
  • Lead tech for the General Surgery service
  • Worked in other specialties to include spine, orthopedics, podiatry, plastics, urology, thoracic, and vascular
  • Streamlined all General Surgery trays to reflect surgeon demands and to shed unused items from tray increasing efficiency
  • Preceptor for surgical technologist students from the Temple College Surgical Technology Program

Clinical Sales Associate

Align Medical Systems (Distributor for Depuy Spine)
01.2010 - 02.2011
  • Achieved 105% quota achievement for 2010
  • Converted $400,000 in interbody cage sales within first three months
  • Managed logistics for territory ensuring adequate inventory was available for every procedure
  • Built and maintained relationships with new and current customer surgeons and support staff

Clinical Sales Representative

Stryker Spine
09.2006 - 12.2009
  • Spearheaded turnaround of territory for Stryker Spine from $0 to $1.4 million over 3 years
  • President’s Club for quota achievement in 2007 and 2008
  • Managed logistics for territory ensuring adequate inventory was available for every procedure
  • Built relationships with 2 key surgeons who became product champions and educators to other surgeons
  • Awarded Top Branch (out of 35+ branches) for 2 consecutive years

Technical Sales Representative

Stryker Orthopedics
07.2005 - 09.2006
  • Achieved 100% quota in 2005 and 2006
  • Managed logistics for territory with over $5 million in sales annually
  • Provided technical and clinical sales support in joint reconstructions and orthopedic trauma

Education

BBA - Management

Texas A&M Central Texas
Killeen, Tx

AA - College Transfer; General Studies

Temple College
Temple, Tx

Certificate - Surgical Technology

Temple College
Temple, Tx

Skills

  • Contract performance management
  • Risk mitigation
  • Contract proposals
  • Research and analysis
  • Quality assurance
  • Customer Relationship Development
  • Organizational Skills
  • Time Management Skills
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Staff Training
  • Staff Development
  • Project Management
  • Quality Improvement
  • Lean Management
  • Proficient in Word
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Proficient in CRM software

Timeline

Certified Surgical Technologist

Texas Health Resources
02.2023 - Current

Manager of Central Services/Sterile Processing (CS/IP)

McLane Children’s Medical Center
03.2020 - 02.2023

Supervisor of Sterile Processing/Central Services

McLane Children’s Medical Center
11.2017 - 03.2020

Surgical Technologist

Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System
02.2011 - 04.2017

Clinical Sales Associate

Align Medical Systems (Distributor for Depuy Spine)
01.2010 - 02.2011

Clinical Sales Representative

Stryker Spine
09.2006 - 12.2009

Technical Sales Representative

Stryker Orthopedics
07.2005 - 09.2006

AA - College Transfer; General Studies

Temple College

Certificate - Surgical Technology

Temple College

BBA - Management

Texas A&M Central Texas
Nicholas Kalanta