Nicole Laitkep
Houston,TX
Summary
Sterile Processing Technician III and Surgical Technologist with 8 years of experience in a hospital setting.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Memorial Hermann Memorial Village Surgery Center
11.2023 - Current
- Assist surgeons during numerous procedures, including orthopedic, gyn, urology, ent, eyes, and general surgeries.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge in maintaining a sterile field, passing instruments, and preparing the operating room.
- Coordinate with operating room personnel to ensure the availability of necessary supplies, equipment, and instruments.
Certified Registered Central Service Technician III
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
10.2021 - 12.2023
- Assembled basic instrument trays in accordance with established procedures.
- Cleaned, sterilized, re-packaged and disposed of instruments to maintain a safe patient environment
- Determined the proper method of cleaning necessary for different types of instruments, and ensured that the proper method was utilized at all times.
- Demonstrated thorough knowledge of the parameters required for sterilization, and reported any deviations to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
- Changed autoclave charts daily, dating and initialing each chart load.
- Followed established guidelines for packaging, labeling and selecting the proper method of sterilization.
- Decontamination of devices such as complex medical equipment, surgical drills, orthopedic trays.
Certified Registered Central Service Technician III
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Surgery Center
12.2019 - 11.2023
Certified Registered Central Service Technician II
HCA Kingwood Regional Medical Center Hospital
06.2018 - 11.2019
Education
Associate - Surgical Technologist
The College of Health Care Professionals
11.2023
Central Service Technician Certification -
Fortis Institute
01.2016
Skills
- Medical Terminology
- Sterile Technique
- Equipment Sterilization
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Wound Dressing
- Decontamination
- Sterilization
- Disinfection
- Stocking supplies
- Assembling trays
- Pharmacology
Certification
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician
- Basic Life Support, First Aid
Credentials
- CST
- CRCST III
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Memorial Hermann Memorial Village Surgery Center
11.2023 - Current
Certified Registered Central Service Technician III
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
10.2021 - 12.2023
Certified Registered Central Service Technician III
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Surgery Center
12.2019 - 11.2023
Certified Registered Central Service Technician II
HCA Kingwood Regional Medical Center Hospital
06.2018 - 11.2019
Central Service Technician Certification -
Fortis Institute
Associate - Surgical Technologist
The College of Health Care Professionals
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