Nikia Jordan
Houston,Tx
Summary
Meticulous Certified Surgical Technologist bringing practiced experience assisting with diverse operating room functions. Anticipates and addresses surgeon's needs from operating room setup and sterilization to draping patient and passing instruments during surgery. Models medical teamwork and physical stamina.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Surgical Technologist
Albany Medical Center Hospital
2023.09 - Current
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
Travel Surgical Technologist
MedSolutions/CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital
2023.04 - 2023.08
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- 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.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
Travel Surgical Technologist
Albany Medical Center Hospital
2022.04 - 2023.04
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- Cleaned and maintained operating equipment to keep resources in good working condition and ready for use.
Travel Surgical Technologist
Favorite Healthcare Agency/North Memorial Hospital
2021.10 - 2022.04
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Controlled bleeding during procedures by applying hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures and electrocautery equipment.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
Travel Trauma Surgical Technologist
Memorial Hermann TMC
2018.11 - 2021.10
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- 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.
- Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
Procurement Specialist/Operating Room Coordinator
LifeGift
2017.03 - 2018.11
- Responsible for all areas of surgical recovery and preservation of organs for transplant and research.
- Performed renal pulsatile perfusion for local and out-of-state kidneys that our transplant centers accept for transplant
- Participated in heart, lung and liver fly-outs for our transplant centers by accompanying our surgeons to out-of-state hospitals and coordinating the recovery
- Communicated with surgical staff, transplant surgeons and hospital personnel throughout the surgical and post surgical recovery process.
- Responsible for the maintenance of procurement equipment, recovery supplies, and procurement supply room ensuring optional efficiency.
- Maintained client confidentiality and adhered to HIPAA guidelines.
- Telephone communication/allocations with UNOS in regards to recovered organs
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming recovery procedures.
- Speaking to families in regards to organ donations
Trauma Surgical Technologist
Memorial Hermann TMC
2014.01 - 2018.03
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries,robotic, gynecological and orthopedic procedures
- Sterilized instruments and equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Cleaned and maintained operating equipment to keep resources in good working condition and ready for use.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
Education
High School Diploma -
Dayton High School
Dayton, TX05.1998
Some College (No Degree) - Criminal Justice/Health Infomation
Grambling State University
Grambling, LASurgical Technology
San Jacinto College District
Pasadena, TX09.2015
Skills
- Infection control protocols
- Critical thinking abilities
- Technical aptitude
- Organizational abilities
- Sterile Field Preparation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Specimen Preparation
- Patient Positioning
- Decision-Making
- Professionalism
- Reliability
- Safety Procedures
Certification
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist
Timeline
Travel Surgical Technologist
Albany Medical Center Hospital
2023.09 - Current
Travel Surgical Technologist
MedSolutions/CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital
2023.04 - 2023.08
Travel Surgical Technologist
Albany Medical Center Hospital
2022.04 - 2023.04
Travel Surgical Technologist
Favorite Healthcare Agency/North Memorial Hospital
2021.10 - 2022.04
Travel Trauma Surgical Technologist
Memorial Hermann TMC
2018.11 - 2021.10
Procurement Specialist/Operating Room Coordinator
LifeGift
2017.03 - 2018.11
Trauma Surgical Technologist
Memorial Hermann TMC
2014.01 - 2018.03
High School Diploma -
Dayton High School
Some College (No Degree) - Criminal Justice/Health Infomation
Grambling State University
Surgical Technology
San Jacinto College District
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist
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