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Shanna Griffiths
Oklahoma city,OK
Summary
Professional with strong expertise in cardiac catheterization procedures, ensuring precision and patient safety. Adept at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, adapting to evolving clinical needs, and delivering optimal results. Possesses skills in hemodynamic monitoring, sterile technique, and emergency response, consistently maintaining high standards in fast-paced environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
01.2023 - Current
- Set up operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support
- Monitored patient's vital signs and notified physician of readings outside parameters to determine patient eligibility for testing.
- Helped physicians complete cardiac issues and peripheral vascular concerns by assisting with procedures such as pacemaker insertions and balloon angioplasties.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
Surgical Technologist
Kearney Eye Institute
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during eye surgeries.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
Shelter Manager/Domestic Violence Advocate
S.A.F.E Center
08.2020 - 05.2022
- Educated potential participants on available services and processes to engage in program.
- Attended staff development meetings and workshops and applied information from those events into daily activities.
- Monitored calendar and schedule and set up meetings and appointments.
- Coordinated referrals and direct support for clients.
- Identified service gaps and located needed housing and work placement resources for individuals.
- Improved clients' coping with routine life activities such as food budgeting and rental payments.
- Determined needed and relevant interventions based on each client's cognitive abilities and current needs.
- Educated clients on available wellness services and guided each through process.
Mental Health Technician
CHI Health Good Samaritan
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Performed scheduled patient safety checks and documented results to establish patients' well-being
- Observed patient behaviors and mental status and notified RN of unusual or potentially dangerous occurrences
- Charted on each patient daily
- Ensured that clients and families were treated with respect and dignity
Program Director
Bright Horizons
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments
- Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements
- Maintained and updated all project related documents
- Supported CRT (Crisis Response Team) and BKR Area substance Prevention programs by nurturing professional relationships with community members and stake holders
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served
- Completed required documentation in timely manner
- Performed various administrative functions, including filing paperwork, delivering mail, sorting mail, office cleaning and bookkeeping
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
- Provided comprehensive case management services, including safety plans and connecting clients and families to appropriate resources
- Created communication strategies to meet client objectives
- Wrote agendas and notes and sent out automatic notifications for upcoming meetings
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Brown County Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2019
- Prepared instruments for sterilization and performed decontamination procedures
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets
- Recorded biological and test results
- Ordered and restocked supplies for decontamination and surgical areas
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure
- Skillfully developed departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures
- Strategically planned methods to achieve operational goals and targets
- Routinely collaborated with department managers to correct problems and improve services
- Identified process improvements in day-to-day functioning of department
- Coordinated with other internal departments and customers to keep operations running smoothly and solve both routine and complex problems
- Investigated, provided and submitted information to Quality Department about special incidents, events and complaints
Surgical Technologist
Brown County Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2019
- Performed and documented pre-surgery and post-surgery sponge, instrument, and needle count
- Developed team communications and information for staff meetings
- Negotiated agreements between employees to clarify misunderstood directions and resolve conflicts affecting performance
- Created unobstructed operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures
- Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures
Education
No Degree - EKG (Monitor) Technician
Francis Tuttle
Oklahoma City, OK04-2025
Social Work
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VACertificate - Dental Assisting
Northwest Career College
Las Vegas, NV2014
Skills
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Records management
- Patient care
- Data Entry
- Stent placement
- Pacemaker implantation
- Cardiac catheterization
- Decontamination and Sanitation
- Inventory Recordkeeping
- Aseptic Techniques
- CPR/AED
- Professional communication
- Calm under pressure
Timeline
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
01.2023 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Kearney Eye Institute
05.2022 - 01.2023
Shelter Manager/Domestic Violence Advocate
S.A.F.E Center
08.2020 - 05.2022
Mental Health Technician
CHI Health Good Samaritan
05.2020 - 08.2020
Program Director
Bright Horizons
05.2019 - 05.2020
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Brown County Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2019
Surgical Technologist
Brown County Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2019
No Degree - EKG (Monitor) Technician
Francis Tuttle
Social Work
Liberty University
Certificate - Dental Assisting
Northwest Career College
Interests
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