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Skylar Wilcoxson

Flagstaff,AZ

Summary

Prior U.S. Navy Corpsman - Surgical Technologist of 6 years who specialized in routine and complex trauma Neurosurgical procedures. Offering 6 years experience in ambulatory and hospital settings with combat trauma experience. Extensive experience working with trauma, orthopedic, and neurosurgical sets and instrumentation. My experience and familiarity specifically with the neurosurgical hardware systems gives me an advantage to come into this role and excel at a faster pace. I am a proven leader that is instrumental in developing neurosurgical/orthopedic training and educating staff on new policies, procedures and equipment. Veteran student finishing Bachelors of Science in Psychology. Passionate and eager to dive into research and furthering the field of Biofeedback/Neurofeedback.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Travel Surgical Technologist

Flagstaff Medical Center, NAH
08.2022 - 01.2023
  • Go to surgical tech for trauma based surgeries, including general, neurosurgical, orthopedic and orthospine cases.
  • Scrubbed hundreds of hours of trauma and routine spine cases. Supporting 5 spine specific surgeons.
  • Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.
  • Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.

Travel Surgical Technologist

UCSD Hillcrest Hospital
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.
  • Scrubbed 383 Trauma and routine surgical procedures. Mainly complex neurological and orthopedic trauma cases.
  • Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
  • Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
  • Go to surgical tech for trauma based surgeries, including general, neurosurgical, orthopedic and orthospine cases.
  • Preferred Neurosurgical Technician to be in routine and Neurosurgical Trauma cases with multiple different Neurosurgeons.

Neurosurgical Technician

Naval Medical Center San Diego
09.2020 - 04.2021
  • Scrubbed 184 hours of neurosurgical cases in support of 6 neurosurgeons in the care of 35 beneficiaries.
  • Assisted in updating 66 preference cards which increased efficiency by 15% in the department.
  • Trained 8 surgical tech. students within the neurosurgical and orthopedic specialties which aided in 100% graduation rate and 90% pass rate for Certified Surgical Technologist.
  • Lead and organized neurosurgical trainings for other surgical technologists to be proficient in emergency craniotomy procedures.

Lead Neurosurgical Technician

Naval Hospital Okinawa
08.2017 - 08.2020
  • Provided pre/post-operative service support to 31 surgeons, 12 nurses, 15 anesthesia providers, 7 branch clinics, and III Marine expeditionary forces.
  • Solely responsible for the serviceability and maintenance of equipment, implants, and instruments for orthopedic and neurosurgery services valued at $2.5 million.
  • Totaled 330 cases and 1,008 hours surgical scrub hours
  • Mentored 7 new surgical technicians on complex neurosurgical/orthopedic procedures.
  • Streamlined emergency carts, equipment room, and supply closets by eliminating excess materials; and increased efficiency.
  • Instructed 9 neurosurgical training in conjunction with real-time emergent cases to increase competency among 27 surgical peers.

Lead Neurosurgical Technician

NATO ROLE 3 Multinational Medical Unit
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • Supported a small elite surgical team consisting of 6 surgeons, 3 anesthesia providers, and 3 nurses to perform lifesaving surgeries in support of 15,000 U.S., NATO, and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.
  • Directly involved in 85 trauma cases and totaled 340 hours of complex procedures that led to the successful treatment of 94 patients during 61 trauma activations; resulted in 100% patient survival rate.
  • Led daily operations and upkeep of all areas of the surgical suite while managing 1,700 supplies valued at $1.6 million. Assisted in the modernization and transition of the surgical consumable supply trackers from paper to electronic.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychological Sciences

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
12.2025

Surgical Technology

Navy Surgical Technologist Program
San Antonio, TX
08.2017

High School Diploma -

Arcadia High School
Phoenix, AZ
05.2016

Skills

  • Standard Neurosurgical procedures
  • Complex Neuro-spine
  • Emergent Neuro-trauma
  • Standard Orthopedic procedures
  • Ortho-trauma
  • Ortho-spine
  • Ortho-hand
  • Standard General procedures

Timeline

Travel Surgical Technologist

Flagstaff Medical Center, NAH
08.2022 - 01.2023

Travel Surgical Technologist

UCSD Hillcrest Hospital
08.2021 - 08.2022

Neurosurgical Technician

Naval Medical Center San Diego
09.2020 - 04.2021

Lead Neurosurgical Technician

NATO ROLE 3 Multinational Medical Unit
09.2019 - 05.2020

Lead Neurosurgical Technician

Naval Hospital Okinawa
08.2017 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Psychological Sciences

Northern Arizona University

Surgical Technology

Navy Surgical Technologist Program

High School Diploma -

Arcadia High School
Skylar Wilcoxson