Stacy Jenks
Round Lake,IL
Summary
Experienced with overseeing inventory and supply chain operations. Utilizes strategic planning to reduce costs and improve procurement processes. Knowledge of vendor management and effective team leadership.
Professional in healthcare field, well-versed in sterile processing and infection prevention. Known for effectively managing instrument sterilization and ensuring compliance with strict hygiene standards. Valued team member who adapts to changing priorities and consistently delivers reliable results with focus on patient safety and quality care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Materials Manager
Hawthorn Surgery Center/ Red Oaks Surgical Suites
03.2020 - Current
- Helped open our sister center Red Oaks Surgical Suites
- Negotiate contracts
- Identifying cost savings opportunities
- Set inventory levels
- Identifying and resolving issues related to material shortages and discrepancies, or delivery delays
- Work with reps to make sure Surgeon has what they need to do their cases
- Strong relationship with vendors, negotiating pricing and timely delivery of items
- Work closely with AP to make sure PO'S are paid in a timely matter
- Bill only PO'S for implants used on cases
- Work with BioMed to get new and returning equipment checked in
- Send out equipment/ instruments for repair
- Purchase supplies and materials and receive all items
- Keeping up to date with new industry trends
Traveling Sterile Processing Tech
Nurses PRN/ Aurora Saint Luke's Hospital
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Sterilize and processing instruments
- Assist co-works, work with Reps
Purchaser/ Sterile Processing Tech
Hawthorn Surgery Center
05.2018 - 09.2019
- Order supplies, restocking
- Picking case carts
- Prepping and preparing instrument trays
- Assisting reps with implants and charges
- Maintained and monitored sterilization records, reported repairs
Traveling Sterile Processing Tech
Nurses PRN/ AuroraMedical Center Kenosha WI
09.2017 - 05.2018
- Set instrument trays
- Assist OR staff with anything they need
- Operate different sterilization equipment
Scrub Tech/Sterile Processing Tech
Rochelle Community Hospital
05.2017 - 09.2017
- Assist Surgeons in Surgery
- Pulled case carts/ prepared and sterilized instruments
- Assist RN'S
Traveling Sterile Processing Technician
Froedtert Hospital
11.2016 - 09.2017
- Assembled and Sterilized Instruments
- Picking case carts
- Answering phones and getting the supplies the OR needs
Traveling Sterile Processing Technician
Advocate Illinois Masonic Center
08.2016 - 11.2016
- Processing and Sterilizing Instruments
- Answering phones helping OR staff
Lead Instrument Technician
Materials Management Rockford Orthopedic Surgery Center
01.2009 - 08.2016
- Responsible for sterilization, decontamination and proper assembly of all instrumentation and surgical trays
- "Picking" of case carts daily for each scheduled case
- Responsible for reporting surgical materials used, for replenishment
- Assist in monthly inventory reconciliation
- Responsible for daily weekly and monthly sterilization reports
- Preform intra-operative Scrub Technician functions when surgical case volumes are high and in emergent situations
- Assist Surgery Scheduler with case bookings that require outside, specialized instrumentation
- Responsible for scheduling maintenance of sterilization equipment
- Responsible for stocking surgical materials
Education
Surgical Technician -
Rock Valley College
08.2004
Liberal Arts Program -
University of Iowa
01.1998
Skills
- Sterile Processing
- Materials Management
- Negotiation
- Supply Chain
- Purchasing
- Contract Negotiation
- Equipment Repair
- Stock control
Certification
- BLS Certification
- CSPDT
Additionalinformation - Savingscompetition
- 2nd, SCA Health Keystone Region, 2021
- 3rd, SCA Health Keystone Region, 2022
Timeline
Materials Manager
Hawthorn Surgery Center/ Red Oaks Surgical Suites
03.2020 - Current
Traveling Sterile Processing Tech
Nurses PRN/ Aurora Saint Luke's Hospital
09.2019 - 03.2020
Purchaser/ Sterile Processing Tech
Hawthorn Surgery Center
05.2018 - 09.2019
Traveling Sterile Processing Tech
Nurses PRN/ AuroraMedical Center Kenosha WI
09.2017 - 05.2018
Scrub Tech/Sterile Processing Tech
Rochelle Community Hospital
05.2017 - 09.2017
Traveling Sterile Processing Technician
Froedtert Hospital
11.2016 - 09.2017
Traveling Sterile Processing Technician
Advocate Illinois Masonic Center
08.2016 - 11.2016
Lead Instrument Technician
Materials Management Rockford Orthopedic Surgery Center
01.2009 - 08.2016
Liberal Arts Program -
University of Iowa
- BLS Certification
- CSPDT
Surgical Technician -
Rock Valley College
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