Tahissia Ricketts
Ft. Pierce,FL
Summary
Certified sterile processing technician with proven hands-on experience in decontamination, sterilization, and surgical instrument assembly. Committed to maintaining high standards of infection control and supporting facility operations through accuracy, efficiency, and teamwork.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sterile Processing Technician (traveler)
Beebe Medical Center
Lewes, DE
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Operated sterilization equipment to ensure compliance with safety and health standards.
- Conducted thorough cleaning and decontamination of surgical instruments and medical equipment.
- Maintained accurate inventory of sterile supplies and instruments to support surgical procedures.
- Collaborated with surgical teams to ensure timely availability of sterilized tools for operations.
- Monitored sterilization cycles, documenting results to ensure adherence to quality control standards.
Sterile Processing Technician
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
02.2022 - 12.2022
- Assembled and sterilized instrument trays according established protocols to ensure patient safety.
- Monitored surgical instruments and medical supplies to make sure inventory levels were accurate
- Assessed instrumentation to verify cleanliness, sterilization, and completeness trays
- Conducted quality control checks on instruments to evaluate function, defects, and overall general condition.
- Managed inventory, including scanning, restocking, and tracking instrument trays in the Abacus ystem.
Central Supply Technician
Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center
North Chicago, IL
02.2008 - 01.2022
- Performed collection, decontamination, inspection, processing, assembly, and sterilization of surgical instruments and medical equipment in compliance with health standards
- Conducted thorough inspections and assembly of surgical instrument trays to uphold cleanliness and functionality standards.
- Evaluated and implemented suitable sterilization methods aligned with instrument compatibility.
- Executed quality control checks to verify instrument functionality in alignment with vendor standards.
- Managed operation of ultrasonic cleaners, cart washers, dryers, Sterrad systems, and steam sterilizers.
- Audited sterilization records to ensure effective stock rotation and timely removal of expired goods.
- Executed cleaning, testing, and reprocessing of endoscopic equipment as required.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
Grace Christian University
Grand Rapids, MI10.2022
Certificate - Sterile Processing
Harrison Career Institute
South Orange, NJ04.2001
High School Diploma - Business & Clerical
East Brunswick Vocational
East Brunswick, NJ06.1993
Skills
- Decontaminating surgical instruments
- High-level disinfection
- Sterilization procedures
- Manual cleaning
- Recording biologicals
- Ultrasonic cleaning
- Computerized tracking
- Ordering supplies
- Instrument inspection
- Sterility assurance testing
- Pulling case carts
- Recording test results
- Attention to detail
- detail-oriented
- Quality control
analytical and problem solving abilities
strong accuracy and attention to detail
work effectively under pressure
excellent communication skills
inventory management experience
proficient is Microsoft word and related applications
competent in endoscope reprocessing
Certification
Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)- certification (CRCST)
American Heart Association-BLS
Timeline
Sterile Processing Technician (traveler)
Beebe Medical Center
01.2023 - 10.2023
Sterile Processing Technician
University of Birmingham
02.2022 - 12.2022
Central Supply Technician
Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center
02.2008 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
Grace Christian University
Certificate - Sterile Processing
Harrison Career Institute
High School Diploma - Business & Clerical
East Brunswick Vocational