Tamara Mister
Houston,MS
Summary
Meticulous Surgical Tech excited to bring 5-year background to growing organization. Knowledgeable in all aspects of surgery, including setting up operating rooms, preparing patients and assisting surgeons. Committed to maintaining highest standards of health and safety.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Oktibbeha County Regional Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up delivery room, equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Make baby bands
- Weigh QBL after delivery or c-section
- Take labs (UA, Cord blood, FFN etc.) down to laboratory
- Take dirty instrument carts down and pick up clean supplies
- Write down daily temperature of OR rooms
Gastrointestinal Surgical Technician
Columbus Endoscopy
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Clean scopes
- Make IV packs
- 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.
- Followed scrub-in procedures by gowning and gloving correctly to assist in sterile fields.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Starkville Eye and Laser Center
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Check eye pressure and vision
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Scanned documents and charted
- Sent prescriptions
- Sent out diabetic letters
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
Surgical Technologist
North Mississippi Medical Center Women's Hospital
10.2018 - 11.2021
- Assist the surgeon during before, during, and after surgery and anticipate the surgeon needs
- Help position and transfer the patient to the bed
- Clean up the patient and put the dressing on
- Stock and order supplies
- Pull cases for the next day
- Make sure dirty trays are sent to CSP
- Crossed trained with Labor/Delivery
- placed placenta in bag and sent off to lab
- Make delivery table for laboring patients
Central Sterile Processing Technician
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
06.2018 - 10.2018
- Inspect the instruments to make sure they are free of flesh, blood or debris to prevent infection
- Decontaminated surgical instruments to remove bacteria and other contaminants before sterilization.
- Operated specialized equipment using steam, gas and chemical methods to sterilize equipment.
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs, and sets.
- Followed OSHA, FDA and AAMI guidelines related to sterilization in compliance with administrative regulations
- Inspected sterile package integrity prior to distribution.
- Maintained clean and organized sterile processing areas to prevent contamination of instruments and equipment.
- Tested sterilization equipment by performing regular checks and maintenance to keep instruments in working order.
KFC cashier/packer
KFC
06.2015 - 06.2018
- Working at cashier
- packing food, taking orders, cooking, stocking, counting money, cleaning and working as a drive thru cashier
- Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.
- Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts to maintain accuracy.
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
GUEST SERVICES EMPLOYEE
Ole Miss
08.2014 - 12.2015
- I worked as a guest services employee at the University of Mississippi.
- I worked at the football games.
- I serviced the elevator to greet and help assist guests to their right floor.
- After a while, I would switch out to floor captain and wrist band attendant.
- The floor captain gets everyone on the elevator to go to the skybox and they make any calls to the elevator attendant if anyone is on the ground floor needing to get on the elevator.
- The wristband attendant places the wristbands on the guests before they step on the elevator.
- Greeted visitors and customers upon arrival, offered assistance, and answered questions to build rapport and retention.
Direct Care Worker
North MS Regional Center
05.2015 - 08.2015
- I worked with young and older adults who had intellectual disabilities such as cerebral palsy, autism, adhd, bipolar, self-abuse( head banging), and behavior problems.
- I was assigned to a certain group of people each day.
- I had to help feed, bathe, clothe, change their briefs, and help put them in the bed.
- Sometimes, I would have to serve food at dinner time.
- Once everyone was put to bed, I would have to clean up my area that I was assigned and do bed watch to be sure everyone was in bed.
- I would have to clean seats/tables, mop the floor, and clean the windows.
- Also, I had to do bed check as well for thirty minutes to make sure everyone was in there bed.
Conference Housing Assistant
Ole Miss
05.2014 - 08.2014
- I worked as a conference housing assistant for the summer of 2014 at the University of Mississippi.
- I work at the desk to check people in and out of rooms during camps and conferences.
- Also, I made sure that no one is doing anything that is illegal or inappropriate.
- Along with this, I would be on duty for 24 hours to assist anyone who's in need of help and whoever may get locked out of their room.
Security Personnel/Ticket Taker
Event Group Operations
07.2013 - 05.2014
- I worked at the football and basketball games.
- I scanned tickets at the gates.
- Sometimes I did security and searched bags before people got into the game.
- Also, I assisted people who needed help getting to their seats and greeted people.
- Greeted customers with smile and provided friendly, knowledgeable service.
- Provided guidance on seating and ticketing procedures to increase customer satisfaction.
Education
Associates of Surgical Tech Degree in Surgical Technology -
Holmes Community College
Grenada, MS06.2018
Associate in Arts (AA) in Pre- Nursing -
Holmes Community College
Grenada05.2017
DIPLOMA -
Vardaman High School
Vardaman, MS05.2013
Skills
- OB/GYN Procedures
- Supply Management
- Preoperative Checklists
- Wound Dressing
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- Instrument Sterilization
- Aseptic Techniques
- Setting up and Operating Equipment
Certification
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist
- CPR certification
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Oktibbeha County Regional Medical Center
06.2023 - Current
Gastrointestinal Surgical Technician
Columbus Endoscopy
03.2022 - 01.2023
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Starkville Eye and Laser Center
11.2021 - 03.2022
Surgical Technologist
North Mississippi Medical Center Women's Hospital
10.2018 - 11.2021
Central Sterile Processing Technician
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
06.2018 - 10.2018
KFC cashier/packer
KFC
06.2015 - 06.2018
Direct Care Worker
North MS Regional Center
05.2015 - 08.2015
GUEST SERVICES EMPLOYEE
Ole Miss
08.2014 - 12.2015
Conference Housing Assistant
Ole Miss
05.2014 - 08.2014
Security Personnel/Ticket Taker
Event Group Operations
07.2013 - 05.2014
Associates of Surgical Tech Degree in Surgical Technology -
Holmes Community College
Associate in Arts (AA) in Pre- Nursing -
Holmes Community College
DIPLOMA -
Vardaman High School
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