Terria Lytle
Asheville,NC
Summary
Adept Certified Sterile Processing Technician with a proven track record at UNC/Pardee Hospital, enhancing patient safety and operational efficiency. Excelled in sterilization techniques and workload prioritization, significantly reducing surgical delays. Demonstrated commitment to ethics and professionalism, ensuring adherence to Joint Commission standards and regulatory guidelines.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
UNC/Pardee Hospital
04.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with the surgical team, providing timely delivery of sterile equipment during surgeries.
- Played a crucial role in maintaining Joint Commission accreditation through adherence to best practices in sterile processing operations.
- Assisted in reducing surgical delays, swiftly addressing any issues related to missing or damaged instruments.
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer guidelines for reprocessing reusable medical devices.
- Upheld regulatory requirements, diligently performing biological monitoring tests on sterilizers regularly.
- Improved patient safety by ensuring all surgical instruments were properly sterilized and assembled.
- Supported operational excellence by accurately assembling instrument trays according to procedure-specific requirements.
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures.
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs, and sets.
- Followed OSHA, FDA and AAMI guidelines related to sterilization in compliance with administrative regulations.
- Decontaminated surgical instruments to remove bacteria and other contaminants before sterilization.
- Maintained clean and organized sterile processing areas to prevent contamination of instruments and equipment.
- Recorded biologicals and test results.
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Mission/HCA
10.1999 - 04.2023
- Collaborated with the surgical team, providing timely delivery of sterile equipment during surgeries.
- Played a crucial role in maintaining Joint Commission accreditation through adherence to best practices in sterile processing operations.
- Assisted in reducing surgical delays, swiftly addressing any issues related to missing or damaged instruments.
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer guidelines for reprocessing reusable medical devices.
- Improved patient safety by ensuring all surgical instruments were properly sterilized and assembled.
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures.
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs, and sets.
- Followed OSHA, FDA and AAMI guidelines related to sterilization in compliance with administrative regulations.
- Decontaminated surgical instruments to remove bacteria and other contaminants before sterilization.
Education
High School -
Buncombe Community School
Asheville, NC05.1989
Skills
- Ethics and professionalism
- Tool identification
- Patient confidentiality
- Workload prioritization
- Instrument decontamination
- Sterilization techniques
- Visual inspection
- Biological monitoring
- Surgical instrumentation
- Instrument tracking systems
- Assembly and packaging
- Decontaminating surgical instruments
- Safety protocols
- Assembling case carts
- Recording biologicals
Certification
CBSPD Certified. First aid/BLS certification
Timeline
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
UNC/Pardee Hospital
04.2023 - Current
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Mission/HCA
10.1999 - 04.2023
CBSPD Certified. First aid/BLS certification
High School -
Buncombe Community School
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