Vanessa Davis
Houston,TX
Summary
I have my certifications as follows:
CRCST, CIS and CHL. I became Teamlead in 2013 until 2021.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Memorial Hermann TMC
08.2004 - 01.2021
- Collaborated with the surgical team, providing timely delivery of sterile equipment during surgeries.
- Assisted in reducing surgical delays, swiftly addressing any issues related to missing or damaged instruments.
- Upheld regulatory requirements, diligently performing biological monitoring tests on sterilizers regularly.
- Demonstrated commitment to excellence, consistently meeting or exceeding departmental performance metrics in a fast-paced environment.
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for sterilization.
- Operated specialized equipment using steam, gas and chemical methods to sterilize equipment.
- Maintained clean and organized sterile processing areas to prevent contamination of instruments and equipment.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of medical equipment.
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs, and sets.
- Decontaminated surgical instruments to remove bacteria and other contaminants before sterilization.
- Recorded biologicals and test results.
- Tested sterilization equipment by performing regular checks and maintenance to keep instruments in working order.
- Inspected sterile package integrity prior to distribution.
Education
Na - Criminal Justice
University of Houston
Houston, TXSkills
- Instrument decontamination
- Sterile storage
- Sterilization techniques
- Visual inspection
- Biological monitoring
- Assembly and packaging
- Surgical instrumentation
- Decontaminating surgical instruments
- Decontamination procedures
- Safety protocols
- Instrument sterilization
- Sterilization procedures
- Workstation organization
- Assembling packages
- Processing instruments
- Teamwork
- Recording test results
- Hand and power tools
Certification
CERTIFIED REGISTERED CENTRAL SERV. TECH.
CERTIFIED INSTRUMENT SPECIALIST
CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE LEADER
Timeline
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Memorial Hermann TMC
08.2004 - 01.2021
Na - Criminal Justice
University of Houston
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