Vanessa La Bounty
Certified Surgical Technician
Las Cruces,NM
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. I'm still pretty new to this profession, how ever I have picked up quickly and always take each day with the willingness to learn something new. I have been in the Operating rom for a little over a year. I started worked my way up from house keeping to an environmental services supervisor, from there I was excepted in to the surgical tech program ran by memorial medical center. I finished the program and when on to become certified.
I have experience in the following:
- General
- urology
- ENT
- Bariatrics
- Robotics
- GYN
- some experience with Ortho and podiatry
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Memorial Medical Center
Las Cruces, NM
07.2019 - Current
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories and organizing surgical tools.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
Central Sterile Processing Technician
Memorial Medical Ceter
Las Cruces, NM
03.2021 - 07.2022
- Identified parameters and sterilization method required for each item to be sterilized.
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for sterilization.
- Inspected sterile package integrity prior to distribution.
- Corrected instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and instrument tracking systems.
- Recorded biologicals and test results.
- Assessed instruments, equipment and containers to promote cleanliness and proper functioning.
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets.
Laundry Room Coordinator
Memorial Medical Center
Las Cruces, NM
10.2017 - 06.2019
- Established and updated work schedules to account for changing staff levels and expected workloads.
- Conducted monthly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Supervised employees and oversaw quality compliance with company standards for housekeeping and laundry services.
- I order supplies for housekeeping for the hospital and surrounding medical building associated with the hospital.
Skills
Pre-surgical preparation
Pre- and post-surgical counts
Patient confidentiality
Setting up and operating equipment
Passing surgical instruments
Safe sharps disposal
Specimen collection
Wound Dressing
Certification
TS- C - Surgical Technologist
Timeline
TS- C - Surgical Technologist
06-2021
Central Sterile Processing Technician
Memorial Medical Ceter
03.2021 - 07.2022
Certified Surgical Technologist
Memorial Medical Center
07.2019 - Current
Laundry Room Coordinator
Memorial Medical Center
10.2017 - 06.2019