Yvette Pena
Surgical Technology
Floresville,TX
Summary
Meticulous Certified Surgical Technologist excited to bring 19-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
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Surgical Technologist
HCA Healthcare: Methodist Ambulatory Division
01.2021 - Current
- Enhanced patient safety by maintaining a sterile surgical environment and adhering to strict protocols.
- Assisted surgeons in complex procedures for optimal patient outcomes and reduced recovery time.
- Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
- Increased efficiency during surgeries by anticipating surgeon''s needs and providing timely assistance.
- Contributed to successful operations by assembling and organizing surgical equipment with precision.
- Ensured proper care of surgical instruments through meticulous cleaning, sterilization, and maintenance processes.
- Supported smooth transitions between surgeries by promptly preparing the operating room for subsequent cases.
- Minimized infection risks by strictly adhering to aseptic techniques when handling surgical supplies and equipment.
- Handled high-pressure situations calmly and efficiently, contributing to successful completion of critical surgeries.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities, staying current on best practices within the field of surgical technology.
- Mentored new surgical technologists, sharing expertise and fostering their growth within the profession.
- Performed inventory management duties for the operating room supplies, ensuring adequate stock levels at all times.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
Surgical Technologist
Brook Army Medical Center
04.2020 - 12.2020
- Enhanced patient safety by maintaining a sterile surgical environment and adhering to strict protocols.
- Assisted surgeons in complex procedures for optimal patient outcomes and reduced recovery time.
- Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
- Increased efficiency during surgeries by anticipating surgeon''s needs and providing timely assistance.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- Contributed to successful operations by assembling and organizing surgical equipment with precision.
- Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care before, during, and after surgery.
- Minimized infection risks by strictly adhering to aseptic techniques when handling surgical supplies and equipment.
- Handled high-pressure situations calmly and efficiently, contributing to successful completion of critical surgeries.
Education
No Degree - Prerequisites
St. Philip's College
San Antonio, TXDiploma - Surgical Technology
Baptist School of Healthcare Professions
San Antonio, TX12.2005
High School Diploma -
Floresville High School
Floresville, TX05.1991
Skills
- Safety Protocols Expertise
- Pre-Surgical Preparation
- Aseptic Techniques
- Patient Confidentiality
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Specimen Collection
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- Instrument Sterilization
- Wound Dressing
- Supply Management
- Attention to detail
- Infection control
- Ethical conduct
- Patient positioning expertise
- Critical thinking
- Medical terminology
- Organizational abilities
- Empathy and compassion
- Adaptability
- Interpersonal skills
- Continuous learning
- Computer literacy
- Time management
- Sterile technique proficiency
- Anatomy understanding
- Surgical instrument knowledge
- Wound Dressing Techniques
- Basic Life Support
- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED (First Aid CPR AED)
- Ordering Supplies
- Equipment Sterilization
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- Flexible and Adaptable
Certification
NBSTSA Certification Number: 165125
Basic Life Support Certificate ID: X34IHK
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
HCA Healthcare: Methodist Ambulatory Division
01.2021 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Brook Army Medical Center
04.2020 - 12.2020
No Degree - Prerequisites
St. Philip's College
Diploma - Surgical Technology
Baptist School of Healthcare Professions
High School Diploma -
Floresville High School
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