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Sample Resume for Surgical Technologist Position
David Smith
22 Grove Park, La Place, LA 70236
(000) 434-9999
davesm @ email . com
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
• Seasoned surgical technologist with progressively responsible experience in handling pre and post-surgery surgeon support duties. Track record of successfully assisting with life-saving procedures and ensuring the overall harmony between surgeon and patient.
• Demonstrated expertise in preparing surgical and treatment rooms by ensuring that all equipment and instruments are available.
• Competent at determining surgeons’ needs during surgical procedures and providing them with needed resources.
• Proficient in anticipating patients’ requirements before and after surgical procedures and fulfilling them in order to keep them comfortable.
• Focused on verifying operative procedures with surgical staff to plan and implement adequate pre and post-operative care.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Surgical Technologist
NOVANT HEALTH, La Place, LA
(6/2015 to Present)
• Determine the type of surgery or procedure that needs to be performed and make arrangements for it
• Prepare examination and procedure / surgical rooms by ensuring that they are clean and sterilized
• Take out correlating surgical instruments and make sure that all needed equipment/machinery is up and running
• Perform sponge, sharps and instrument counts before and after each surgery
• Provide patients with information on what to expect before and after surgery
• Set up sterile table with instruments, supplies, and needed medication
• Provide gowns and gloves to surgeons and assistants and ensure that they are satisfied with the table setup
• Prepare sterile dressings and ensure that they conform to standards
• Keep an active eye out for patient condition by monitoring pacemakers and breathing patterns
• Clean and prepare instruments for terminal sterilization procedures
• Assist in the terminal cleaning of operating table and rooms
Key Accomplishments
• Reorganized the surgical supplies inventory which resulted in a 60% increase in operational ease
• Saved a patient’s life on the operating table by actively checking his pacemaker and raising alarm when the readings went haywire
Surgical Specialist
SCRIPPS HEALTH, La Place, LA (1/2010 to 5/2015)
• Provided assistance in cleaning and sterilizing operation theaters
• Assisted in laying out surgical instruments after carefully cleaning and sterilizing them
• Gloved and gowned surgical assistants and surgeons before each surgical procedure
• Assisted during the surgical procedure by passing instruments to the surgeon
• Provided support in preparing and putting sterile dressings on patients
• Handled cleaning up and sterilizing duties post each surgical procedure
Key Accomplishments
• Simultaneously provided surgical support to two concurrent surgeries of a woman and her newborn, which saved both lives
• Introduced a dynamic specimen labeling systems that decreased chances of labeling errors by 70%
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Surgical Technology
LA PLACE MEDICAL COLLEGE, La Place, LA – 2009
NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, La Place, LA – 2010
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Cautery Safety
• Sterilization
• Surgical Procedural Support
• Aseptic Techniques
• Resources Obtainment
• Pacemaker Checks
• Patient education
• Needs Coordination
• Equipment Operations
• Wound Dressing
• Supplies Inventory
• Specimen Labeling/Disposal