Assist surgeon with surgical procedures. Prepares and performs instrument decontamination, assembly and sterilization. Reports broken equipment, instruments, and patient safety issues to the management team immediately. Implements the repair process of equipment as necessary with proper notification to management. Evaluates the out of service instruments on a daily basis and communicates appropriately to the SPD and OR Management. Assist with establishing and overseeing the coordination of the turn overs required for surgical cases. Is fully trained in all operational aspects of SPD and capable of assisting in the department as needed. Assist with the training of staff members on instrument processing. Conducts daily spot checks as outlined by the Supervisor and/or QA Manager. Inventories materials and supplies on a daily basis to insure adequate quantities are available for operations. Performs duties in accordance with the hospital, JCAHO, AORN, and other appropriate policies and procedures. Performs other duties that may be assigned.

Prepares and performs instrument decontamination, assembly and sterilization. Reports broken equipment, instruments, and patient safety issues to the management team immediately. Implements the repair process of equipment as necessary with proper notification to management. Evaluates the out of service instruments on a daily basis and communicates appropriately to the SPD and OR Management. Assist with establishing and overseeing the coordination of the turn overs required for surgical cases. Is fully trained in all operational aspects of SPD and capable of assisting in the department as needed. Assist with the training of staff members on instrument processing. Conducts daily spot checks as outlined by the Supervisor and/or QA Manager. Inventories materials and supplies on a daily basis to insure adequate quantities are available for operations. Performs duties in accordance with the hospital, JCAHO, AORN, and other appropriate policies and procedures. Performs other duties that may be assigned.

Assist with surgical procedures. Prepares and performs instrument decontamination, assembly and sterilization. Reports broken equipment, instruments, and patient safety issues to the management team immediately. Implements the repair process of equipment as necessary with proper notification to management. Evaluates the out of service instruments on a daily basis and communicates appropriately to the SPD and OR Management. Assist with establishing and overseeing the coordination of the turn overs required for surgical cases. Is fully trained in all operational aspects of SPD and capable of assisting in the department as needed. Assist with the training of staff members on instrument processing. Conducts daily spot checks as outlined by the Supervisor and/or QA Manager. Inventories materials and supplies on a daily basis to insure adequate quantities are available for operations. Performs duties in accordance with the hospital, JCAHO, AORN, and other appropriate policies and procedures. Performs other duties that may be assigned.

Hired initially as Assistant Manager, received a promotion one year later to Manager. Managed combined department of Sterile Processing and hospital equipment maintenance with 32 employees. Balanced and maintained budget for sterile processing staff and supplies. Coordinated special equipment requests with approved vendors for operating room and other hospital departments. Instrumental in upgrading sterilizers by coordinating a capital budget request with the assistance of the risk management department. Implemented plans to transition to a computerized scanning program, Impress, for tracking sterilization process and instrumentation location. Coordinated and maintained staff continuing education according to AAMI standards. Created training procedures for operating room staff and clinic staff in the facility regarding care and handling of contaminated equipment and instrumentation. Created an exchange program for crash carts and latex allergy carts.  Key member of multiple hospital standards committees: Equipment Management and Cleaning, Code Blue, OR/SPD Policy and Infection Control.

Assist with surgical procedures. Prepares and performs instrument decontamination, assembly and sterilization. Reports broken equipment, instruments, and patient safety issues to the management team immediately. Implements the repair process of equipment as necessary with proper notification to management. Evaluates the out of service instruments on a daily basis and communicates appropriately to the SPD and OR Management. Assist with establishing and overseeing the coordination of the turn overs required for surgical cases. Is fully trained in all operational aspects of SPD and capable of assisting in the department as needed. Assist with the training of staff members on instrument processing. Conducts daily spot checks as outlined by the Supervisor and/or QA Manager. Inventories materials and supplies on a daily basis to insure adequate quantities are available for operations. Performs duties in accordance with the hospital, JCAHO, AORN, and other appropriate policies and procedures. Performs other duties that may be assigned.