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San Diego Metropolitan Area

San Diego, California, United States

Santa Rosa, California, United States

• Led a dynamic team of up to 16 employees across three shifts, providing 24/7 coverage.• Ensured strict compliance with AAMI guidelines for surgical instruments reprocessing, maintaining the highest standards of patient safety.• Overhauled and modernized department-specific policies and procedures to enhance efficiency and adherence to industry best practices.• Orchestrated staff scheduling, recruitment, comprehensive training programs, and performance evaluations, resulting in a highly skilled and motivated team.• Forged productive collaborations with clinical leadership and vendors to optimize instrument and equipment availability.

Vacaville, Ca

• Directed a team of 25 FTEs across three shifts, implementing continuous process improvement initiatives grounded in Lean methodology, resulting in a 15% reduction in processing time.• Fostered effective partnerships with various committees and clinical leadership to ensure seamless operations and adherence to guidelines and protocols, even during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greater Seattle Area

• Effectively managed supervisors and technicians, ensuring strict compliance with AAMI guidelines and consistently passing regulatory surveys.• Pioneered continuous improvement techniques, maintaining the highest quality standards in instrument processing.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Provided visionary leadership across multiple sites, supervising dedicated staff, and implementing process improvements that elevated quality assurance standards.• Collaborated seamlessly with various departments to ensure efficient sterile processing operations.

Lexington, Ky

• Strategically redesigned workflows and streamlined processes, resulting in a 20% improvement in departmental efficiency.• Successfully implemented LEAN six sigma processes, earning the "Safety First - Outstanding Manager Award."

Plainsboro, Nj

• Skillfully supervised employees, implemented rigorous quality checks, and maintained optimal inventory levels, consistently meeting State and Joint Commission regulatory requirements.• Implemented corrective action plans to enhance performance and patient safety.

Lebanon, Nh

• Demonstrated exceptional multitasking abilities across various areas of Sterile Processing, ensuring the highest standards of sterilization and quality checks.

Lebanon, Nh

• Job responsibilities include basic nursing care, checking vital signs, review medications• Proper documentation in CIS, answering pagers• Effective communication with the staff and surgeons• Assisting providers with clinical procedures such as colposcopy, biopsy, thoracentesis, paracentesis, and pap smears.

Bs, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Table Tennis Team CaptainBS with a major in Botany,Zoology, and Chemistry.

Associate Of Science (As), Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, National Honors ServicesAssociate Degree in Liberal Arts and finished additional 61 credits.

Pgdca, Computer Applications

Activities and Societies: Computer ApplicationsOne Year Diploma in Computer Applications