Surgery Experience Expanded
June 13th, 2011
My Equipment Coordinator Experience Expanded
Areas of Expertise:
- Oversaw OR equipment usage coordination, process management, and maintenance.
- Coordinated use of operating facilities between multiple divisions and departments.
- Research projects, watching timelines, leading teams, and supervising volunteers.
- Ensured medical operations run smoothly and effectively for staff and patients.
- Facilitated cases and patient care, PRN patient/family counselor, department liaison.
- Utilized various systems including Windows and Mac operating systems.
- Provided surgical and anesthesia services, training and patient care.
“Chris makes a real difference to the OR. Cases run smoothly because of his contributions.”
Dr. John Stella, Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, John Peter Smith Hospital
“Chris is an excellent communicator – very bright and enjoys serving his team.”
Edith Summerlin, RN, PhD at UT Houston Health Science Center School of Nursing
“Chris is a very dedicated and sincere employee.”
RoseAnn Renouf, Chief CRNA, Anesthesia, John Peter Smith Hospital
SURGICAL & ANESTHESIA SERVICES
- Ran OR front desk, assisted with personnel scheduling, and retrieved and returned medical records.
- Maintained stock of and prepped video equipment, instruments, suture and surgical supplies.
- Maintained ESU (electric and gas) and supplies and ordered blood and blood gases.
- Worked with OR and video, instrument, surgical equipment sales representatives.
- Facilitated and coordinated equipment used in and between surgical cases.
- Procured and organized equipment, instruments and surgical supplies.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and assembled instrument trays.
- Opened and cleaned rooms, ordered supplies and stocked rooms.
- Prepped anesthesia set-up for cases and stock anesthesia carts.
- Enter pathology specimens into computer, transported frozen section specimens to pathology.
- Assisted with endoscopic (GI lab, laparoscopic, and ortho cases), open, and post cases.
- Maintained autoclave compliance.
- Assisted in OR and Anesthesia departments, GI lab, pre- and post-op recovery PRN.
PATIENT CARE
- Assisted with patients in admitting, pre-op and post-op recovery PRN.
- Prepped and transported patients to, from, and within OR.
- Assisted family members of surgery patients.
MANAGEMENT – SUPERVISORY
- Supervised surgical orderly personnel and volunteers.
- Facilitated OR and bio-med departments.
- Designed and created staff positions.
PROJECT RESEARCH PER DIRECTOR
- Designed analysis of video equipment performance
- Spoke publicly, making presentations to large groups.
- Raised funds for special purchases of instruments.
- Accomplished projects per department director.
- Collected data for performance analysis.
- Performed analysis of surgical equipment.