Surgical Technologist
OhioHealth Riverside Surgical Services · Columbus, OH
Jun, 2022 · Present
• Prepare and maintain sterile fields for 18–22 weekly procedures across general, orthopedic, vascular, and laparoscopic specialties.
• Complete 100% instrument, sponge, and needle counts with zero retained-item events across 1,100+ cases.
• Partner with surgeons and circulators to refine preference cards, cutting missing-instrument delays by 32%.
• Mentor 4 new technologists on aseptic technique, specimen handling, and safe room turnover.
Surgical Technologist
Grant Medical Center OR · Columbus, OH
Jul, 2019 · May, 2022
• Scrub 15–18 cases per week, anticipating surgeon needs for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, colorectal, orthopedic, and trauma procedures.
• Built and verified 60+ specialty instrument sets per month with 98% first-pass accuracy and complete traceability.
• Helped standardize turnover workflows, improving average room turnaround by 14 minutes and supporting 96% on-time starts.
• Precepted 3 surgical technology students in sterile field setup, counts, and specimen protocols.
Surgical Technologist
Columbus Ambulatory Surgery Center · Columbus, OH
Aug, 2017 · Jun, 2019
• Supported 10–12 outpatient procedures daily, including ENT, ophthalmology, plastics, and minimally invasive gynecology cases.
• Inspected and assembled 45+ instrument sets per week while maintaining 100% compliance with count and sterilization documentation.
• Reduced routine turnover time by 18% by staging supplies and improving room-readiness checklists.
• Coordinated with sterile processing to resolve tray discrepancies before first-case start, preventing 25+ delays per quarter.