Frank J Forba
Bensalem
Summary
Dynamic Certified Central Processing Technician with extensive experience at CHOP, excelling in instrument sterilization and inventory management. Proven ability to enhance workflow and ensure equipment sterility through effective communication and attention to detail. Committed to maintaining safety compliance and quality assurance in high-pressure healthcare environments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Central Processing Technician
CHOP- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
11.2024 - 11.2025
- Processed and sterilized medical instruments for surgical procedures.
- Maintained inventory of supplies and equipment for operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with surgical teams to ensure timely delivery of processed items.
- Operated sterilization equipment following strict safety and quality protocols.
- Monitored equipment performance and reported malfunctions for repairs.
- Implemented best practices to enhance workflow in the processing area.
- Maintained a safe work environment by following safety protocols while handling hazardous materials.
- Maintained accurate records of process parameters and production volumes.
- Assembled and wrapped trays of instruments for operating rooms and clinics.
- Organized and assembled routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
- Recorded sterilizer test results in job-related software.
- Rotated stock to maintain uninterrupted supply support for assigned areas.
- Operated sterilizers, aerators and washers to disinfect and sterilize respirators and hospital beds.
In-Home Caretaker
In-Home Caretaker
03.2013 - 09.2019
- Administered home health care for my disabled mother.
- Kept constant communication with healthcare team members medical providers and associates.
- Cleaned and cared for my mother’s wound area, after her surgical procedures to prevent any infection from setting in.
- Administered medication as prescribed by the health care team, bathed my mother and helped feed my mother when she was feeling sick or weak.
- Changed and cleaned home care bedding to add clean linen when necessary.
- Kept up to date on home medical inventory supplies by ordering the supplies over the phone that were sent by home delivery for day-to-day activities, and physical therapy.
- Assisted mother by changing and cleaning her commode at home whenever necessary.
- All this was done with the help and under the supervision of an RN home care nurse.
- Lastly assisted my mother in a wheelchair in taking her to all her doctor’s appointments.
STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia
10.2003 - 05.2012
- Preparing and delivering clean and sterilized instruments and equipment that are needed for medical examinations, surgeries, medical carts, and clinical procedures.
- Sterilizing, wrapping, organizing, and preparing medical equipment and surgical instruments into specialized trays for use during surgical procedures.
- Collection of soil-contaminated medical instrumentation, equipment, and re-usable supplies, and preparing them for decontamination and sterilization.
- Preparing and packing of all clean and disinfected medical supplies to get them ready for the sterilization process.
- Operated, and monitored sterilization equipment, such as steam sterilizers and ETO sterilizers.
- Examining instrumentation meticulously is placed back in the surgical procedural trays after the decontamination process to ensure proper cleanliness.
- Checking and reporting any problems or issues with the sterilization equipment to a supervisor or manager within the scope of the Central Service Department.
- Maintaining records of sterilization procedures, and sterilized items, such as all surgical instrumentation and supplies.
- Re-ordering medical and surgical supplies, controlling inventory, and checking expiration dates of products.
- Removing medical waste and disposing of it properly.
S.P.D. LOGISTICS TECHNICIAN
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia
03.2001 - 10.2003
- Kept inventory and restocked Nursing Unit Herman Carts and closets in inpatient areas and rooms, responded quickly and accurately to all Dr. and nurses’ requests for special needed equipment or supplies that patients were required to have.
- Inventory and tracked all orders and notified Doctors, and nurses when specific equipment would arrive or if there were any delays in the delivery of a request.
- Assisted in the development and implementation of maintained deliveries, loading, unloading, and movement of supplies to keep deliveries on schedule.
Environmental Services
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Philadelphia
01.1999 - 03.2001
- Cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized all patient rooms as assigned by supervisor including but not limited to all general access areas, patient Emergency rooms, operating rooms, trauma center, out-patient lounge and waiting areas, and restroom facilities.
- Responsible for the removal of all general trash, recyclable trash, and biohazard infectious waste trash from in-patient and outpatient room areas to be discarded appropriately in the trash compactor and incinerator as directed by the supervisor.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mastbaum Vocational-Tech High School
3116 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 1913406.1998
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration
Community College of Philadelphia
1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia.Pa 19130Skills
- Instrument sterilization
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory management
- Safety compliance
- Quality assurance
- Healthcare logistics
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Hazardous material handling
- Record keeping
- Sterilization monitoring
- Equipment sterilization
- Sterilization techniques
- Scanning processes
- Instrument sorting
- Decontamination procedures
- Assembly and packaging
- Process flows
- Continuous improvement
- Cross-functional communication
- Equipment sterility
- Surgical instruments expertise
- Supply chain management
Affiliations
• I.A.H.C.S.M.M. (H.S.P.A), 51012
Certification
- C.R.C.S.T. Certified Registered Central Service Technician, 51012
- C.I.S, Certified Instrument Specialist, 51012
- C.H.L. Certified Healthcare Leadership, 51012
- C.E.R. Certified Endoscope Reprocessor, 51012
Reference's
- Sheena L Lewis- Chop Supervisor/ Manager -freemans1@chop.edu
- Sharee Hayes - Chop Lead Technician (3rd shift) night shift- phone number : 267-304-2333
Timeline
Certified Central Processing Technician
CHOP- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
11.2024 - 11.2025
In-Home Caretaker
In-Home Caretaker
03.2013 - 09.2019
STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
10.2003 - 05.2012
S.P.D. LOGISTICS TECHNICIAN
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
03.2001 - 10.2003
Environmental Services
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
01.1999 - 03.2001
High School Diploma -
Mastbaum Vocational-Tech High School
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration
Community College of Philadelphia