Kari Walls
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Sayre,PA
Summary
Certified Sterile Processing professional with experience in decontamination, assembly of trays, sterilization and case picking. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs and workflows. Ensured optimal cleanliness and safety by meticulously cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments. Skilled in maintaining compliance with healthcare standards, ensuring patient safety, and managing inventory efficiently. Known for reliability, precision, and effective communication in high-pressure environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Lynchburg General Hospital
Lynchburg, Virginia
05.2024 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: Lynchburg, VA
- Assemble surgical case carts for emergencies and the following day surgeries
- Put back any disposable soft goods and instrument sets that were not used during procedures
- Comply with HIPPA standards to ensure patient safety and proper handling of sensitive information
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures and maintain proper PPE
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of surgical instruments and equipment
- Fostered effective communication within the team, contributing to a seamless workflow between OR and SPD departments
- Inspect, assemble and wrap loaners sets for upcoming surgeries and for Rep pick up
- Collaborated with the surgical team, providing timely delivery of sterile sets and equipment during surgeries
- Enhanced department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments
- Provided exceptional service to healthcare providers by promptly responding to requests for additional instrumentation or supplies during surgery
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer guidelines for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for steam and low temp sterilization
- Assisted coworkers with questions and problems that arose during the workflow process
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Lahey Medical Center
Burlington, MA
03.2022 - 04.2024
- Company Overview: Burlington, MA
- Assembled and organized case carts for next day surgeries and emergency surgery
- Organize outside clinical instruments to ensure availability for the morning pick up
- Enhanced department efficiency thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments.
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer's IFU's for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices
- Supported operational excellence by accurately assembling instrument trays according to procedure-specific requirements.
- Upheld regulatory requirements, diligently performing biological monitoring tests on sterilizers regularly.
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality, complying with HIPAA regulations in handling sensitive information throughout the workflow process.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of surgical instruments and devices
- Assisted coworkers with questions and problems that arose during the workflow process.
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno, Nevada
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Reno, NV
- Maintained proper protocol in decontamination areas to ensure the removal of all bioburden from surgical instruments
- Supported operational excellence by accurately assembling instrument trays according to procedure-specific requirements.
- Enhanced department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments.
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality, complying with HIPAA regulations in handling sensitive information throughout the workflow process.
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer's IFU's for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of surgical instruments
- Assisted coworkers with questions and problems that arose during the workflow process
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Basset Medical Center
Cooperstown, NY
09.2019 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: Cooperstown, NY
- Assembled surgical trays according to the provided count sheets
- Deliver instruments and trays to various clinics in the hospital
- Well versed in the SPM tracking system
- Enhanced department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments.
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality, complying with HIPAA regulations in handling sensitive information throughout the workflow process.
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer's IFU's for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices.
- Upheld regulatory requirements, diligently performing biological monitoring tests on sterilizers regularly.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of medical equipment.
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures.
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for steam and low temp sterilization
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Saint Vincent Hospital
Worcester, MA
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Company Overview: Worcester, MA
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures and maintaining proper PPE
- Maintained department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer's IFU's for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices
- Supported operational excellence by accurately assembling instrument trays according to procedure-specific requirements
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality, complying with HIPAA regulations in handling sensitive information throughout the workflow process
- Assisted coworkers with questions and problems that arose during the workflow process
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of surgical instrumentation and equipment
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for steam and low temp sterilization
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: Boston, MA
- Well versed in the Censitrac
- Comply with HIPAA regulations to protect sensitive information throughout the workflow process
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer's IFU's for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures and use of PPE
- Supported operational excellence by accurately assembling instrument trays according to procedure-specific requirements.
- Enhanced department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments.
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for steam and low temp sterilization
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Upheld regulatory requirements, diligently performing biological monitoring tests on steam and low temp sterilizers regularly.
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Basset Medical Center
Cooperstown, NY
11.2018 - 02.2019
- Company Overview: Cooperstown, NY
- Assembled surgical trays according to the provided count sheets
- Deliver instruments and trays to various clinics in the hospital
- Well versed in the SPM tracking system
- Enhanced department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments.
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality, complying with HIPAA regulations in handling sensitive information throughout the workflow process.
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer's IFU's for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices.
- Upheld regulatory requirements, diligently performing biological monitoring tests on sterilizers regularly.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of medical equipment.
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures.
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for steam and low temp sterilization
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Emanuel Medical Center
Turlock, California
07.2018 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: Turlock, CA
- Replenish code carts and crash carts according to the emergency list provided
- Comply with HIPPA guidelines to ensure patient safety and properly handle sensitive information
- Reduced the risk of infection by strictly adhering to established guidelines for decontamination procedures and maintaining proper PPE
- Enhanced department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments
- Supported operational excellence by accurately assembling instrument trays according to procedure-specific requirements
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of surgical instruments and equipment
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer guidelines for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for sterilization
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, Pennsylvania
10.2014 - 07.2018
- Company Overview: Sayre, PA
- Cleaned and assembled crash carts and airway boxes according to the emergency lists provided
- Clean medical equipment for patient use such as IV pumps, PCA pumps, epidural pumps, Kendalls, commodes
- Assembled and delivered case carts according to the pick sheet and surgery schedule
- Worked alone and maintained efficient workflow for weekend surgeries
- Fostered effective communication within the surgical team, contributing to a seamless workflow between OR and SPD departments
- Assembled and organized loaner trays for surgeries and for Rep pick up
- Collaborated with the surgical team, providing timely delivery of sterile equipment during surgeries
- Enhanced department efficiency with thorough inspection and functionality testing of surgical instruments
- Comply with HIPPA standards to ensure patient safety and proper handling of sensitive information
- Decontaminated surgical instruments to remove bacteria and other bioburden before assembly and sterilization
- Supported operational excellence by accurately assembling instrument trays according to procedure-specific requirements
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer's IFU's for reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and devices
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for efficient processing of surgical equipment
- Assisted coworkers with questions and problems that arose during the workflow process
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for steam, low temp and ETO sterilization
- Upheld regulatory requirements, diligently performing biological monitoring tests on sterilizers regularly.
Education
Certificate - Sterile Processing Technician
Boces Trade School
Binghamton, NY09-2014
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts- General Studies
Tomkins-Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY 05.2001 -
Skills
- Independence
- Multitask
- Communication
- Team player
- Visual inspection
- Ethics and professionalism
- Biological monitoring
- Instrument tracking systems (SPM and CensiTrac)
- Quality assurance
- Workflow optimization
Timeline
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Lynchburg General Hospital
05.2024 - 03.2025
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Lahey Medical Center
03.2022 - 04.2024
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Renown Regional Medical Center
11.2021 - 01.2022
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Basset Medical Center
09.2019 - 07.2020
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Saint Vincent Hospital
06.2019 - 08.2019
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Boston Medical Center
02.2019 - 05.2019
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Basset Medical Center
11.2018 - 02.2019
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Emanuel Medical Center
07.2018 - 10.2018
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
10.2014 - 07.2018
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts- General Studies
Tomkins-Cortland Community College
05.2001 -
Certificate - Sterile Processing Technician
Boces Trade School
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