PHYLICIA STRICKLAND
Beaver Falls
Summary
Dedicated Certified Surgical Technologist with 4+ years of experience in high-volume ambulatory surgery centers across multiple specialties, including ophthalmology and orthopedics. Expertise in rapid room turnovers, anticipating surgeon needs, and upholding strict sterile techniques to facilitate safe, efficient same-day surgeries.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Firestone Surgery Center
Columbiana
05.2024 - 02.2026
- Scrubbed pain management and minimally invasive spine procedures, including MILD lumbar decompression
- Prepared fluoroscopy-compatible setups and specialty instrumentation
- Maintained rapid turnovers for high same-day case volume
- Assisted with positioning, sterile prep, and surgical counts
- Produced surgeon preference cards to ensure accurate instrumentation, the supplies, and case setup
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Beaver Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center
Monaca
06.2023 - 05.2024
- Supported cataract and ophthalmic procedures with microsurgical instrumentation
- Scrubbed sports medicine shoulder arthroscopy and cosmetic plastic surgery cases
- Collaborated with team to maintain efficient surgical flow and on-time starts
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Western PA Surgery Center
Wexford
06.2021 - 06.2023
- Scrubbed upper extremity and hand orthopedic procedures, cataracts, and oculoplastic cases
- Completed OR setup/breakdown and consecutive daily turnovers
- Maintained strict aseptic technique and accurate surgical counts
Education
Associate in Science - Surgical Technology
Pittsburgh Technical College
Skills
- Sterile field setup & maintenance
- Instrumentation & case cart preparation
- Patient prep/draping/positioning
- Pain management
- Surgical Counts
- Medication Prep
- High-volume ASC turnover efficiency
- Instrumentation preparation
- Team collaboration & documentation
- Team Collaboration
- Infection control compliance
- ASC turnover efficiency
- Multi-Specialty Case Setup
- Ophthalmology
- Team collaboration
- Orthopedics
- Upper extremity/hand orthopedics
- Multi-specialty setup
- Arthroscopy
- Pain management & fluoroscopic spine procedures
- Pain Procedures
- Spine
- MILD treatments
- Plastic/cosmetic surgery
- Arthroscopy towers, microscopes, C-arms
- Sterile Technique
- Team Collaboration
Certification
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST), 04/27
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 04/26
Specialties And Technical Skills
- Ophthalmology (cataracts, oculoplastic)
- Upper extremity/hand orthopedics
- Shoulder arthroscopy/sports medicine
- Pain management & fluoroscopic spine procedures
- MILD treatments
- Plastic/cosmetic surgery
- Sterile field setup & maintenance
- Instrumentation & case cart preparation
- Surgeon anticipation
- Patient prep/draping/positioning
- Specimen & medication management
- High-volume ASC turnover efficiency
- Arthroscopy towers, microscopes, C-arms
- Infection control compliance
- Team collaboration & documentation
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Firestone Surgery Center
05.2024 - 02.2026
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Beaver Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center
06.2023 - 05.2024
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
Western PA Surgery Center
06.2021 - 06.2023
Associate in Science - Surgical Technology
Pittsburgh Technical College