Mary Edwards
Fort Wayne
Summary
Skilled Certified Surgical Technologist offering more than 13 years of experience and well versed in robotic , general, urology, gyn, ortho surgical procedures. Adapt at orienting and training technical staff and implementing policies to workflow. Excited to bring expertise to growing organization offering room for advancement.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, Henry Ford Hospital
07.2022 - Current
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Inc.
02.2017 - Current
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons’ preferences or instruction.
- Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, Methodist Hospital
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, St. Joesph Regional
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Parkview Regional Hospital
11.2019 - 11.2021
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, The Orthopedic Hospital
12.2018 - 11.2019
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Sycamore Medical Center
05.2018 - 11.2018
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Controlled bleeding during procedures by applying hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures and electrocautery equipment.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses Meadowview Medical Center
02.2018 - 04.2018
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses St. Vincent Hospital
03.2017 - 01.2018
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Tru Staff Healthcare IU West Hospital
02.2017 - 03.2017
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Provided comprehensive support to surgeons specializing in sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine, and orthopedic trauma treatment.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Prolink Solutions Inc.
11.2016 - 02.2017
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons’ preferences or instruction.
- Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Advantage RN
08.2016 - 10.2016
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons’ preferences or instruction.
- Performed and documented pre-surgery and post-surgery sponge, instrument, and needle count.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Kettering Health Network
09.2015 - 07.2016
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons’ preferences or instruction.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
Certified Surgical Technologist
BayCare Health System Inc.
01.2011 - 08.2015
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons’ preferences or instruction.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Atrium Medical Center
05.2005 - 12.2010
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons’ preferences or instruction.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Collected, prepared, and disposed of medical specimens.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technologist
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH2005
Skills
- Safe sharps disposal
- Indirect patient care
- Patient confidentiality
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Passing surgical instruments
- Specimen collection and analysis
- Infection control protocols
- Certifications
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Wound dressing
Certification
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- CPR certification
- Board certified by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
- BLS
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, Henry Ford Hospital
07.2022 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, Methodist Hospital
04.2022 - 07.2022
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, St. Joesph Regional
12.2021 - 03.2022
Certified Surgical Technologist
Parkview Regional Hospital
11.2019 - 11.2021
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses, The Orthopedic Hospital
12.2018 - 11.2019
Certified Surgical Technologist
Sycamore Medical Center
05.2018 - 11.2018
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses Meadowview Medical Center
02.2018 - 04.2018
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Travel Nurses St. Vincent Hospital
03.2017 - 01.2018
Certified Surgical Technologist
Trustaff Inc.
02.2017 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist
Tru Staff Healthcare IU West Hospital
02.2017 - 03.2017
Certified Surgical Technologist
Prolink Solutions Inc.
11.2016 - 02.2017
Certified Surgical Technologist
Advantage RN
08.2016 - 10.2016
Certified Surgical Technologist
Kettering Health Network
09.2015 - 07.2016
Certified Surgical Technologist
BayCare Health System Inc.
01.2011 - 08.2015
Certified Surgical Technologist
Atrium Medical Center
05.2005 - 12.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technologist
Sinclair Community College
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- CPR certification
- Board certified by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
- BLS
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