Sara Silva
Phoenix
Summary
Professional Sterilization Specialist with comprehensive experience in maintaining sterile environments in healthcare settings. Skilled in sterilization techniques, equipment handling, and infection control protocols. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability, ensuring seamless collaboration and high-quality results. Dependable and flexible, consistently meeting evolving needs of workplace.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sterile Technician II
Mayo Clinic
04.2023 - Current
- Prepare, clean, and sterilize surgical instruments, ensuring they are ready for use in operations.
- Work closely with healthcare teams to maintain high standards of patient care and safety.
- Train new technicians and students, boosting team efficiency and skills.
- Consistently meet tight deadlines, ensuring smooth and timely surgical procedures.
- Serves as Acting Team Lead, coordinating workflow, communicating case priorities, and ensuring surgical readiness.
- Adept at vendor tray management, cross-team communication.
- Departmental improvement initiatives as UBT Co-Chair, event planning and project managing.
- Maintaining CRCST certification.
SPD Attendant
Mayo Clinic
11.2022 - 04.2023
- Supported CSPD, Operating Rooms, and Procedural Areas by performing delegated tasks efficiently.
- Ensured proper placement of instrument trays, case carts, and consignment trays for optimal workflow.
- Maintained safety protocols, ensuring dry floors for technician operations, enhancing workplace safety.
- Removed cleaned case carts from washers, dried them, and prepared them for supply chain room use.
- Organized wet instrument trays on designated racks, facilitating timely assembly by technicians.
Flash Sales Representative
Forgotten Rarities
03.2020 - 10.2022
- Ensured reliable attendance and shift readiness, enhancing team reliability and customer service.
- Improved team communication and meeting efficiency, fostering better collaboration.
- Educated customers on crystal origins and properties, driving higher sales.
- Managed customer orders and emails, streamlining operations and boosting efficiency.
- Handled customer inquiries, maintained inventory accuracy, and priced materials, ensuring smooth operations.
Cashier
Whole Foods Marketplace
04.2017 - 04.2020
- Handled cash, check, and card transactions with high accuracy, ensuring smooth customer experiences.
- Promoted customer satisfaction and loyalty by providing friendly and efficient service.
- Addressed customer inquiries, offering product information and price verification effectively.
- Achieved and exceeded scanning goals, utilizing company technology and equipment efficiently.
- Assisted in cashier audits and report generation, ensuring compliance with store policies.
Education
Associates in Arts and Science - Marine Sciences, Natural Resources Ecology
Maricopa Community College MCC
Mesa05.2020
Central Service Online Technical Training - CRCST
Perdue Online University
08-2023
Skills
- Staff Training
- Time Management
- Systems Software
- Tech Savvy
- Attention to Detail
- Team Collaboration
- Phone Etiquette
- Communication
- Chemical handling
- Patient safety awareness
- Troubleshooting ability
- Equipment cleaning
Certification
- Certified Sterile processing Technician, Mayo Clinic - Three years
Timeline
Sterile Technician II
Mayo Clinic
04.2023 - Current
SPD Attendant
Mayo Clinic
11.2022 - 04.2023
Flash Sales Representative
Forgotten Rarities
03.2020 - 10.2022
Cashier
Whole Foods Marketplace
04.2017 - 04.2020
Associates in Arts and Science - Marine Sciences, Natural Resources Ecology
Maricopa Community College MCC
Central Service Online Technical Training - CRCST
Perdue Online University