DA'SHAUNA HILL
Long Beach
Summary
Adept Central Service Technician with a proven track record at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, showcasing exceptional leadership and prioritization skills. Expert in sterilization techniques, including steam and Sterrad, and proficient in scope cleaning. Demonstrated ability to train staff, enhance operational efficiency, and maintain high-level cleanliness, significantly contributing to patient care quality.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Central Service Tech 2 (Full Time 40 hrs Per Week)
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance
10.2022 - Current
- Assembles utensil sets, single package instruments, sterile containers, and trays for sterilization.
- Operates steam and gas sterilizers, autoclaves and other sterilization, cleaning, and reprocessing equipment.
- Fills emergency requests and suggests possible substitute items to medical and nursing staff in the event the requested item is not in stock.
- Loads and unloads supply carts and delivers sterile processed supplies to service areas, and collects and delivers used supplies back to processing area.
- Disassembles, decontaminates, cleans, and reassembles medical, surgical and patient care supplies, including surgical instruments, according to established procedures.
- Orient and train new staff in the performance of any or all central service procedures, as needed.
Central Service Technician 2 / Anesthesia Tech
LAC USC Medical Center (Full Time 40 Hrs Per Week)
Los Angeles
11.2019 - 09.2022
- Followed infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anesthesia monitors and apparatuses.
- Maintained turn over and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
- Assisted anesthesia personnel with set up of central lines or cvp line set ups for hemodynamic monitoring and level one set ups.
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, ploss cans and emergency airway bags.
- Sterilize and high level disinfect fiberoptic scopes stylets, c-mac blades and glide scopes.
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date.
Central Service Tech 1 (Full Time 40 Hrs Per Week)
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance
06.2014 - 10.2019
- Responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing, case carts, scopes and distributing the medical devices and supplies in patient care and surgery.
- Prepared instruments for sterilization and performed decontamination procedures.
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets.
Packaging Processor/ Instrument Tech
SRI Synergy Health (Agency) Full time 40hrs
Long Beach
09.2013 - 06.2014
- Pack sterile items for hospitals decontamination cleaning, disassemble, reassemble, sterilize and pack instruments.
Education
Diploma - Surgical Tech
Newbridge Career College
Long Beach, Ca 02.2011 - 06.2013
Skills
- Leadership
- Prioritization
- Teamwork
- Multitasking
- Quick Learner
- Scope cleaning
- Sterilize - Steam/Sterrad
- Train New Staff
- Crash Carts
- Assembly
- Decontamination
Timeline
Central Service Tech 2 (Full Time 40 hrs Per Week)
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
Central Service Technician 2 / Anesthesia Tech
LAC USC Medical Center (Full Time 40 Hrs Per Week)
11.2019 - 09.2022
Central Service Tech 1 (Full Time 40 Hrs Per Week)
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
06.2014 - 10.2019
Packaging Processor/ Instrument Tech
SRI Synergy Health (Agency) Full time 40hrs
09.2013 - 06.2014
Diploma - Surgical Tech
Newbridge Career College
02.2011 - 06.2013