Ellishia Turnwall
Red Lake Falls
Summary
Focused professional with over twenty years experience with a wide range of surgical procedures and specialties such as Orthopedics, General, OB/GYN, Podiatry, Endoscopy, Spine, and cesarean sections. Adapt in quickly preparing surgical suites per procedure and surgeon instructions. Expertise in sterile and aseptic technique. First assisting skills with suturing. Excellence in communication and teamwork. Willing to learn new procedures and adapt to environmental changes the operating room brings.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Surgical Technologist
Riverview Health
Crookston
05.2005 - Current
- Prepared surgical instruments and maintained sterile environments for various procedures.
- Assisted surgeons during operations by providing necessary tools and support.
- Cleaned and sterilized equipment according to established protocols and standards.
- Educated new staff on surgical procedures and best practices for efficiency.
- Communicated effectively with surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and scrub techs while performing duties in the OR environment.
- Cleansed and disinfected operating rooms after procedures were completed.
- Assisted in the application of wound dressings, casts, and other medical devices.
- Retracted and first assisted surgeon, also closing with subcutaneous and skin sutures.
Surgical Technologist
Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins
05.2002 - 05.2005
- Prepared surgical instruments and maintained sterile environments for various procedures.
- Assisted surgeons during operations by providing necessary tools and support.
- Communicated effectively with surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and scrub techs while performing duties in the OR environment.
- Assisted in positioning patients on operating table and covered them with sterile drapes.
- Set up equipment, tools, and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
Education
Associates Degree - Surgical Technologist
Northwest Technical College
East Grand Forks, MN 08.1999 - 05.2002
Skills
- Surgical instrument preparation
- Sterile environment maintenance
- Surgical assistance
- Equipment cleaning protocols
- Wound dressing application
- Operating room organization
- Patient positioning support
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Stress management
- Patient safety
- Surgical counts
- Wound closure techniques
- Sterile field management
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
Riverview Health
05.2005 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Poudre Valley Hospital
05.2002 - 05.2005
Associates Degree - Surgical Technologist
Northwest Technical College
08.1999 - 05.2002