Regina Flud
Sheridan,AR
Summary
Highly skilled Surgical Technologist with extensive experience at Baptist Health Medical Center, showcasing leadership qualities and sterile technique proficiency. Excelled in reducing OR turnaround times and mentoring new staff, demonstrating critical thinking and a commitment to patient safety. Achieved recognition for assisting in emergency surgeries, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Surgical Technologist
Baptist Health Medical Center
01.2016 - 09.2021
- Communicated effectively with nurses and surgeons to ensure seamless procedure flow.
- Facilitated smooth workflow in operating room with proper instrument setup.
- Monitored sterilization techniques for compliance with health standards.
- Assisted in postoperative care by monitoring patients upon regaining consciousness.
- Handled high-pressure situations calmly and efficiently, contributing to successful completion of critical surgeries.
- Supported smooth transitions between surgeries by promptly preparing the operating room for subsequent cases.
- Mentored new surgical technologists, sharing expertise and fostering their growth within the profession.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Performed inventory management duties for the operating room supplies, ensuring adequate stock levels at all times.
Surgical Technologist
UAMS
05.1999 - 01.2016
- Projected best-in-class care standards by achieving training initiatives for new surgical team members and aligning Neurology, Cardiovascular, Orthopedic, ENT, GYN and Plastics procedures for optimal efficiency.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Streamlined surgical processes, organizing instruments and supplies for easy accessibility during procedures.
- Improved patient outcomes with precise handling and passing of surgical instruments during procedures.
- Improved surgical team coordination, participating in briefings and debriefings to ensure clarity of roles and expectations.
- Assisted in complex surgical procedures, providing critical support for successful patient outcomes.
- Was on 3 Spatiality Teams while here assisting in the most advanced techniques in trauma, aneurysms, cardiovascular and microvascular reconstruction of Head and Neck.
Surgical Technologist
Baptist Medical Center
06.1991 - 05.1999
- Selected and purchased equipment for surgical procedures.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Received recognition for excellent performance in assisting with emergency surgeries, resulting in positive patient outcomes.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Played a key role in reducing OR turnaround time by implementing process improvements for equipment preparation and room cleanup procedures.
- Assisted surgeons in complex procedures for optimal patient outcomes and reduced recovery time.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Addiction Studies
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR12-2025
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Aseptic techniques
- Sterile technique proficiency
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Surgical assistance
- Basic life support
- Leadership qualities
- Patient confidentiality
- Patient safety
Certification
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- First Aid Certification
Scrub Tech of the Year
Scrub Tech of the Year 2016,2018
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
Baptist Health Medical Center
01.2016 - 09.2021
Surgical Technologist
UAMS
05.1999 - 01.2016
Surgical Technologist
Baptist Medical Center
06.1991 - 05.1999
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- First Aid Certification
Bachelor of Science - Addiction Studies
University of Central Arkansas
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