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SURGICAL TECH STERILE PROCESSING TECH Gail A. Vallone 4325 Newcastle Las Vegas, Nevada 89103 702-324-3291 WORK EXPERIANCE Institute of Orthopedic Surgery, 2800 E. Desert Inn Rd. Suite 150 Las Vegas Nevada 1-702-735-7355 Aug. 2002-June 2009 (physican owned Orthopedic Surgery Center) Scrubbing and assisting in all aspects of Orthopedic procedures. Specializing in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff repair, Arthroscopic Bankart repair of the shoulder, ACL repair with ligament graft, Hand and Foot procedures, Pediatric Orthopedics. I was lead Surgical tech for over a year. I took over the Sterile Processing Department and became Lead Sterile Processor. Worked in in ALL aspects of Sterile Processing for last 4 years. Only leaving moved to Utah. HCA Flamingo Surgery Center, 2526 E Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 1-702-697-7900 Jan 1997-July-2002 transferred from HCA Mt. View Hospital Scrubbing and assisting in all aspects of Ambulatory surgery. Specializing in Orthopedic procedures, ALL ENT procedures, ALL General Surgery procedures, ALL GYN & Urology procedures, and ALL plastic procedures. CO2 and KTP Laser certified. Transferred within the HCA Company from Mt. View Hospital to HCA Flamingo Surgery Center HCA Mt. View Hospital, 3100 N Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Nevada 89129 1-702-255-5000 Feb. 1996-Jan. 1997 transferred from HCA Sunrise Hospital Transfer to Mt. View Hospital from HCA Sunrise Hospital with the challenges of opening a new hospital. I organized and started the ENT department. I ordered all the supplies and instrument trays for the ENT department. The 6 nurses and 2 surgical techs, put together, without an OR Supervisor to over see, organized, and ordered supplies for a fully functional operating room suite of 12 OR’s. Specializing in all aspects of Surgery and emergency procedures. HCA Sunrise Children’s Hospital, 3186 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas Nevada 89102 1-702-731-8000 Aug. 1995-Jan. 1996 Moving from Buffalo Ney York as a private scrub and medical asst. in a large group of ENT Surgeons was employed by Sunrise Hospital. I worked on the evening shift and was on the ENT team. Was asked to volunteer to transfer to Mt. View Hospital to help open it. Page 2 WORK EXPERIENCE Buffalo Otolaryngology Group, 897 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, New York 14209 1-716-883-6800 Aug. 1990-June 1995, Private Scrub & Med, Asst. Lg ENT Group Scrubbing and assisting in surgery and clinical duties in our three offices for all nine ENT Physicians. Traveling between five area hospitals and ambulatory surgery center where our physicians practice. Scrubbing ALL aspects of ENT surgery. KTP and CO2 Laser cert. Office duties included minor ENT procedures, assisting doctors with patients, patient histories, surgical scheduling, medical records, typing, computer charting, sterilizing instaments and supplies, answering phones, patient vitals and monitoring. Sarasota Surgery Center, 983 Beneva Rd. Sarasota, Florida 34232 1-941-365-5355 Jan. 1985-June 1990 Scrubbing and assisting in ALL aspects of ambulatory surgery procedures. Specializing in Plastics, OB-GYN, Endoscopic CO2 & KTP laser, Urology, Podiatry and General surgery. Other duties consisted of cleaning, wrapping, sterilizing of instruments, equipment cleaning and turning over OR rooms, in a timely manner. In addition transporting patients to and from the OR. Ordering and restocking supplies, circulating and prepping of patients when not scrubbing, assisting the Anestheologist when needed. Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, Florida 1-941-917-9000 June 1984-Jan. 1985 Initially hired on the night shift, nine weeks prior to completing my clinical training as a Surgical Technologist during the day shift. After completing clinical training and graduation, became a full time employee on the evening shift. Duties consisted of scrubbing and assisting in ALL seventeen operating room suites. Duties centered around the following procedures, General, OB-GYN, Vascular, Orthopaedics, Neruro, Plastics, ENT, Urology. EDUCATION Sarasota Vocational Technical School, 4748 Beneva Rd. Sarasota, Florida Sept. 1986-Aug. 1987 Surgical Technologist Graduated Sarasota High School S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, Florida Graduated 1975 Sarasota Sailor Circus Bahia Vista Rd. Sarasota, Florida Performed 1970-1975 and graduated, after school activity for Sarasota County school kids. Page 3 RELATED ASSOCIATIONS *National Certification of Surgical Technologist. 3/1984 exp. 3/2009 *Served as Secertary to Association of Surgical Technologist, Florida Chapter *CPR Certified exp 3/2009 *Laser Certified in CO2 & KTP REFERENCE LIST INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY CENTER 2800 E. Desert Inn Rd. suite 150 Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 702-735-7355 HCA FLAMINGO SURGERY CENTER 2526 E. Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 702-697-7900 HCA MT. VIEW HOSPITAL 3100 N. Tenaya Way Las Vegas, Nevada 89129 702-255-5000 HCA SUNRISE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 3186 Maryland Pkwy. Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 702-731-8000 BUFFALO OTOLARYNGOLOGY GROUP 897 Delaware Ave Buffalo, New York 14209 716-883-6800 SARASOTA SURGERY CENTER 983 Beneva Rd. Sarasota, Florida 34232 941-365-5355 SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1700 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, Florida 34232 941-917-9000 PERSONAL REFERANCES Dr. Joel Davidson 1500 Tuscana CT. Las Vegas, Nevada 89052 702-736-1200 Jackie Graham RN 346 W. Main St. Dalton PA 18414 570-407-3546 cell Gary Sweitzer CST 9465 W Post Rd. apt 1085 Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 702-505-0837

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