Cristina Alvarado

Instrument Technician at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU

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Experience

    • Australia
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Instrument Technician
      • Nov 2022 - Present

    • Australia
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Instrument Technician
      • Oct 2018 - Nov 2022

      Responsibilities: Collect, clean and decontaminate used instruments for decontamination in a safe way, accordingly to the manufacturer instructions Wear appropriate PPE and complete required checks Check and pack instruments in their specific container or steripeel Assist in the transportation of sterile medical devices to a specific area Inspect and reassemble items Prepare, check and package instruments and loan sets to be sterilesed Follow procedures from Australian Standard 4187 Set-up surgeries for next day according to surgeon’ requirements Track and trace surgical instruments using MaQS (tracking system by Precision Medical), identifying all instruments through the process Complete process audits to guarantee instruments are processed correctly Show less

    • Australia
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Food Services Assistant
      • Jul 2015 - Oct 2018

      Charge fordelivering or collecting appropriate meals and beverages to patients, maintaining a lot hygienic food service area and assist in the transportation of food and trolleys, also preparation and plating of items required for meal and beverage service and operation of dishwashing and trolley washing machines in accordance with established procedures. Charge fordelivering or collecting appropriate meals and beverages to patients, maintaining a lot hygienic food service area and assist in the transportation of food and trolleys, also preparation and plating of items required for meal and beverage service and operation of dishwashing and trolley washing machines in accordance with established procedures.

    • Australia
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instrument Technician
      • Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

      • Assisting in the transportation of sterile medical devices in a safe way • Transporting dirty medical devices to the decontamination area • Delivering and collecting fast track equipment to the indicated area • Collecting and cleaning containers ready to use • Assisting in the transportation of sterile medical devices in a safe way • Transporting dirty medical devices to the decontamination area • Delivering and collecting fast track equipment to the indicated area • Collecting and cleaning containers ready to use

  • Mera Aeropuertos
    • International Airpot of Cancun
    • Food Safety Supervisor
      • Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

      Effectively improved quality standard of food hygiene over one year period, by incorporating changed manufacturing processes, supporting documentation and increased measurement of fundamental data including yields, product weight variation, and microbiology verification Designed and implemented Food Service audit schedule to maintain high level hygiene in the food preparation and service facility Performed audits based on the NOM-251-SSA-2009 (Mexican Official Standard by its Spanish acronym), and HACCP; auditing processing and service areas, as well as warehousing areas Reported and resolved QC/QA issues quickly, to ensure continued manufacture of product was not delayed Prepared Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions for Managers in Food Services Introduced a system for visual reporting, which led to improved communication between Manager and staff in Food Services Show less

    • Science Teacher
      • Sep 2011 - Jan 2012

      Taught Junior Secondary students (equivalent to Australian years 7 to 9) in general science, biology, physics and chemistry and supervised 2 hours weekly laboratory sessions with more than 30 students in each class ensuring safe laboratory use & systematic scientific procedure Planned, implemented and evaluated multifaceted lesson plans to accommodate multiple learning styles Developed positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues within a culturally and socio-economically diverse school community Dedicated to building a positive school community; active leader and enthusiastic in planning and implementing extracurricular school programs and special events Maintained accurate records and consistently completed all reports and other written communication in a timely manner Show less

  • CIIDIR-IPN Dgo
    • Durango, Dgo. Mexico
    • Researcher in biotechnology area
      • Aug 2008 - Jan 2009

      Work placement: IPN-CIIDIR, Durango, Mexico. Project: Assessment of the genetic variability of the complex Agave Durangensis Performed routine chemical and physical tests of A. durangensis in field and laboratory to define content of carbohydrates, phenolic and DNA amplification test. Advanced our understanding of the DNA repair system by demonstrating that some agaves possess a sequence similarity. Maintained proper records and documentation of agave analysis. Completed written report summarising data analysis and conclusions. Show less

Education

  • Mayfield Education
    Sterile Processing Technology/Technician
    2017 - 2018
  • Instituto Tecnologico de Durango
    Biochemical Engineer
    2004 - 2009

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