Surgical Technician Citations
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, MAIN OPERATING ROOM, U.S. NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND, NAPLES, ITALY FROM JANUARY 2021 TO FEBRUARY 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER RICHARDSON PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE SUPERVISED 15 SAILORS IN 1245 SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND THE PROCESSING OF 8256 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ZERO INFECTIONS. IN ADDITION, HE LED 25 SURGICAL AND DENTAL TECHNICIANS IN STERILIZATION PROCEDURES, ENSURING RE-ACCREDITATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. FURTHER, AS EQUIPMENT PETTY OFFICER, HE AUTHORED 32 EQUIPMENT PACKAGES VALUED AT 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS AND CONDUCTED TWO WALL TO WALL INVENTORIES WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ACCOUNTABILITY. PETTY OFFICER RICHARDSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, MAIN OPERATING ROOM, DIRECTORATE FOR SURGICAL SERVICES, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO (NMCSD) FROM APRIL 2015 TO FEBRUARY 2018. AS DIVISON ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER, PO2 CORPUZ LED 32 PERSONNEL IN PROVIDING ROUND-THE-CLOCK SUPPORT FOR 30 LEADING SURGEONS. AS DIVISON SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT PETTY OFFICER, HE METICULOUSLY MANAGED A $20M OPTAR, FORECASTED REQUIREMENTS, AND PROCESSED 250 PURCHASE REQUESTS TO FUND SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CONSUMABLES. IN ADDITION, HE VOLUNTEERED TO SUPPORT 40 CEREMONIES, HONORING AND SUSTAINING NAVY HERITAGE AND TRADITION. PETTY OFFICER CORPUZ' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST FROM AUGUST 2012 TO OCTOBER 2016. PETTY OFFICER GREENLEE SERVED AS THE MID-SHIFT SERVICE HEAD AND LED TRAINING AND ORIENTATION FOR FOUR JUNIOR SAILORS IN THE COMPLETION OF 544 SURGICAL PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION, SHE MANAGED A $350,000 BUDGET AND $2M WORTH OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY CLINIC, RESULTING IN THE PROCUREMENT OF OVER 200 HEARING AIDS, EXPANDED SERVICES, AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER GREENLEE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNICIAN FROM JULY 2012 TO SEPTEMBER 2016. PETTY OFFICER ROSALES FLAWLESSLY ASSISTED WITH 77 SURGICAL PROCEDURES, PROVIDED LIFE SAVING MEASURES, WITH ZERO MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS AND 100% PATIENT SATISFICATION. HE METICULOUSLY MANAGED $3.5 MILLION WORTH OF OPERATING ROOM AND UROLOGY EQUIPMENT, MAINTAINING THEM IN OPTIMAL READINESS CONDITION. ADDITIONALLY, HE CONDUCTED TRAINING ON NUTRITION AND SPEARHEADED A RIGOROUS FITNESS ROUTINE FOR 42 FITNESS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM SAILORS, LEADING TO A 98% PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT PASSING RATE. PETTY OFFICER ROSALES' OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, INITIATIVE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS STAFF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, MAIN OPERATING ROOM, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO FROM APRIL 2002 TO JUNE 2005. PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS MCFARLANE PROVIDED QUALITY CARE IN EIGHT SURGICAL SPECIALTIES, LED ORTHOPAEDIC AND NEUROLOGICAL SERVICES, AND MANAGED A BUDGET OF $3.7 MILLION FOR SURGICAL REQUIREMENTS. AS STAFF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, HE COORDINATED WITH LOGISTICS TO STANDARDIZE NEURO SURGICAL SETS WHICH ELIMINATED REDUNDANCY AND SAVED $100,000 A YEAR. AS DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR, HE MAINTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY STANDARDS FOR JCAHO ENSURING ZERO DISCREPANCIES ON INSPECTIONS AND SCORING A 95 ON THE TRIENNIAL SURVEY. A LEADER IN PHYSICAL FITNESS, HE ASSISTED IN ENSURING THE READINESS OF 130 PERSONNEL FOR THE SPRING PFA. PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS MCFARLANE'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, MAIN OPERATING ROOM, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA FROM JULY 2010 THROUGH JUNE 2014. PETTY OFFICER ROGERS FLAWLESSLY MANAGED A COMBINED $30M OPTAR FOR THE MAIN OPERATING ROOM AND AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER AND ENSURED ALL CRITICAL EQUIPMENT WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND BOTH DEPARTMENTS WERE PREPARED FOR ANY MEDICAL EMERGENCY. AS DEPARTMENTAL ACFL, SHE CONDUCTED DAILY PHYSICAL TRAINING SESSIONS THAT LED TO A 20% INCREASE IN PRT SCORES WITHIN THE DIRECTORATE OF SURGICAL SERVICES. PETTY OFFICER ROGERS' PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, MAIN OPERATING ROOM, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL YOKOSUKA FROM AUGUST 2012 TO AUGUST 2015. PETTY OFFICER DUMONT PROVIDED 24-HOUR SURGICAL CAPABILITY AND COMPLETED 13 SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED SURGERIES. HE WAS HAND SELECTED FOR THE MISSION IN SUPPORT OF USS GUARDIAN'S SALVAGE AND PROVIDED MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE CONDUCTED DAILY SICK CALL FOR 29 PERSONNEL AND IMMUNIZED 133 PERSONNEL, INCREASING MEDICAL READINESS. FURTHER, HE TRAINED 37 STAFF MEMBERS IN PROCESSING SURGICAL SETS FOR 4,000 SURGICAL PROCEDURES WITH ZERO SURGICAL INFECTIONS. PETTY OFFICER DUMONT'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, MAIN OPERATING ROOM, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL YOKOSUKA FROM AUGUST 2012 TO AUGUST 2015. PETTY OFFICER DUMONT LED FIVE SURGICAL TECHS AND THREE CIVILIAN STAFF MEMBERS IN THE DECONTAMINATION, REPROCESSING, AND STERILIZATION OF INSTRUMENTATION VALUED AT $1.2M. HE SPEARHEADED A PRODUCTION INCREASE TO 2300 SETS PER MONTH, WHICH INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SURGICAL PATIENTS SEEN ANNUALLY TO 12,000. HE IDENTIFIED FUTURE SHORTFALLS AND ARRANGED TO BORROW 300 SPECIALIZED SURGICAL SETS WHICH PREVENTED DELAYS. ADDITIONALLY, HE REPRESENTED THE COMMAND AND NAVY MEDICINE WEST AT THE PACIFIC FLEET AND ALL-NAVY RIFLE AND PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PROVIDED 24 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BEFORE AND AFTER THE COMPETITION. PETTY OFFICER DUMONT'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS HEAD OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, MAIN OPERATING ROOM, DIRECTORATE OF SURGICAL SERVICES, NAVAL HOSPITAL YOKOSUKA FROM OCTOBER 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2015. AS HEAD OB-GYN SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, HOSPITALMAN CARTER SUPPORTED SEVEN SURGEONS AND A TOTAL OF 32 GYN AND 74 OB SURGICAL CASES. SHE REORGANIZED AND SET NEW PAR LEVELS FOR HER SERVICE'S 1,441 CONSUMABLES VALUED AT $550K TO MEET AORN AND APIC STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES. IN ADDITION, AS ENVIRONMENT OF CARE PETTY OFFICER, SHE DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED AN EOC BINDER. DURING JOINT COMMISSION, SHE SUBMITTED OVER 120 WORK ORDERS AND SPEARHEADED THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE SAFETY HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS WITHIN STERILE STORAGE AREAS, STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT FLOORING, AND ESTABLISHED A PROJECT WITH FACILITIES TO REPAINT ALL OPERATING ROOMS WITH ADVANCED HOSPITAL GRADE PAINT TO IMPROVE INFECTION CONTROL. HER PREPARATIONS RESULTED IN ZERO DISCREPANCIES DURING JOINT COMMISSION, MAKING THE OPERATING ROOM THE FIRST TO MEET THIS STANDARD. HOSPITALMAN CARTER'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS A SURGICAL TECHNICIAN, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO FROM AUGUST 2008 TO JULY 2012. HM3 MARTINEZ PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT AND SPINE SERVICES WHICH LED TO IMPROVEMENT IN EFFICIENCY, CASE AND OPERATING ROOM TIME, AND TURN-OVER WHILE MAINTAINING THE BEST SURGICAL AND ASCEPTIC TECHNIQUES NEEDED IN THIS HIGHLY TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT. WHILE DEPLOYED WITH EMF KUWAIT, HE OPERATED ON OVER 250 PATIENTS, PROVIDING THE BEST QUALITY OF CARE TO SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. HOSPITALMAN MARTINEZ' PERSONAL INITIATIVE, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS S-3 ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST AT 2D MEDICAL BATTALION, 2D MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA FROM JUNE 2013 TO JULY 2015. PETTY OFFICER KELLY LED 35 PERSONNEL IN THREE BATTALION-WIDE FIELD EXERCISES FROM INCEPTION TO EXECUTION. HE COORDINATED 452 PHA/PDHA, 226 RECORD VERIFICATIONS, AND THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 4,000 DOXYCYCLINE DOSES THAT INCREASED READINESS FROM 50 PERCENT TO 98 PERCENT. HIS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN NUMEROUS AREAS CONTRIBUTED TO A COHESIVE MEDICAL TEAM AND MULTIPLE SUCCESSFUL MASS CASUALTY DRILLS, AND FORWARD RESUSCITATIVE SURGICAL SYSTEM FAMILIARIZATION AND ACCOUNTING OF AMAL BLOCKS WORTH 500,000 DOLLARS. PETTY OFFICER KELLY'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.