SurgicalCheck is a note-taking app allowing surgical techs to create, maintain, and share an organized library of surgery notes and surgeon preferences. Designed for efficiency, the goal is to reduce mental load, help new team members and travelers acclimate quickly, and reduce friction among hospital staff.
Timeline: Jan - July, 2022
Role: Solo UX / UI Designer, Researcher
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A Certified Surgical Technologist, or CST, works with many different surgeons and assists in multiple types of surgeries. The CST sets up trays and tables of instruments before surgeries to the surgeon's specific criteria. Preference cards are provided, but many are outdated or supply a limited amount of information.
Additionally, new travel staff needs an efficient and reliable way to receive detailed information from their colleagues. Otherwise, this can lead to friction and inefficiency because the travel tech (or brand-new tech) has not learned the requirements and instrument preferences of each surgeon.
Created for busy healthcare providers, SurgicalCheck allows users to quickly create, reference, and share surgery cases and surgeon preferences. SurgicalCheck serves as a library of information at the user's fingertips, reducing mental load. Each case and surgeon can be updated at any time for the latest information. Last, the user can easily share notes to help new team members or travelers get acclimated.
I approached this project from a hybrid software project management and UX/UI design perspective.
This meant I spent time gathering user requirements and understanding use cases, translating them to user stories, and then prioritizing the list. I identified a few key functions for an MVP and moved the other features to an extensive backlog.
Using a Kanban board kept my requirements, user stories, and tasks organized from start to finish.
Finally, I transitioned into designing wireframes and mockups, conducting user testing, and finishing with a hi-fidelity prototype ready to be handed off to a development team.
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