Medical Assistant
Resume:
Raquel
Guardia
*******.*@*****.***.***
Huntington
Avenue,
Boston,
MA
02116
(203)-
530-
8680
Education
NORTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY,
Bouve
School
of
Nursing
Boston,
MA
May,
2014
Graduate
of
Baccalaureate
of
Science
in
Nursing
GPA:
3.0
RELEVANT
COURSEWORK,
Northeastern
University
Boston,
MA
May,
2014
Advanced
Spanish
I
for
Healthcare
Professionals
Skills
LABORATORY:
Phlebotomy,
wound
care,
tracheotomy
care,
central
line
dressing
changes,
telemetry
monitoring,
urinary
catheter
insertion,
patient
head-
toe
assessment,
mechanical
ventilation
care,
nasogastric
tube
application
and
maintenance,
input
and
output
measurements,
vital
sign
measurements,
patient
ambulation,
electrocardiograms,
arterial
blood
gasses,
removal
of
intravenous
and
arterial
accesses,
point
of
care
testing,
obtaining
blood
and
urine
cultures,
setting
sterile
fields,
direct
patient
care.
LANGUAGE:
Intermediate
level
in
speaking
and
writing
in
the
Spanish
language.
Work
Experience
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Boston,
MA
Cardio-
Surgical
Intensive
Care
Unit
July,
2013-
April
2014
Worked
as
a
Critical
Care
Technician
on
the
Unit.
I
assisted
Nurses
in
care
of
patient
returning
from
cardiac
surgery,
heart
transplantation,
or
lung
transplantation.
I
provided
support
in
repositioning
patients,
ambulating
patients,
providing
patient
hygiene,
and
acquiring
necessary
medical
equipment
in
emergency
situations.
I
was
active
in
wound
care
and
dressing
changes,
arterial
blood
drawings,
as
well
as
phlebotomy
and
point
of
care
testing.
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Boston,
MA
Emergency
Department
September
2012-
April
2014
Worked
as
a
Patient
Care
Assistant
in
the
Emergency
Department,
rotating
among
the
nine
units
of
the
department.
Primarily
in
the
Trauma
Unit
and
Triage
Unit,
I
performed
electrocardiograms,
acquired
blood
samples
through
phlebotomy,
and
sent
those
samples
to
the
laboratory.
I
measured
vital
signs,
communicated
to
Spanish
speaking
patients
on
behalf
of
health
care
providers
and
nurses,
phlebotomy,
provided
direct
patient
care,
and
observed
and
provided
a
safe
environment
for
psychiatric
patients.
BOSTON
CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL
Boston,
MA
Plastic
and
Oral
Surgery
Clinic
September
2011-
January
2012
Worked
as
a
Clinical
Assistant
of
a
pediatric
outpatient
clinic.
Interviewed
children
and
families
with
Cleft
Lip
and
Palates,
Cranio-
synystosis,
Plagiocephaly,
and
Vascular
Anomalies
among
other
conditions.
Performed
vital
signs,
heights
and
weights,
3D
photography,
preparation
of
sterile
fields,
and
wound
care.
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Raquel
Guardia
Clinical
Experience
BETH
ISRAEL
DEACONESS
MEDICAL
CENTER
Boston,
MA
Medical
Intensive
Care
Unit
January,
2014
–May
2014
In
my
Senior
Practicum,
I
assumed
the
role
of
the
Nurse,
under
the
supervision
of
a
Registered
Nursing
Preceptor.
Under
supervision,
I
administered
medications,
applied
interventions,
made
clinical
judgments
about
care,
created
a
care
plan
for
the
patient,
and
worked
in
an
Interdisciplinary
Team
to
provide
the
best
care
for
the
patient.
I
also
learned
how
to
write
efficient
Nursing
Progress
Notes,
as
well
as
completed
succinct,
yet
thorough
verbal
report
to
team
members.
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Boston, MA
January 2013- May, 2013
Neurology Intensive Care Unit
In
my
pediatric
clinical
rotation,
I
observed
medication
administration
specific
to
the
unit,
patient
assessments,
time
management
skills,
writing
of
nursing
notes,
vital
signs,
appropriate
nursing
interventions,
and
nursing
diagnoses
of
patient’s.
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Boston, MA
Medical Surgery Unit January, 2013-May 2013
In
my
medical
surgery
ΙΙ
clinical
rotation,
I
observed
and
participated
at
a
more
advanced
level
in
medication
administration,
patient
assessments,
telemetry
monitoring,
vital
signs,
patient
ambulation,
diagnostic
testing,
writing
of
nursing
notes,
direct
patient
care,
and
nursing
diagnoses
of
patient’s.
CARNEY
HOSPITAL
Dorchester,
MA
September
2012-
December
2012
Psychiatric
Unit
In
my
mental
health
clinical
rotation,
I
observed
group
therapy
sessions,
medication
administration,
relaxation
techniques,
one
on
one
psychiatric
evaluation’s,
and
various
methods
of
interaction
with
patients
of
different
psychiatric
diagnoses.
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Boston,
MA
Medical
Surgery
Unit
September
2011-
December
2011
In
my
medical
surgery
Ι
clinical
rotation,
I
observed
and
participated
at
a
basic
level
in
medication
administration,
patient
assessments,
vital
signs,
patient
ambulation,
writing
nursing
notes,
time
management,
direct
patient
care,
interpreting
and
using
medical
jargon,
and
applying
nursing
diagnoses
to
patients.
Volunteer
Experience
SUFFOLK
COUNTY
JAIL
Boston,
MA
January,
2012
Educated
the
female
inmates
on
Breast
Cancer,
made
information
pamphlets
for
inmates
to
read,
toured
the
medical
center
within
the
prison,
learned
about
the
healthcare
system
available
to
the
inmates.
CHILDREN’S
SPECIAL
OLYMPICS
Springfield,
MA
March
2008-
July
2009
Coached
children
with
special
needs
in
how
to
better
their
motor
skills,
and
helped
improve
their
physical
abilities.
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