Shareen S Prasad Sacramento, California
95834. USA
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position where I will effectively utilise my training, ad2q5u@r.postjobfree.com
experience and knowledge in the healthcare industry.
EXPERIENCE
Personal Care Assistant and Nursing In Assistant
2011-July 2022
● Provided health care service in patients residences
● Transport and accompany client to doctors appointment or to the
hospital
● Administer simple prescribed medications
● Monitor client vital signs, temperatur,respiration,glucose check
● Assist with personal care needs dressing, bathing, physical therapy
exercises,shopping and maintaining clean environment
● Maintain patient care records, documentation and prescription order
and pick up
● Provide emotional support, act quickly in case of emergency
Kaiser Permanente — Surgical Technician
2004 - 2010
● Monitored and assessed operating room conditions,patient and
surgical team needs.
● Prepared dressings or bandages, applying or assisting with
application following surgery.
● Washed, sterilised equipment using germicides and sterilisers.
● Counted sponges, needles and instruments before and after
operation.
● Set-up sterile tables, instruments and hand them to surgeons during
procedures.
● Prepared patients for surgery by positioning on the operating table
and covering with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
● Collaborated with operating room staff to cultivate efficiency and
prepare for scheduled and emergency procedures.
● Adhered to OSHA protocols when sterilising instruments, discarding
medical supplies and disposing of waste.
● Monitored lights, machines or equipment to support proper
operation.
● Cleaned, restocked supplies in the operating room.
● Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organise
instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
● Analysed patient chart data and identification to verify accurate
information.
● Used retractors, sponges,suctioning and irrigating equipment to
create unobstructed operating fields.
● Assisted the surgical team with scrubbing, masks and surgical
clothing.
● Quality In Home Care — Caregiver (AIN) 2002 - 2006
● Communicated with patients to determine feelings, need for
assistance or social and emotional support.
● Provided physical support to assist patients with bathing and
dressing.
● Safeguard patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
● Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and
surgical site wounds.
● Handled supply room and patient rooms to restock with necessary
supplies, equipment and instruments.
● Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
● Assisted with lifting patients to move on or off beds, examination
tables and surgical tables..
● Planned and served meals and snacks to patients according to
prescribed diets.
● Documented and reported observations of patient behaviour,
complaints or physical symptoms to nurses.
● Answered patient call signals and signal lights to determine patients'
needs
● Worked as a team with a large number of healthcare workers, always
stayed alert in case of emergency and trained new hired nurses.
River Oaks Medical Group — Medical Assistant
2002 - 2003
● Patient rooming
● Taking vitals, EKG, urinalysis, taking blood sample, giving injection,
sending prescription requests and refills.
Industrial Medical Clinic — Medical Assistant and Front Office
Receptionist
2000 - 2001
● Patient rooming
● Taking vitals, EKG, urinalysis, taking blood samples, giving injection,
sending prescription requests and refills.
● Pre-employment drug testing
● Data entry, medical billing, schedule appointments.
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group — Medical Assistant (Internal
Medicine Dept)
1997 - 1999
● Patient rooming
● Taking vitals, EKG, urinalysis, taking blood samples, giving injection,
sending prescription requests and refills.
● Pre-employment drug testing
● Data entry, medical billing, schedule appointments.
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group — Call Centre Appointment
Clerk
1997 - 1998
● Handled multi-line phones, received a high volume of incoming calls.
● Data entry, sending out prescription and referral requests
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group — Front Office Reception
(Nuclear Medicine Dept)
1995 - 1997
● Scheduled appointments, data entry, medical billing
● Developed photos of scans, sending referrals.
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group — Medical Records File
Clerk/Subpoena Clerk
1992 - 1995
● Maintained and organised large volume of medical records
● Filing in numeral, alphabetical and chronological order, making
copies, and preparing copies of doctors reports for
depositions.EDUCATION
EDUCATION
High Tech Institute. Sacramento, California
5/2002-10/2003
Diploma in Surgical Technician
Boston Reed Company. St. Helena, California
1998-1999
Medical Assistant certificate
Regional Occupational Programs. Burlingame. California
Medical Clerical Certificate
MEDICAL SKILLS
● Surgical skills in operating room
● CPR/BLS Certified
● Medical Terminology
● Injections
● EKG
● Medi-soft
● Patient Care/Elderly Patient
● Multi-Lingual