Operating Room Surgical Team
Resume:
Laura Parton
330-***-**** ad3jvm@r.postjobfree.com TOLEDO, OH 43623
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Detail-oriented professional with excellent communication, interpersonal and creative thinking skills. Aiming to leverage my abilities to successfully fill the vacancy at your company. Frequently praised as hardworking by my peers, I can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals. EXPERIENCE
SURGICAL ASSISTANT, TOLEDO, OH
Promedica, January 2021-January 2022
Adjusted and maintained operating room temperature, humidity and lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
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• Assisted members of surgical team with gowning and gloving.
• Transported patients to operating room.
• Obtained and inspected sterile and non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments and supplies. Prepared patients for surgery, including positioning patients on operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
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• Prepared, cared for and disposed of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
• Provided technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses and anesthesiologists.
• Monitored and continually assessed operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.
• Assisted surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks and surgical clothing. Cleaned and restocked operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to physician preferences.
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• Counted sponges, needles and instruments before and after operation.
• Washed and sterilized equipment using germicides and sterilizers.
• Provided efficient and courteous service to customers at all times. MEDICAL ASSISTANT, Canton, Ohio
Generations Womens Health, October 2013-November 2017
• Reported significant changes in patient condition to facilitate advanced care. Complied with personal protective equipment requirements to protect against exposure to infectious body fluids and other hazardous substances.
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• Stocked supplies and instruments for examination rooms.
• Cleaned treatment rooms and medical instruments, complying with infection control standards.
• Obtained patient medical histories for inclusion in records.
• Documented medical data in patient charts, facilitating accurate records.
• Delivered administrative support to physician practices aiding in quality healthcare services.
• Monitored supply inventory for low stock and worked with staff to reorder. Prioritized patient needs identified through phone, electronic, and walk-in communication to comply with established guidelines.
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• Inventoried and order medical, lab, or office supplies or equipment.
• Changed dressings on wounds.
• Authorized drug refills and provided prescription information to pharmacies.
• Set up medical laboratory equipment.
• Scheduled appointments for patients.
• Showed patients to examination rooms and prepared for physician.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens, logged specimens and prepared them for testing. Helped physicians examined and treated patients, handing them instruments and materials and performing such tasks as giving injections and removing sutures.
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• Obtained medical information and measured vital signs, weight and height. SURGICAL ASSISTANT, Canton, Ohio
Aultman Hospital, May 1995-October 2013
• Determined availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
• Passed instruments and supplies to surgeon during procedure.
• Transported patients to operating room.
Maintained unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment.
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• Covered patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain sterile operative field. Adjusted and maintained operating room temperature, humidity and lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
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• Closed skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
• Controlled bleeding during surgical entry using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
• Prepared and applied sterile wound dressings.
• Assisted in insertion, positioning and suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
• Assisted members of surgical team with gowning and gloving.
• Gathered, arranged and assembled instruments and supplies.
• Obtained and inspected sterile and non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments and supplies.
• Removed patient hair and disinfected incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
• Inserted and removed urinary bladder catheters.
EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, TOLEDO, OH
Central Catholic, June 1988
REFERENCES
STEVEN WILLARD Generations Womens Health
Physician Boss
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BARBARA HUNTER Aultman Hospital
Nurse Co Worker
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NELDA ANDREW'S Aultman
Nurse Co Worker
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HEATHER ST. JULIAN Wells Fargo
Receptionist Administrator Friends
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