General Surgery Board Certified

JOSE JORGE SANCHEZ VALDES

**** ** ** *** *** * ZIP 33125 MIAMI FL

Cell phone: 786-***-**** email: *************@*****.***

PROFILE

First Surgical Assistant Board Certified, Surgical Technician Trained and International Medical Graduated (IMG) professional with years of experience in the Health Industry. Background in Medical General Practitioner, Specialty Doctor in General Surgery Department, Cosmetic Surgery Trained, BLS/CPR and ACLS. Excellent communication skills and a proven patient satisfaction record. Team player with diligent work habits. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Hospital General Docente Provincial Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Bayamo, Granma, Cuba 01/2012 to 01/2017

Chinese Hospital in N’Djamena, Chad 02/2017 to 02/2018

San Buenaventura Hospital in Bolivia 03/2018 to 06/2019

Princess Margaret Hospital in Saint Thomas, Kingston Jamaica 01/2020 to 12/2024

FIRST SURGICAL ASSISTAN SKILLS:

- Preoperative Chart review and Patient Consent.

- Surgical assisting skills, Principals and Technique.

- Provide retraction of tissues and organs for optimal visualization.

- Maintain integrity of sterile field.

- General surgical procedures and anatomy, 500 major general cases.

- Gynecological surgical procedures and anatomy, 50 major general cases.

- Orthopedic surgical procedures and anatomy, 50 major general cases.

- Neurological surgical procedures and anatomy, 25 major general cases.

- Cardiothoracic surgical procedures and anatomy, 35 major general cases.

- Urological surgical procedures and anatomy, 35 major general cases.

- Oncologist surgical procedures and anatomy, 50 major general cases.

- Surgical Pharmacology and Anesthesia Knowledge.

- General Medical Knowledge:

Normal laboratory values

Radiological studies

Blood products & usage

Anesthesia types

Patient positioning

- Surgical and Procedural Terminology.

- Surgical Interpersonal Interactions.

- Wound Healing and infection control.

- Hand washing and surgical scrub.

- Surgical instrumentation and equipment.

-Select hemostasis, excellent ability to perform tying and suturing completely.

-Types of Asepsis and apply wound dressings. Microbiology.

-Patient Safely/Risk Management/Emergency Protocols.

-Code of Ethics/Scope of Practice. American College of Surgeons Guidelines.

-Surgical Laparoscopy experience.

-Certified BLS and ACLS.

-OSHA/HIPAA

-Postoperative: Phases of wound healing and immediate postop complications.

-Specialty Doctor in General Surgery Department.

-Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery First Assistant duties

EDUCATION

American Board of Surgical Assistants (SA-C) Cert. : 25-151. 02/2025

American Heart Association. Miami, FL BLS/CPR and ACLS 01/2025

International Medical Graduate, ECFMG Number: x-xxx-xxx-x 02/2025

Hospital General Docente Provincial Carlos Manuel de Cespedes,

Granma, Cuba. Specialty Doctor in General Surgery 09/2012 to 01/2017

Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Granma. Cuba.

General Medical Practitioner 09/2006 to 07/2012

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft (Word, Excel, Power Point) and Electronic Medical Record (Athena and Fusion)

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