Merlande St Louis
**** ********* **** *** **, Brooklyn
New York 11203 631-***-****)
**********@*****.***
Recent graduate Multi Skilled Operating Room and Multi Skilled Certified Surgical Tech with more than 140 cases with a wide range of surgical procedures, including general, vascular, and ortho. Proficiently in quickly setting up sterile and aseptic techniques. I am motivated at handling instruments, supplies, and equipment for non-invasive to minimally invasive procedures Well versed in all operating room activities with a commitment to upholding the highest standard of sterile technique during procedures. Excited to be part of the team, to seek a challenging and rewarding position as a surgical technologist in a healthcare facility that values excellence. As well as, to secure a role as a surgical tech in an organization where I can utilize my clinical skills and knowledge to ensure the highest quality of patient care. Certification And Professional Affiliation
● Nationally certified operating Room Technologist
● Nationally Certified Multi Skilled Surgical technologist NCORST
● ACLS
● PALS
● BLS
● FIRST AID
SKILLS
● EKG & Phlebotomy, BLS, Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Surgical Count, Aseptics And Sterilization
● Teamwork, And Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Assisting Surgical Team Specimen Preparation, Attention to details, Calm under Pressure, Passing Surgical tools, Disposing of biohazardous Waste, OB/GYN Procedures preparing for surgeries
Computer Skills
● Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excell, Power Point, Outlook) And QuickBook
● Basic Knowledge Of MS Access, SQL, Visual Basic, C++
● Epic
Professional Works Experience
Aaron Manor Rehabilitation Center Chester, Connecticut 05/2024 to Present
● Mobilized the ability to observe privacy/HIPPA regulations
● Provided patients and their families with emotional support
● Performing a variety of patients care activities as bathing, feeding, ambulating, and vital sign monitoring
● Training and mentored new CNA staff member on the importance of providing quality patients care
● Assisting in transfer and repositoning of patients, using proper body mechanics techniques
● Monitoring patients and report any changes to the charge nurse and timely manner Mindlance agency (Coney Island Hospital) Brooklyn, NY Certified Nursing Assistant 09/22 - 04/2024
● Answering patients calls light and requests,and reporting observations to the charge nurse.
● Document actions by completing forms, reports, logs and records.
● Helping patients with their daily needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, and toileting.
● Repositioning patients in bed, helps patients move from bed to chair, wheelchair and back.
● Monitored and recorded resin dents temperature and blood pressure 3 times a day
● Supervised residents care, built strong relationships and reported any unusual condition, accidents, or incidents to a team of 6 nurses
Cross County Medical Staffing (Northwell Hospital) Staten Island, NY Certified Nursing Assistant 11//2021 - 07/2022
● Provide daily care to patients such as bathing, dressing, toileting and personal hygiene Responsible for serving meals, taking vital signs, bed making and transferring patients
● Document and report any patient’s behavior’s condition or changes to the charge nurse
● Hands on training caring for patients
● Proven ability to assist residents in feeding, bathing and other daily activities
● Taking fast, accurate vitals for patients
● Details recorded keeping skills for patients chart and follow care Loyal Source Agency (Maimonides Hospital Medical Center) Brooklyn, NY Patient Care Technician 02/2021- 09/2021
● Monitoring and recording vital signs such as blood pressures, pulse, and respiration rates
● EKG, phlebotomy, and other clinical task
● Moving patient, transferring patients to and from bed or wheelchair and assist with walking
● assisting doctors and nurses during examination and treatment.
● serving meals and feeding patients if they are unable to feed themselves.
● bathing, dressing, grooming, and assist with personal hygiene Therapia Staffing Agency ( Brookdale Medical center Hospital) Brooklyn, NY 03/2020 - 12/2020
Certified Nursing Assistant CNA
● Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, grooming and personal hygiene
● Responsible for serving meals, taking vital signs and making beds
● Answered patients’ calls and reported any patient’s observations or conditions to RN
● Taking patient's weight and documented to Epic
● Ambulating patients as assigned
● Taking blood pressure, vital, temperature, and O2 Terence Cardinal Cooke Nursing Rehabilitation Center New York, NY Certified Nursing Assistant CNA 09/2016 - 01/2020
● Provided patient care to the patients
● Given bed bath, shower, grooming, provide mouth care
● Answering call lights and assist the patients with any questions they may have or concerns
● Taking blood pressure such as vitals sign temperature and o2
● Feeding patients and document the amount they eat
● Ambulate the patient with belt gait
Education
New Career Training Institute 07/10/2023
Multi Skilled Operating Room and Surgical Technologist Access Career Institutes Brooklyn, NY
Patient Care Tech December 2018
● EKG, and Phlebotomy
● Patient Care Technician
Daisley Institute Brooklyn, NY
Nursing Assistant Certificate April 2014
Laguardia community College Long island, NY
09/2010 -
06/25/2012
● Majoring in Liberal Art and Social Science
● Cumulative GPA 3:3
Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day S New York, NY High School Diplomat (Graduated) June 30, 2008