Ambar Arredondo
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Recent graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program with hands-on clinical experience in a variety of surgical procedures and Medical Assistant experience.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
L.A. Downtown Medical Center
05.2025 - 09.2025
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Expedited surgery room turnover times by swiftly preparing operating rooms for subsequent surgeries, maximizing efficiency within the department.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
Century City Medical Plaza
04.2021 - 08.2024
- Blood draw.
- Filed paperwork.
- Prepared rooms for patients.
- Front desk experience.
- Took patients vitals.
Cashier
Chipotle
04.2021 - 08.2023
- Assist customers.
- Resolve customer complaints.
- Issue change, receipts, refunds or tickets.
Assistant
her-Productions
07.2020 - 03.2021
- Daily Temperature checks.
- Made sure clients were safe on set.
- Asked clients about symptoms before entering set.
- Provided sanitizer and mask before and while on set.
Assistant
San Judas Medical Group
11.2019 - 05.2020
- Assisted patients.
- Updated Health Insurances.
- Made daily reminder phone calls.
- Took patients vitals.
- Revised data for accuracy.
- Externship
Assistant
USC Good Neighbors Campaign
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Sorted envelopes and files.
- Worked the printer and fax.
- Answered incoming phone calls and revised data.
Education
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) -
American Career College
Los Angeles, CA09-2025
Medical Assistant/Cardiac Tech -
Associated Technical College
05-2020
Environmental Resources Engineering - undefined
Humboldt State University
01.2017
Diploma - undefined
Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High School
01.2016
Skills
- Sterile Technique & Infection Control
- Surgical Instrumentation & Equipment Handling
- Operating Room Setup & Sterile Field Management
- Patient Preparation, Positioning & Transportation
- Wound Care & Dressing Application
- Instrument Sterilization & Disinfection
- Pre-Surgical & Post-Surgical Medical Equipment Setup
- Vital Sign Monitoring
Certification
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist
- TS- C - Surgical Technologist
- Hospital Fire Safety Certification (HFS)
- Basic Life Safety Certification (BLS)
- Medical Assistant/Cardiac Technician
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
L.A. Downtown Medical Center
05.2025 - 09.2025
Cashier
Chipotle
04.2021 - 08.2023
Century City Medical Plaza
04.2021 - 08.2024
Assistant
her-Productions
07.2020 - 03.2021
Assistant
San Judas Medical Group
11.2019 - 05.2020
Assistant
USC Good Neighbors Campaign
07.2016 - 01.2017
Environmental Resources Engineering - undefined
Humboldt State University
Diploma - undefined
Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High School
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) -
American Career College
Medical Assistant/Cardiac Tech -
Associated Technical College