Antonia Lynch
Williamstown,NJ
Summary
To obtain a position as an instructor in Surgical Technology. From working at a teaching hospital, I have realized I love teaching. I am constantly teaching new hires, surgical technology students, medical students and nurses in the perioperitive program. I would love to be able to help incoming students learn more about this amazing career
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ
11.2022 - Current
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement by actively participating in department meetings and offering constructive feedback on surgical processes.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Created unobstructive operative fields by using retractors, sponges, and suction and irrigating equipment.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Mentored junior staff members on proper techniques and best practices within the field of surgical technology, promoting professional growth among peers.
Patient Care Technician
Virtua Voorhees Hospital MS7
Voorhees, NJ
05.2020 - Current
- Keeping patients safe at all times
- Keeping patients rooms tidy and sanitized
- Assisting patients with everyday needs
- Monitoring patients’ vital signs
- Checking patients’ blood pressure, heart rate, and pulse regularly
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and providing updates to the health care team
- Assisting the nursing staff
- Turning, repositioning and move patients between beds, wheelchairs and seats
- Helping patients’ use the bathroom and getting them dressed
- Monitoring patients’ food and liquid intake
- Provide patients and the patients family members with appropriate emotional support
- Providing compassionate care by listening to patients concerns and guiding them by answering any questions or concerns that they may have
Waitress
Red Robin
Deptford, NJ
02.2018 - 02.2020
- Provide excellent customer service and work closely with staff to ensure that orders were served in an efficient manner
- Trained incoming staff regarding the restaurant's procedures, cultures and practices
- Gained immeasurable experience in multitasking, oral and verbal communication, customer satisfaction, and conflict
Sales Lead Manager
New York and Company
Sicklerville, NJ
08.2015 - 08.2017
- Strong communication skills that decreased store complaints by 20%
- Heavy multitasking that built ability to handle multiple issues in an effective manner
- Educate new and present associates
- Oversee and delegate duties of the Sales Associates for each shift
- Used time management skills by starting a new system to allow the most productivity within the store
- Organizing sales floor, stock room and filling office
- Processing incoming freight
- Problem solving between customers, sales associates and tasks
Head Teacher of Preschool 2
Kid Academy
Sewell, NJ
01.2014 - 09.2015
- Create lesson plans daily to provide structure to students and enhance education
- Enforce safety in the classroom to protect children from harm
- Parent teacher conferences where status, prognosis and plans were set into place for each child
- Educate children based on plan and weekly goal sets
Education
Associate Of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ06.2022
Bachelors Degree - Nursing
Rutgers Camden School of Nursing
Camden, NJ12.2019
Pre-Nursing Honors -
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ05.2017
High School -
Washington Township High School
Sewell, New Jersey06.2014
Skills
- Surgical Instrument Knowledge
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Safe sharps disposal
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Surgical equipment operation
- Pre-surgical preparation
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Infection control protocols
- OB/GYN procedures
- Patient confidentiality
- Specimen Collection
- Medication Administration
- Direct Patient Care
- Workplace Safety
- Preoperative preparation
- Safely disposing of needles
- Medical terminology proficiency
- Surgical Assistance
- Sterile processing support
- Sterile field management
- Surgical gowning
Certification
Certified Surgical Technologist
CPR- BLS provider infant, child, adult
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Cooper University Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Virtua Voorhees Hospital MS7
05.2020 - Current
Waitress
Red Robin
02.2018 - 02.2020
Sales Lead Manager
New York and Company
08.2015 - 08.2017
Head Teacher of Preschool 2
Kid Academy
01.2014 - 09.2015
Pre-Nursing Honors -
Camden County College
High School -
Washington Township High School
Associate Of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Camden County College
Bachelors Degree - Nursing
Rutgers Camden School of Nursing