Berenice Morales
Anesthesia Technician
Anaheim,CA
Summary
Highly trained Anesthesia Technician with strong clinical abilities in a level 1 trauma facility. Proactive and organized with passionate commitment to first-rate patient care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Anesthesia Technician/Surgical Technician
Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center
12.2021 - Current
- Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors
- Troubleshoot anesthesia machine when needed.
- Assist anesthesiologists in monitoring of patients including electrocardiogram (EKG), direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, arterial blood gas, hematocrit, or routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure and heart rate
- Assisted with transports of invasively monitored O.R. and I.C.U. patients.
- Assist anesthesiologists in performing anesthetic procedures such as epidural and spinal injections
- Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulations
- Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisor
- Provided airway management interventions, tracheal intubation, and ventilatory support.
- Help ordering and keep inventory of special supplies and or equipment.
Anesthesia Technician
LAC+USC Medical Center
07.2012 - 12.2021
- Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors
- Assist anesthesiologists in monitoring of patients including electrocardiogram (EKG), direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, arterial blood gas, hematocrit, or routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure and heart rate
- Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life support (BLS)
- Assist anesthesiologists in performing anesthetic procedures such as epidural and spinal injections
- Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulations
- Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization
- Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair
- Stock crash carts or other medical supplies
- Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated
- Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff
- Help assist OR team during trauma cases
Surgical technician (clinical training)
Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center
03.2010 - 05.2010
- Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing
- Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures
- Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation
- Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery
Surgical technician (clinical training)
Desert Valley Hospital
11.2009 - 03.2010
- Count sponges, needles, and instruments before and after operation
- Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures
- Hand instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors and cut sutures, and perform other tasks as directed by surgeon during operation
- Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing
- Prepare dressings or bandages and apply or assist with their application following surgery
- Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card
- Prepare, care for, and dispose of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis
- Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists
Education
Associate of Science - Surgical technologist
American career college
Ontario, CA01.2010
Skills
- Bilingual speaking
- Active listener
- Learning Strategies
- Team player
- Complex Problem Solving
- Hard worker
- Bls
- Fire safety
Timeline
Anesthesia Technician/Surgical Technician
Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center
12.2021 - Current
Anesthesia Technician
LAC+USC Medical Center
07.2012 - 12.2021
Surgical technician (clinical training)
Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center
03.2010 - 05.2010
Surgical technician (clinical training)
Desert Valley Hospital
11.2009 - 03.2010
Associate of Science - Surgical technologist
American career college
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