Destiny Salas
Houston ,TX
Summary
Professional with proven track record in surgical environments, adept at facilitating successful operations and ensuring patient safety. Skilled in sterilization techniques, instrument handling, and maintaining aseptic conditions. Strong focus on teamwork and adapting to dynamic surgical needs. Known for reliability and commitment to excellence in patient care.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Technologist
HCA Medical Center
08.2025 - Current
- Assisted in preparing and sterilizing surgical instruments for various procedures.
- Monitored and maintained sterile field during surgeries to ensure patient safety.
- Collaborated with surgeons and nurses to facilitate seamless surgical operations.
- Conducted regular equipment checks to maintain functionality and compliance with safety standards.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
Medical Assistant
1960 Physicians Associates/GI Specialists
11.2022 - Current
- Medical assistant for the GI specialist
- Taking vitals
- Rooming patients, adding patient history and medication list
- Prepping charts for patient(lab results,operative reports/pathology reports)
- Scheduling outpatient procedures -colonoscopy ,Upper endoscopy ETC.
- Submitting prior authorization
- -checking patients' eligibility for in-office visits and outpatient procedures.
- Collecting procedure copays
- Sending medication refills
- Calling patients for referrals
- Coordinating with hospitals for surgery scheduling
- Organization of incoming fax box
- Answering all calls for GI specialist
- (04/23 recent change to part time only working Monday/Friday)
General surgery
Epione Clinic
04.2023 - 04.2025
- Check In /Out for morning clinic
- Taking Vitals/Rooming Patients
- Sterilization of Instruments
- Collect appointment copays
- Completing charts for patients
- Organizing mail
- Answering Calls/Organizing fax inbox
- Stocking up clinic
- Removing staples
- Assisting with wound patients/wound changes-wound vacs
- (Tuesday /Wednesday /Thursday)
Texas Surgical Care
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Back office Surgery Scheduler
- Sterilizing surgical equipment
- Checkin-checkout patients
- Verification for benefits from surgeries and in office procedure.
- Initiate prior authorization for surgery
- Collecting surgical copays for surgery
- Setting up/preparing rooms for in office procedures
- Assisting with in office procedure
- Removing sutures/staples
- Dressing wounds
Dr Ahmad and Associates
07.2022 - 09.2022
- Back office MA surgery scheduler
- Schedule surgery
- Coordinate with faculty in scheduling
- Checking In/Out (front desk)
- Removing Staples
- Assisting with in office procedures
- Initiate Prior authorization for surgeries
- Collect surgical copays
Front Desk
Digestive and Liver Disease Consultants
11.2021 - 07.2022
- Check In/Out (front desk)
- Verification of benifit
- Quotes for endoscopic procedures
- Collecting for endoscopic procedures
- Scheduling appointments
- Opening and closing the clinical office
Medical Assistant
Fall Creek Family Medicine
11.2017 - 05.2018
- Rooming patients, record medical history and vital signs, and prepare them for physician
- Clean and prepare examination rooms prior to patient appointment
- Answer multi-line phone and managed medical records through eClinicalWorks
- Administer injections, flu/step test, draw blood and schedule appointments
- Verifying insurance
- Checking balances
Medical Assistant
Family Practice Doctors
10.2017 - 11.2017
- Roomed patients
- Recording medical history and vital signs, and prepared them for physician
- Cleaning and prepared examination rooms prior to patient appointment
- Answered multi-line phone and managed medical records through eClinicalWorks
- Sterilized instruments, performed autoclaving, and disposed of contaminated supplies
- (4 Weeks Completed)
Education
Associates - Health Science
College of Healthcare Professions
08.2025
Diploma - Medical Assisting with X-ray Limited Scope
Remington College – North Campus
Houston, TX11.2017
Skills
- Surgical instrument sterilization
- Patient safety monitoring
- Operating room setup
- Infection control standards
- Surgical procedure assistance
- Equipment maintenance compliance
- Vital signs assessment
- Medical chart preparation
- Procedure scheduling coordination
- Prior authorization initiation
- Patient eligibility checks
- Multiline phone handling
- Electronic medical records management
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Sterile technique proficiency
Timeline
Surgical Technologist
HCA Medical Center
08.2025 - Current
General surgery
Epione Clinic
04.2023 - 04.2025
Medical Assistant
1960 Physicians Associates/GI Specialists
11.2022 - Current
Texas Surgical Care
09.2022 - 11.2022
Dr Ahmad and Associates
07.2022 - 09.2022
Front Desk
Digestive and Liver Disease Consultants
11.2021 - 07.2022
Medical Assistant
Fall Creek Family Medicine
11.2017 - 05.2018
Medical Assistant
Family Practice Doctors
10.2017 - 11.2017
Diploma - Medical Assisting with X-ray Limited Scope
Remington College – North Campus
Associates - Health Science
College of Healthcare Professions