Eliodora Padilla
Miami,FL
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Lead Surgical Technologist II position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Driven Surgical Technologist offering 20 years' experience in ambulatory and hospital settings. Well-versed in sports medicine, total joint replacement, general surgery and plastic surgery procedures. Proven leader and instrumental in developing new total joint replacement programs and educating staff on new policies, procedures and equipment. Eager to take next career step with growing organization offering opportunities for professional development and advancement. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Technologist 2
Memeorial Miramar Hospital
Miramar, FL
05.2021 - Current
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Maintained records to document patient medical history and surgical procedure notes.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Selected and purchased equipment for surgical procedures.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Cleaned and maintained operating equipment to keep resources in good working condition and ready for use.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Contributed to team-based problem-solving to resolve issues that arose during surgery and improve patient outcomes.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
Surgical Technologist
North Shore Medical Center Miami
Miami, FL
11.2001 - Current
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Completed Number total joint replacement procedures per month.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Created and maintained unobstructed operative fields using diverse range of tools.
- Transported patients to and from surgeries to promote timely operating room turnover.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment for specific procedures and arranged for surgeons.
- Maintained daily workflow, coordinating with operating room staff to prepare for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological, and plastic surgery procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Decontaminated, cleaned, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
- Managed operating room setup by cleaning and sterilizing instruments and surfaces, maintaining supply inventories, and organizing surgical tools.
- Prepared sterile solutions to support surgical processes and helped physicians scrub in for procedures.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of medical supplies and waste following OSHA guidelines.
- Maintained specialty equipment, implant, and instrumentation inventories.
- Handled and prepared specimens for laboratory analysis to provide surgeons with relevant information.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
- Positioned patients and set up drapes to create comfortable surgical environment for patients.
- Provided wound care post-operatively to promote healing and reduce risk of infections.
- Selected and purchased equipment for surgical procedures.
- Cleaned and maintained operating equipment to keep resources in good working condition and ready for use.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Introduced new staff members to training protocols regarding operating room procedures, infection control, safety standards, and overall facility policies.
- Educated patients on expected side effects and discomfort levels post-surgery.
Surgical Technologist
Palm Springs General Hospital
Hialeah, FL
06.1999 - 10.2001
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies, and instruments.
- Reduced infection risks and protected patients by maintaining sterile fields during procedures.
- Completed continuing education units, staying up to date on surgical technology and meeting organizational requirements.
- Completed Number total joint replacement procedures per month.
Education
Associate Of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Keiser Career College - Pembroke Pines
Hollywood, FL07.1998
Skills
- Tool Sterilizing
- Neurological Surgery
- Dental Equipment
- Disposing of Biohazardous Waste
- Basic Life Support
- Supply Management
- Surgical Team Scrubbing
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- or Preparation
- Patient Transportation
- Collecting Medical Specimens
- Patient Preparation
- Equipment Operation
- Instrument Preparation
- Aseptic and Sterilization Techniques
- OB/GYN Procedures
- Safe Needle Disposal
- Preparing for Surgeries
Timeline
Surgical Technologist 2
Memeorial Miramar Hospital
05.2021 - Current
Surgical Technologist
North Shore Medical Center Miami
11.2001 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Palm Springs General Hospital
06.1999 - 10.2001
Associate Of Applied Science - Surgical Technology
Keiser Career College - Pembroke Pines