Estefania Rodriguez Cardenas
medical asisstant
Santa Monica,CA
Summary
Compassionate professional skilled in managing medical emergencies and fostering positive relationships with patients and families. Expert in communicating medical terminology clearly and concisely to patients, families and other healthcare professionals. Highly organized and detail-oriented for accurately completing paperwork and documentation.
Accomplished EKG Technician, Hands-on experience with technical troubleshooting and accurate diagnostic results. Continually maintained positive attitude in emergent, stressful situations.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude with subordinates, superiors and colleagues; willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
The Rehabilitation Center Of Santa Monica
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
Medical Surgical Technician
The Americas Clinic
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools, and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Followed scrub-in procedures by gowning and gloving correctly to assist in sterile fields.
- Collected, prepared and disposed of medical specimens.
- Used sutures, staples, clips and other tools to close wounds.
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members to provide surgeons with necessary tools to complete procedures.
HIV Medical Case Manager
The Mary Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Educated clients about living with HIV, preventing further transmission, benefits and challenges of HIV care and treatment and access to resources.
- Assisted clients in enrolling and re-engaging in appropriate medical care.
- Identified and developed client-directed treatment plan to monitor ongoing goal achievement.
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to drive continuity of care of HIV and TB patients
COVID-19 Unit RN of Severe Cases
The General Hospital
05.2019 - 01.2020
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
Chronic Illness Case Manager
INCODOL - Colombian Pain Institute
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Coordinated care by leading daily patient follow up video calls and facilitating communication among nurses and physicians.
- Developed individual treatment plans and provided counseling to patients.
- Establish medical necessity, verify appropriate level of auto-care and pain management.
- Communicated with nurses and physicians regarding core measures and other evidence-based practice compliance.
- Delivered comprehensive planning, implementation and evaluation of plans of care.
Urgent Care Physician
Saint Raphael Hospital
05.2016 - 12.2017
- Reported births, deaths and contagious disease outbreaks to government officials as required by federal and institutional regulations.
- Worked in direct collaboration with other physicians and referred patients accordingly to best support health care needs.
- Prescribed medications for patients in conjunction with other treatments according to specific personal medical conditions.
- Operated at full capacity on 24-hour schedule often with shifts during holidays and weekends to meet community demands.
- Analyzed complex trauma conditions and quickly determined treatments for various illnesses and injuries.
- Evaluated preliminary results and administered initial treatment such as stitching lacerations, splinting, casting broken bones or installing tubes and devices.
- Evaluated, prioritized, diagnosed and stabilized patients at busy hospital seeing over 28 individuals per day.
- Explained procedures and discussed test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- Educated patients and families on health conditions to raise awareness.
- Provided and managed direct patient care by conducting physical examinations, evaluations and assessments to determine diagnosis.
- Monitored patients' conditions and progress to reevaluate treatment.
- Advised patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene and disease prevention.
Education
Associate of Science - Medical Assisting
SSF
Houston, TX06.2023
Associate of Science - Registered Electrocardiograph Technician
SSF
Houston, TX06.2023
Associate of Science - Registered Phlebotomy Technician
SSF
Houston, TX06.2023
Associate of Science - Certified Nurse Assitant & Home Health Aid
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA04.2023
MBA - Aesthetician, Tricology, Endocrinoly And Nutricion
AMIR
Barcelona-Spain06.2022
M.D. - Physician
Saint Martin University
Colombia04.2019
Skills
- Nutrition and Diet
- Patient Safety Management
- Activity Planning
- ADLs Assistance
- Preparing Devices
- Diagnosis and Prognosis
- Physical Examinations
- Medical Records Management
- Dosage Calculation
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Managing Diseases
- Patient Treatment Planning
- Chronic and Acute Conditions
- Incisional Biopsies
- Phlebotomy Procedures
- Suture Removal
- Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG)
- Intramuscular Injections
- Blood Pressure Measurement
- Cardiac Terminology
- Blood Sample Collection
- Technical Translation in spanish - 100% fluent in medical terminology
Hobbies: exercising, traveling, listening music, spending time with family.
I am a very active person, in my free time i love enjoy nature, making fun things and gather with family, I like working out to keep my self healthy, strong and release stress and tension caused by work and routine, I like to socializing with people from other cultures, that expands my multiculturalisms.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
The Rehabilitation Center Of Santa Monica
01.2023 - 05.2023
Medical Surgical Technician
The Americas Clinic
02.2021 - 06.2022
HIV Medical Case Manager
The Mary Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2021
COVID-19 Unit RN of Severe Cases
The General Hospital
05.2019 - 01.2020
Chronic Illness Case Manager
INCODOL - Colombian Pain Institute
01.2018 - 12.2018
Urgent Care Physician
Saint Raphael Hospital
05.2016 - 12.2017
Associate of Science - Medical Assisting
SSF
Associate of Science - Registered Electrocardiograph Technician
SSF
Associate of Science - Registered Phlebotomy Technician
SSF
Associate of Science - Certified Nurse Assitant & Home Health Aid
Santa Monica College
MBA - Aesthetician, Tricology, Endocrinoly And Nutricion
AMIR
M.D. - Physician
Saint Martin University
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