Experienced Ocular Recovery Technician with over 3 years of experience in tissue banking . Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving logistical outcomes. Also Anesthesia technician with over 4 years of successful experience in assisting in emergent situations like patient coding and placing centrals line while assisting physicians with cardiac cases. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in surgical industry. Strengths in teamwork and aseptic technique backed by training in Surgical technologist school. .
Overview
2
2
years of post-secondary education
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Ocular recovery Technician
The Living Legacy Foundation
Baltimore, MD
11.2017 - Current
Maintained aseptic and unobstructed field throughout ocular and tissue procedures.
Checked patient identifying information against records to uphold strict security, safety and regulatory standards.
Remained compliant with shipping and handling packaged tissues
Attending Medical Examiner rounding to help determine donor eligibility
Conducting and obtaining blood draw samples for serology/ archive testing
Conducting physical assessments at Medical Examiner office or different hospitals on decedents to determine donor suitability for different tissues for recoveries.
Cleaning and prepping decedents before tissue recoveries
Properly Identifying patient identifiers and tags prior to recoveries
Conducting EMR, DRAI, and medical record reviews
Providing training/ assistance to new employees
Providing assistance on tissue recoveries by backtable, and circulating in operating room.
Enter notes in True North acknowledging consented tissue/ ocular donor.
Ensuring that professional integrity is maintained while traveling to offsite areas for tissue recoveries to represent organization in well manner.
Anesthesia Technician
Sinai Hospital, Life Bridge Health
Baltimore, MD
11.2014 - 10.2017
Adjusted and monitored injectable and inhaled anesthesia and sedation by thoroughly assessing vitals and health of patients.
Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, ploss carts and emergency airway bags.
Performed blood gas analysis, using blood gas analyzing and centrifuge equipment to monitor and determine carbon dioxide, sodium, pH and oxygen saturation in patients.
Followed infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anesthesia monitors and apparatuses.
Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
Assisted anesthesia personnel with insertion and setup of temporary pacemakers, catheters, invasive monitoring lines and central lines for hemodynamic monitoring.
Verified availability of operating room supplies, medications and gases.
Assisted post-operative patients with acute pain management in line with established safety and medicine administration protocols.
Positioned patients to achieve properly support for spinals, epidurals and other procedures.
Provided airway management interventions, including tracheal intubation, fiber optics or ventilatory support.
Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Maintain aseptic technique while assisting in cardiac anesthesia procedures inserting Central lines, Pulmonary atrial catheters, regular A-lines.