Jennifer Evans
Pitman
Summary
Talented professional with several years' experience in preparing, maintaining and anticipating instrument and procedure needs. Expertise the field. Proven leader focused on developing highly collaborative surgical support teams. Compassionate Surgical Assistant known for high productivity and efficiency in completing tasks. Specialize in maintaining sterile fields, providing direct assistance during surgical procedures, and adept at handling surgical instruments. Excel in communication, teamwork, and adaptability, ensuring seamless support to surgeons and optimal patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Assistant
Affordable Dentures & Implants
Audubon
04.2025 - Current
- Kept accurate records of all supplies used during surgeries.
- Sanitized and maintained surgical instruments and equipment to minimize infection risks.
- Organized instrument trays for specific types of surgeries.
- Follows complex and comprehensive verbal and written instructions.
- Rendered aid to patients experiencing life-threatening emergencies during surgical procedures.
- Cleansed surgical instruments following use in order to ensure safe storage.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to the medical team as necessary.
- Transported patients to holding area to prepare for operating procedures.
- Actualized inventory management procedures to control medications and supplies as well as to rotate stock and remove expired medications.
- Reviewed patient charts prior to surgery in order to be aware of their conditions or allergies.
- Controlled bleeding during surgical procedures by clamping and ligating blood vessels.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Assisted in prepping operating room for surgery by sterilizing instruments and setting up equipment.
- Provided assistance to surgeons, circulating nurses, and anesthesiologists with patient positioning, draping, and preparation of operative sites.
Sterilization Technician
Collingswood dental
Collingswood
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Assembled and wrapped trays of instruments for operating rooms and clinics.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and equipment following policy procedures, industry standards and manufacturer instructions for use.
- Tracked expiration dates of sterilized items and removed expired items from circulation.
- Ensured that all instruments were properly labeled before loading them into the autoclave chamber.
- Changed autoclave charts daily by dating and initialing each chart load.
- Gathered and prepared instruments and surgical supplies.
- Checked sterile supplies to detect outdated materials.
- Examined equipment to detect leaks, worn, or loose parts or other indications of disrepair.
- Sterilized dental equipment and examination rooms in accordance with infection control policies.
Medical Assistant / PCT
Ware medical associates
Aston
05.2015 - 11.2019
- Communicated with pharmacies for prescription refills on behalf of supervising physician.
- Responded to patient callbacks and phone-in prescription refill requests.
- Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations.
- Conducted routine laboratory tests and sample analyses to monitor diseases.
- Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Documented notes during patient visits.
- Assisted physicians with patient care by taking vital signs, patient histories and preparing patients for examinations.
- Collected samples from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
- Administered medications under physician's supervision.
- Educated patients about medications, procedures and physician's instructions.
- Performed basic laboratory tests such as urinalysis and blood glucose levels under direct supervision of a physician or registered nurse.
- Organized patient charts before each day's clinic sessions began.
- Conducted EKGs, spirometry testing, audiograms and other diagnostic tests as requested by the physician.
Education
Veterinary Tech
Penn Foster Career School
Scranton, PA01-2024
PCT
Harris School of Business
Voorhees 09-2014
High School Diploma -
Delaware Valley High School
Philadelphia, PA06-1998
Sterile Processing Tech
Uc Career Institute
OnlineSkills
- Surgical instrument sterilization
- Inventory management
- Patient monitoring
- Emergency response
- Surgical support
- Equipment setup
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Surgical Assistant
Affordable Dentures & Implants
04.2025 - Current
Sterilization Technician
Collingswood dental
10.2022 - 04.2023
Medical Assistant / PCT
Ware medical associates
05.2015 - 11.2019
Veterinary Tech
Penn Foster Career School
PCT
Harris School of Business
High School Diploma -
Delaware Valley High School
Sterile Processing Tech
Uc Career Institute