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Karina Caro Albertini

Miami,FL

Summary

Meticulous Surgical Assistant, excited to bring more than 5-year background to growing organization. Knowledgeable in all aspects of surgery, including setting up operating rooms, preparing patients and assisting surgeons. Committed to maintaining highest standards of health and safety. Great surgical team member skilled at coordinating supplies and instruments to prepare for procedures and assist staff. Maintain aseptic fields and unobstructed views to help surgeries succeed. Efficiently prioritize tasks and communicate with surgical staff.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Surgical Assistant

Beyond Plastic Surgery
03.2020 - 03.2023
  • Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
  • Kept views unobstructed by retracting, sponging, and suctioning surgical sites.
  • Protected patients from infection by setting up and managing sterile operating fields.
  • Applied antiseptics and sterile dressings to cover surgical locations and boost healing.
  • Paid close attention to operating procedures for adherence to established surgical techniques.
  • Minimized surgical bleeding with skilled ligation and clamping of blood vessels.
  • Verified identity of patient or operative site.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Register Medical Assistant

Sanitas Medical Center
05.2018 - 03.2020
  • Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
  • Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
  • Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
  • Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
  • Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

Miami Regional University
Miami, FL
08.2022

M.D. - Dentistry

Raul Gonzalez Sanches
La Havana, Cuba
07.2012

Associate of Science - Nursing

Republica De Panama
La Havana, Cuba
08.2004

Skills

Assist surgeons during surgery by performing duties such as tissue retraction, insertion of tubes and intravenous lines, or closure of surgical wounds

Prepares surgical site and drapes and positions patient to obtain best exposure for surgical procedure

Prepare necessary equipment

Assist surgeon during incision, dissection of tissue layers, retract tissue and hemostasis

Maintains established center directives and safety, environmental, and infection control standards

Preserves current knowledge of surgical instruments and equipment

Ensures that drainage systems are appropriately secured to tissue

Selects and applies appropriate wound dressing

Assists with retracting tissues and performs wound closure

Maintains hemostasis by direct pressure, use, and application of appropriate surgical instruments, placement of ties and suture ligatures, application of chemical hemostatic agents, or other necessary measures

  • Removing Sutures

Timeline

Certified Surgical Assistant

Beyond Plastic Surgery
03.2020 - 03.2023

Register Medical Assistant

Sanitas Medical Center
05.2018 - 03.2020

Master of Science - Nursing

Miami Regional University

M.D. - Dentistry

Raul Gonzalez Sanches

Associate of Science - Nursing

Republica De Panama

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