KARLA SANTOS
LOS ANGELES,CA
Summary
Dedicated Surgical Technician with exceptional attention to detail seeking growth opportunities in a dynamic company. Highly motivated and adaptable, with a strong work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to work effectively unsupervised and quickly acquire new skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Surgical Technician/Back Office Medical Assistant
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Los Angeles
09.2022 - Current
- Prepared sterile trays for D&C's, D&E's, and Vasectomies.
- Assisted the M.D. in performing surgeries
- Maintained sterility in work area
- Provided support and assistance to meet patient's needs.
- Clean the operative room before and after each procedure
- Make sure that all P.O.C is accessible to view for the M.D
- Sterile Processing
- Performed instrument cleaning and sterilization using autoclave
- Check for expiration dates and make sure that all instruments that expire the following month are taken out, re-wrapped, and re-autoclave.
- Put away instruments.
- I also do inventory to make sure that we have enough supplies for the procedures.
- I also do patient intake
- Blood draws
- Assist clinicians with dilation and birth control insertion.
- Medical Assistant duties
Patient Care Coordinator
Renaissance Imaging Center
Los Angeles, CA
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Front office
- Patient registration
- Check in patients
- Translate English to Spanish, escort patients to the back for their procedure.
Surgical Technician- Rotation
California Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
06.2021 - 09.2021
- With the supervision of the surgical technician, assist the surgeon with surgery
- Learned to sterilize surgical instruments
- Gained experience with patient care
- In the Operative Room I assisted in 25 General surgeries, 28 GYN, 30 Orthopedics, 3 Neuro, 11 ENT's, 15 GU, 5 Eye surgeries, 8 Plastic, and 5 Vascular.
One Call Admission Coordinator
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical
Los Angeles, CA
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Pre-Register and Register patients for laboratory services, radiology services, surgery
- Register patients in the emergency room
- Train new employees
- Request authorization for inpatient admission.
Patient Care Coordinator
Renaissance Imaging Center
Los Angeles, CA
11.2015 - 12.2019
- Schedule appointments, Interpreter, Handle VIP accounts, Fix MRI schedule, Train New employees.
Receptionist
Dr. Mehdi Habibi M.D. Inc
Los Angeles, CA
11.2007 - 11.2015
- Preparing charts for next day appointments, update insurance information on patients, and answered multi-line phone system
- Work with HMO, PPO, Medi/Medi, Workers Comp Insurances
- Refer patients for testings ( MRI's, CT- Scans, X-ray, Physical Therapy, and Pain Management)
- Request authorizations; confirm appointments, filing, medical Records, check eligibility, data entry and assisted the physician with medical needs.
- I would also perform suture removal
Education
Associates Degree - Surgical Technology
American Career College
Los Angeles, CA01.2021
Los Angeles Trade Tech
Los Angeles, CA01.2015
Medical Assisting Program, Diploma -
American Career College
Los Angeles, CA01.2008
General Education Diploma -
American Career College
Los Angeles, CASkills
- Scheduling Appointments
- Vital Signs
- Excellent Communication
- CPT & ICD-10 Coding
- EKG
- Organized
- Proper Phone Etiquette
- Injections (IM, ID, SQ)
- Hard worker
- Filing
- Urinalysis
- Responsible
- Customer Service
- Venipuncture( butterfly
- Dependable
- Typing 35 WPM
- Vacutainer, Syringe)
- People Skills
- Windows 98/2000
- First Aid /CPR
- Reliable
- Referrals Clerk
- Audiometry
- Polite
- Prenatal Counselor
- Knowledge of surgical instrumentation
- Family Planning Counselor
- Detailed oriented
- Bilingual/Spanish
- Data Entry
- Medical Records
- Passing surgical tools
- Aseptic and sterilization techniques
- Patient transportation
- Collecting medical specimens
- Preparing for surgeries
- Safely disposing of needles
- HIPAA proficiency
- Surgical counts
- Disposing of biohazardous waste
- Dressing wounds
- Inventory Counts
- Electronic Charting
- Instrument preparation
- Equipment Inspections
- Workplace Safety
- Specimen Preparation
- Equipment set up and operation
- Specimen Collection
Certificatesawards
- Perfect Attendance Award
- Honor Roll Award
- CPR Certified
- BLS Certified
- HIPAA Certified
- Phlebotomy Training Certificate
- CPHW Certified
- FPHW Certificate
References
References available upon request
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Certification
- Certified as a Spanish Translator
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Surgical Technician/Back Office Medical Assistant
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
09.2022 - Current
Patient Care Coordinator
Renaissance Imaging Center
06.2021 - 09.2022
Surgical Technician- Rotation
California Hospital
06.2021 - 09.2021
One Call Admission Coordinator
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical
03.2020 - 05.2021
Patient Care Coordinator
Renaissance Imaging Center
11.2015 - 12.2019
Receptionist
Dr. Mehdi Habibi M.D. Inc
11.2007 - 11.2015
Associates Degree - Surgical Technology
American Career College
Los Angeles Trade Tech
Medical Assisting Program, Diploma -
American Career College
General Education Diploma -
American Career College
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