Overview
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Education
Skills
Certification
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Kente'Ja Carter

Syracuse,NY

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Surgical Technologist

Onondaga Community Hospital
  • Maintained high infection control standards.
  • Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring a well ordered setup for multiple surgical cases.
  • Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
  • Minimizing infection risks by strictly adhering to aseptic techniques when handling surgical equipment.
  • Assist the surgeons in difficult procedures for the best patient outcomes.

Online Grocery Associate

Walmart
07.2024 - 08.2024
  • Assist in customer satisfaction by efficiently and accurately fulfilling online grocery orders.
  • Making sure items are placed, labeled and completed. Making sure items are in the correct temperature appropriate storage pending customer pick up.

Syracuse University Internship Program

Syracuse University
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • Paid summer internship that allowed students to gain hands-on experience in working with patients out on the floor in gaining experience in taking vitals as well as learning the different aspects in working in laboratory.
  • Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations
  • Countless opportunities to learn about different medical occupations from different healthcare workers in that particular felid gaining knowledgeable information.

Jump Into Healthcare Summer Internship

Upstate Medical University
06.2022 - 07.2022
  • Paid Summer internship that allowed students to get a introduction into different healthcare opportunities through the presentation of different healthcare workers.
  • Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.

Crew Member

Onondaga Earth Corps
04.2021 - 05.2021
  • Participated in Environmental projects with other members getting involved in neighborhood outreach to help inform and educate the community.
  • Participated in the afforestation efforts, placing trees where there wasn't previously and promoting sustainable environment.

Education

Associate of Science - Surgical Technology

Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY
08-2026

High School Diploma -

Henninger High School
Syracuse, NY
06-2024

Skills

  • Excellent Communication skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Physical stamina
  • Setting up and operating equipment
  • Instrument sterilization
  • Instrument preparation
  • Team building
  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Problem-solving

Certification

  • Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
  • Phlebotomy Completion Certification*

Timeline

Online Grocery Associate

Walmart
07.2024 - 08.2024

Syracuse University Internship Program

Syracuse University
07.2023 - 08.2023

Jump Into Healthcare Summer Internship

Upstate Medical University
06.2022 - 07.2022

Crew Member

Onondaga Earth Corps
04.2021 - 05.2021

Surgical Technologist

Onondaga Community Hospital

Associate of Science - Surgical Technology

Onondaga Community College

High School Diploma -

Henninger High School
Kente'Ja Carter