Mayra Jaimes
Dos Palos,CA
Summary
Certified anesthesia technician with 20 years of experience in organizing supplies, setting up equipment, and assisting anesthesiologists. Proven ability to deliver high-quality work while adhering to facility and regulatory standards. Expertise in aseptic techniques and patient monitoring ensures optimal patient care. Reliable and detail-oriented professional committed to excellence in all tasks.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Anesthesia Technician
Santa Clara Valley Medical
San Jose, USA
06.2020 - Current
- Identified and corrected malfunctions in anesthesia equipment to maintain safety during procedures.
- Calibrated anesthesia delivery systems and monitors to conduct pretests.
- Maintained and calibrated anesthesia machines to ensure optimal functionality.
- Calibrate and perform routine testing on Anesthesia machines
- Helped place intravenous infusion lines and invasive pressure monitoring devices.
- Assembled procedure kits for blocks, central lines, arterial lines, blood product infusions and fiber optic scopes.
- Set up pressure transducers by properly calibrating transducers and pressure nodules.
- Prepared and organized anesthesia equipment for surgical procedures in fast-paced medical environment.
- Prepare and set up trays for Cardiac Cases.
- Checked expiration dates on all medications prior to use in order to ensure safety of patients.
- Cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized instruments and equipment used in the OR following established protocols.
- Assisted anesthesiologists during patient sedation and monitoring processes.
- Monitored and maintained protocols in outside anesthesia areas to support overall patient care.
- Facilitated safe transport of patients from OR recovery area to assigned hospital room.
- Respond to Code Blues, Code Whites and Anesthesia Stat
- Oversaw inventory of anesthesia supplies and equipment to ensure operational readiness.
Cashier
CVS Pharmacy
San Carlos, USA
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Accurately completed cash register transactions
- Received and processed cash and credit payments
- Interfaced with customers to determine purchasing needs, directed to appropriate items, and recommended additional products to increase sales.
- Served multiple customers simultaneously in a high-pressure environment, ensuring timely and efficient service.
- Engaged with store guests in a friendly manner, contributing to a positive shopping experience and customer satisfaction.
- Adhered to all store retail procedures and policies
- Promptly responded to general inquiries from members, staff and clients thoroughly and professionally
Anesthesia Technician
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, USA
08.2019 - 10.2019
- Assist anesthesiologists in performing anesthetic procedures such as epidurals and spinal injections
- Assist anesthesiologists with prepping the area of the neck for central line placement
- Assist with sterile placement of arterial line
- Calibrate and perform routine check-up on anesthesia machines such as Aestiva and the Avance.
- Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications and gases.
- Supported medical staff in cardiac rooms during procedures and patient care.
- Supported coverage in CVOR, Cath Lab, Endo, CT Scan, MRI, Labor and Delivery.
- Assisted Float Swan in executing physician's instructions for patient care.
- Assisted the physician with procedures.
- Demonstrate safe and responsible use of equipment; maintain infection control and safety measures with every single patient contact.
Lead Anesthesia Technician
Stanford Healthcare
Palo Alto, USA
08.2004 - 08.2019
- Prepare anesthesia machine for cases such as Cardiac, Liver, Craniotomy, Kidney and all general cases.
- Troubleshooting of anesthesia equipment
- Help maintain anesthesia machines.
- Maintained the pediatric carts, difficult intubation carts, block carts, and ECT cart.
- Maintained the Code Blue travel bag, made sure it was always stocked and ready to go.
- Assist with blocks, line placement at times, during difficult intubation and code blue.
- Runs Cell Saver familiar with the cell saver 5 and the elite
- Spike fluid bags for each case.
- Clearly communicated with supervisors, health care providers, patients, and family members about patient needs and progress
- Demonstrated safe and responsible use of equipment, maintained infection control and safety measures with every single patient contact.
- Maintained positive relationship and communication with team members.
- Conferred with employees to discuss complaints and resolve issues.
- Ensured all employees are trained and ready for adequate performances.
- Identified tasks and delegated work.
- Kept records of inventory and placed orders to replenish stock.
- Guaranteed scheduled maintenance takes place to prevent damages.
- Consulted with management in order to evaluate different goals and outcomes for training.
- Assisted the physician with procedures, when needed.
- Familiar with outside areas away from the operating room, such as Cath Lab, Endoscopy, MRI, CT Scan, and the Ambulatory surgery center.
- Made checklist for all carts for outdates
- Lead the ASC with 5 techs
- Trauma Center
Education
High School Diploma -
Sequoia High School
Redwood City, CA01-1999
Skills
- Troubleshooting anesthesia equipment
- Anesthetic equipment maintenance
- Familiarity with Dräger Apollo
- Familiarity with Avance
- Patient empathy
- Familiarity with Fabius anesthesia machine
- Health and safety compliance
- Basic medical terminology
- Critical thinking skills
- Dependability
- Time management expertise
- Time management
- Organizational proficiency
- Dependability and reliability
- Empathy and care
- Interpersonal communication
- Emotional regulation
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, 2024 - 2026
- Certified Anesthesia Technician
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Anesthesia Technician
Santa Clara Valley Medical
06.2020 - Current
Cashier
CVS Pharmacy
12.2019 - 06.2020
Anesthesia Technician
Saint Agnes Medical Center
08.2019 - 10.2019
Lead Anesthesia Technician
Stanford Healthcare
08.2004 - 08.2019
High School Diploma -
Sequoia High School