Montana Seale
Snellville,GA
Summary
Meticulous 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
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Assistant
Atlanta Oral & Facial Surgery
Atlanta, GA
04.2021 - Current
- Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
- Protected patients from infection by setting up and managing sterile operating fields.
- Quickly responded to emergency situations during procedures with life-saving aid.
- Kept views unobstructed by retracting, sponging and suctioning surgical sites.
- Minimized surgical bleeding with skilled ligation and clamping of blood vessels.
- Clamped, ligated or cauterized blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures or electrocautery equipment.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Emory Hospital
Atlanta, GA
09.2016 - 02.2020
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Evaluated procedure needs and set up equipment, tools, supplies and instruments.
- Delivered exemplary assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecological, orthopedic, neurological and plastic surgery procedures.
- Supported surgeons during cosmetic surgeries, gynecological and orthopedic procedures and general appointments.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Coordinated acquisition of surgical services and specialized equipment.
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
United Healthcare
Wichita Falls, TX
08.2013 - 07.2016
- Anticipated surgeons needs and handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
- Created safe operating environments for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.
- Provided scrubbing surgical assistance and support to surgeons during general, gynecology, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurosurgery and plastic surgery procedures.
- Handled numerous sanitization tasks for surgical sites by cleaning and sterilizing, maintaining supply inventories and organizing items effectively.
- Maintained documentation of post-operative instrument reconciliations and protocols for quality care.
- Operated, adjusted, and monitored diagnostic equipment and other machines used during procedures.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
Education
Surgical Technician -
Vernon College
Vernon, TX05.2013
High School Diploma -
Hirschi High School
Wichita Falls, TX05.2010
Skills
- Patient Confidentiality
- Aseptic and Sterilization Techniques
- Administering Medications
- Collecting Medical Specimens
- Setting Up Equipment
- Electronic Charting
- Assisting Surgical Team
- Assessing Vital Signs
- Electronic Medical Records Management
- Preparing for Surgeries
- Passing Surgical Instruments
- Transporting Patients
- HIPAA Proficiency
- Basic Life Support
- Gowning and Gloving Procedures
- Patient Data Identification
- Pre- and Post-Surgical Counts
- General Surgery
- Oxygen Supply Apparatus
Timeline
Surgical Assistant
Atlanta Oral & Facial Surgery
04.2021 - Current
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
Emory Hospital
09.2016 - 02.2020
Labor and Delivery Surgical Technologist
United Healthcare
08.2013 - 07.2016
Surgical Technician -
Vernon College
High School Diploma -
Hirschi High School