Pierre Richard Guillaume

• Facilitated invasive, non-invasive, and minimally-invasive procedures by creating safe and functional operating room environments.
• Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
• Set-up surgical tables, instruments and supplies required for specific operations and assisted in preparation and draping of patient and operative area.
• Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
• Created and maintained sterile operating fields to minimize infection risks.
• Communicated with professionalism and compassion when interacting with surgical team and patients.
• Provided surgical support to help OB/GYN,ORTHOPEDIC surgeon execute safe operations and procedures resulting in positive patient outcomes.
• Organized instruments and supplies to optimize surgical team efficiency.
• Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
• Exhibited confidence to work extremely well under pressure and with variety of physicians of different temperaments.
• Assisted surgeons in variety of minor and major surgical procedures with tasks such as Arthroscopy of the Knee, Hip, and Shoulder. Total Joint ( Knee and Hip), Lap Cholecystectomy, ACDA, Lumbar Spine, Carpal Tunnel, All fractures involving the upper and lower extremities.
• Dressed wounds with antiseptic compounds and sterile coverings to protect surgical sites and promote healing.
• Analyzed patient chart data and identification to verify accurate information.
• Sanitized and maintained surgical instruments and equipment by wiping with cleaning solutions.
• Obeyed established surgical techniques and procedures during operations.
• Follows complex and comprehensive verbal and written instructions.
• Pursued numerous learning opportunities in order to continuously expand core knowledge associated with surgical and technical procedures to advance patient care.
• Protected unobstructed views for surgical staff with use of retractors, sponges and suctioning equipment.
• Demonstrated appropriate techniques to assist surgeons with closure of incisions.
• Controlled bleeding during surgical procedures by clamping and ligating blood vessels.
• Used hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, and electrocautery equipment to control bleeding.
• Closed wounds using sutures, staples and other tools
• THIS IS A SUMMARY STATEMENT Punctual and reliable surgical assistant, no matter the time of day or night.

• Facilitated invasive, non-invasive, and minimally-invasive procedures by creating safe and functional operating room environments.
• Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
• Set-up surgical tables, instruments and supplies required for specific operations and assisted in preparation and draping of patient and operative area.
• Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
• Created and maintained sterile operating fields to minimize infection risks.
• Communicated with professionalism and compassion when interacting with surgical team and patients.
• Provided surgical support to help OB/GYN and ORTHOPEDIC surgeons execute safe operations and procedures resulting in positive patient outcomes.
• Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
• Assisted surgeons in variety of minor and major surgical procedures with tasks such as selecting equipment, holding open incisions, stopping bleeding, closing the incision, among many other technical tasks.
• Dressed wounds with antiseptic compounds and sterile coverings to protect surgical sites and promote healing.
• Analyzed patient chart data and identification to verify accurate information.
• Obeyed established surgical techniques and procedures during operations.
• Helped prepare team by assisting with gowning and gloving of staff.
• Follows complex and comprehensive verbal and written instructions.
• Pursued numerous learning opportunities in order to continuously expand core knowledge associated with surgical and technical procedures to advance patient care.
• Managed and maintained surgical suites by sterilizing equipment to keep them well sterilized.
• Protected unobstructed views for surgical staff with use of retractors, sponges and suctioning equipment.
• Demonstrated appropriate techniques to assist surgeons with closure of incisions.
• Controlled bleeding during surgical procedures by clamping and ligating blood vessels.
• Executed remarkable dexterity assembling and monitoring tools to be used during surgery procedures.
• Reviewed physician orders to appropriately count and dispense pre-operative and post-operative medications.
• Closed wounds using sutures, staples and other tools.
• THIS IS A SUMMARY STATEMENT Punctual and reliable surgical assistant, no matter the time of day or night.

• Led patients to exam rooms, answered general questions and prepared patients for physician by explaining process.

• Educated patients about medications, procedures and physician's instructions.

• Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.

• Cleaned and maintained medical equipment following procedures and standards.

• Assisted with diagnostic testing by collecting and packaging biological specimens for internal and laboratory analysis.

• Prepared treatment rooms for patients by cleaning surfaces and restocking supplies.

• Communicating the surgeon’s preferences and specific patient needs to surgical team.

• Positioning the patient to provide the necessary exposure for the procedure, as well as the surgeon preference.

• Providing intraoperative skills such as visualization, trocar insertion, injection of local anesthetics, hemostasis, tissue handling, placement and securing of wound drains, and closure of body planes

• Utilizing appropriate suturing techniques, according to the provier preference, to close the incision at the end of the procedure.

• Providing postoperative skills in patient care such as applying dressings to surgical wounds, patient transfer and transport, transfer of care, and monitoring for immediate complications.

• Collaborating with others to provide continuity of care.

• Secured patient information and maintained patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records.

• Assisted with diagnostic testing by collecting and packaging biological specimens for internal and laboratory analysis.

• Cleaned and maintained medical equipment following procedures and standards.

• Assessed, documented and monitored vital signs for patients within outpatient setting.