REMEDIOS MARTINEZ, CST
LOS ANGELES,CA
Summary
Knowledgeable Surgical Technologist with 2 year of clinical experience in setting up operating rooms, preparing patients and handling wide range of instruments and equipment during procedures. Ready to take next career step in the certified surgical technologist role.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
OB Tech
Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital
Torrance, CA
03.2023 - Current
- Provided assistance to surgeons, nurses and other medical staff during labor and delivery procedures.
- Maintained a sterile field by setting up instruments, passing instruments to the surgeon, and ensuring the correct tools were available for each procedure.
- Ensured that all equipment was functioning properly before use in the operating room.
- Responded quickly to emergencies such as fetal distress or maternal hemorrhage during surgery.
- Verified accuracy of counts taken at end of each case against initial count taken at start of procedure.
- Restocked supplies used during labor and delivery procedures following completion of each case.
- Assisted in transporting patients to ultrasound
- Transport Dirty instruments to sterile processing as well as picking up and restocking clean instruments
OB Technician/Unit Secretary
Martin Luther King Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
06.2015 - Current
- Answering multiple phone lines
- Translating for medical staff
- Maintained L&D Triage/Delivery logs
- Arrange newborn transfers for higher level of care
- Restocked supplies used during labor and delivery procedures following completion of each case.
- Assisted medical personnel during emergency situations when necessary.
- Verified patient records and entered data into the hospital information system.
- Assisted with preoperative preparation of patients for labor and delivery surgery.
- Maintained a sterile field by setting up instruments, passing instruments to the surgeon, and ensuring the correct tools were available for each procedure.
- Performed scrub duties including selecting supplies from the sterile supply room, preparing sutures and sponges prior to surgery, and maintaining aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
ER Unit Secretary
Centinela Hospital
Inglewood, CA
05.2004 - 03.2018
- Verified patient information in computer system is up-to-date and accurate
- Answering multiple phone calls
- Call in physician consults for ER doctors
- Translating for medical staff
- Arranging transfers through MAC
- Making sure patient dispositions are accurate
- Registration of newborns
Education
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
American Career College
Anaheim, CA11.2021
Skills
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- BLS Certified
- Spanish translation
- Organized
- Pre- and post-surgical counts
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Friendly, positive attitude
Timeline
OB Tech
Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital
03.2023 - Current
OB Technician/Unit Secretary
Martin Luther King Community Hospital
06.2015 - Current
ER Unit Secretary
Centinela Hospital
05.2004 - 03.2018
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
American Career College
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