ROSA DIAZ
Cicero,IL
Summary
Achieved high patient satisfaction through meticulous anesthesia support and patient monitoring.,Facilitated seamless surgical operations by maintaining and preparing essential equipment effectively.,Elevated surgical team performance through the application of sterile techniques, enhancing patient safety and procedural flow.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Anesthesia Tech
Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL
05.2026 - Current
- Operated anesthesia delivery systems during surgical procedures to ensure optimal patient care.
- Assisted anesthesiologists in preparing and maintaining anesthesia equipment for various surgical interventions.
- Monitored patient vital signs and anesthesia levels, promptly reporting any abnormalities to the medical team.
- Conducted routine maintenance and troubleshooting of anesthesia machines to minimize downtime and enhance safety.
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date.
- Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders.
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, ploss carts and emergency airway bags.
- Assisted anesthesia personnel with insertion and setup of temporary pacemakers, catheters, invasive monitoring lines and central lines for hemodynamic monitoring.
- Provided exceptional patient care, ensuring proper positioning during surgery to minimize discomfort or injury risk.
- Followed infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anesthesia monitors and apparatuses.
Anesthesia Technician
U Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
01.2025 - 04.2026
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date
- Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, ploss carts and emergency airway bags
- Assisted with transports of invasively monitored O.R
- Assisted in managing patient care in the intensive care unit. Supported the medical team in monitoring and evaluating patient conditions. Provided essential aid to ensure smooth daily operations in the ICU.
- Patients
- Assisted anesthesia personnel with insertion and setup of temporary pacemakers, catheters, invasive monitoring lines and central lines for hemodynamic monitoring
- Demonstrated professionalism and attentiveness while responding to urgent situations involving anesthesiology requirements or emergencies swiftly
Anesthesia Tech
Loyola Medicine Hospital
Maywood
10.2023 - 12.2024
- Checked and supplied anesthesia carts and machines.
- Replaced anesthesia gas tanks and dismantled used anesthesia equipment.
- Disinfected machines and restocked supply carts.
OB Technician
Advocate Christ Hospital
Oak Lawn
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Assisted with vaginal deliveries and collected blood samples from umbilical cords. Supported healthcare teams during vaginal delivery processes.
- Assisted during cesarean sections by passing surgical instruments to surgeons. Supported surgical teams with instrument delivery during cesarean procedures. Provided aid in cesarean sections by supplying necessary surgical tools to medical staff.
- Utilized staplers, sutures, and dressings to effectively close wounds.
- Executed specimen collection following case completion and ensured proper disposal procedures.
- Orchestrated the collection and setup of operating rooms.
Perioperative Assistant
Advocate Christ Hospital
Oak Lawn
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Transported mothers and infants to the mother and baby unit following delivery method, utilizing a wheelchair for vaginal deliveries and a recovery bed for cesarean sections.
- Accompanied mothers to visit infants in the NICU when necessary.
- Delivered cord gas samples to the NICU unit efficiently.
- Restocked labor and triage rooms, including IV trays and epidural carts.
- Returned medication boxes from epidural carts to the pharmacy promptly.
- Assisted mothers arriving from the emergency room by transporting them to the unit.
Environmental Services
Advocate Christ Hospital
Oak Lawn
01.2018 - 12.2021
- I would do housekeeping in the Labor and delivery unit
- I would clean the labor rooms and also clean the operating rooms
- Would go into the high risk mothers room for daily cleaning
Education
Certified Nursing Assistant -
ICI
Lincolnwood01.2021
High school Diploma -
John Hanock college prep
Chicago01.2017
Skills
- Performed blood draws
- Monitored expiration dates for medical supplies
- Executed efficient operating room turnover processes
- Restocked operating rooms with necessary equipment
- Assisted in suture placement for surgical procedures
- Maintained a sterile field during surgeries
- Passed surgical instruments to the surgical team
- Transported patients to and from the operating room
- Prepared IUFDS for surgical use
- Conducted ACT draws for patient monitoring
- Administered ABG draws as needed
- Carried out glucose draws for diabetic management
- Set up liver and heart surgical instruments
- Facilitated line placement in patients
- Supported intubation procedures
- Maintained anesthetic equipment for operational readiness
- Positioned patients correctly for optimal surgical access
- Assisted in patient induction processes
- Assembled breathing circuits for anesthesia
- Monitored cerebral oximetry during surgeries
- Performed arterial line placements for critical care
- Managed ventilator settings for patient respiratory needs
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Certification
CNA
Timeline
Anesthesia Tech
Lurie Children's Hospital
05.2026 - Current
Anesthesia Technician
U Chicago Medicine
01.2025 - 04.2026
Anesthesia Tech
Loyola Medicine Hospital
10.2023 - 12.2024
OB Technician
Advocate Christ Hospital
08.2022 - 07.2023
Perioperative Assistant
Advocate Christ Hospital
02.2022 - 07.2022
Environmental Services
Advocate Christ Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant -
ICI
High school Diploma -
John Hanock college prep