Sonya Gonzalez
Chicago,IL
Summary
Diligent OB Technician with solid foundation in assisting obstetric procedures and patient care. Proven ability to support healthcare teams effectively and ensure optimal patient outcomes. Demonstrated competency in surgical preparation and maintaining sterile environments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OB Technician
Amita St. Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center
04.2019 - Current
- Provided hands-on assistance during labor, enabling physicians to focus on critical decisionmaking.
- Ensured a safe environment for both mother and baby by maintaining clean and organized workspaces during labor and delivery procedures.
- sets-up and scrubs for cesarean sections
- Assisted physicians with cesarean sections, ensuring optimal outcomes for both mother and child.
- Participated in ongoing training opportunities to stay current with best practices.
- Managed workflow in busy labor and delivery units while prioritizing urgent cases effectively.
- Facilitated communication between patients, doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, supporting a collaborative approach to maternity care.
- Practices aseptic technique according to established standards of care and infection control policies
- Assures the C-Section rooms are ready for emergency procedures
- Removes instruments from Labor and Delivery Room (LDR) and/or C-section room, rinses, counts and soaks instruments in appropriate containers
- Restocks operating room suites and LDRs with supplies as required
- Correctly checks and stocks epidural carts and anesthesia machines
- Assures replacement or repair of malfunctioning equipment and instruments
- Sets up and maintains oxygen therapy equipment
- Maintains inventory of equipment and supplies in utility rooms as assigned
- Performs and/or assists with Treatments and Procedures
- Performs routine patient care duties such as collecting, recording and reporting patient data in a timely and accurate manner
- Provides for, and/or assists patient/family with Activities of Daily Living such as eating, dressing, bathing, using the toilet
- Supports the development of unit/team goals and actively participates in unit staff meetings, inservices, and educational programs as required
Unit Secretary Labor and Delivery
St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
11.2015 - 04.2019
- Answers phones and directs calls
- Monitors entrance to the unit
- Arrive patients into triage for labor assessments/fetal non stress test
- Directly admit patients
- Schedule patients for fetal non stress test, induction of labor, and c-section
- Paging of unit staff when needed
- Assigning phones to the nursing staff at beginning of the shift, collect phones at the end of the shift
- Entering patient charges in after the patient delivers or after patient has been seen for treatment
- Record keeping of all deliveries
- Working with the hospital's midwifery group as secretary at their office location
- Verifying patient insurance
- Record keeping of patient stats for the midwifery group
- Enters floor stock order for the unit
- Orders supplies for the unit
Cashier/Food Service/ AM Weekend Supervisor
Presence Health St. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
06.2014 - 11.2015
- Maintain clean work environment, cashier, cold food prep on weekends, etc
- Opening supervisor to a staff of 10 or more, cash handling, etc
- During my time at Presence Health I have receive Employee of the month within my first three months on the job
- Becoming a weekend supervisor within 7 months of being employed with Presence Health
Patient Service Manager
Morrison Healthcare
03.2013 - 02.2014
- Patient Visitation
- Inventory of all patient related food items
- Staff scheduling and kronos payroll
- Responsible for daily production of 24 employees for patient tray line, call center, and hostess
- Ordering of specialty food items for patients
- Act as opening/closing manager
- Cash handling and deposit experience
- Training new employees and train all employees for yearly competency training
- Knowledge of Epic pertaining to food service
Diet Assistant
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
12.2006 - 03.2013
- Use Dining on Call software to enter patient orders
- Knowledge of patient diet
- Answer phone in a timely manner
- Entered Floor stock data for the department in e-finance computer system
- Assisted manager with patient rounding, data entry for horizon software, etc
- Knowledge of Epic pertaining to Food Service
PBX Operator
Orlando Regional Sand
07.2004 - 08.2005
- Efficiently answer multiple phone line consoles
- Alert hospital staff through public address system and computer paging system
- Monitor the hospital's alarm systems
Diet Assistant
Orlando Regional Sand Lake Hospital
11.2002 - 07.2004
- Use touch screen computer to document patient food orders
- Knowledge of patient diet
- Answer phone in a timely manner
Patient Care Technician
Lutheren General Hospital
07.1999 - 06.2002
- Take patient vitals and blood draws
- Assist nursing staff when need
- Enter patient vitals in EMR system
- Restock patient rooms with supplies
- Help patients with everyday care
Education
CNA Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant
Career Training Center of Chicago
Chicago, IL02.2019
General Studies -
FMU
Kissimmee, FL05.2003
High school or equivalent -
Senn High School
Chicago, IL06.1999
Skills
- CUSTOMER SERVICE
- EPIC
- MICROSOFT OFFICE
- Scheduling
- Training
- CNA
- Kronos
- Patient Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Pre-and Post-Operative Care
Certification
- Certified Nurse Assistant, 03/01/19, Present
- CPR Certification, 09/01/24, 09/01/26
- CPI Certification, 09/01/24, 09/01/25
Timeline
OB Technician
Amita St. Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center
04.2019 - Current
Unit Secretary Labor and Delivery
St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
11.2015 - 04.2019
Cashier/Food Service/ AM Weekend Supervisor
Presence Health St. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
06.2014 - 11.2015
Patient Service Manager
Morrison Healthcare
03.2013 - 02.2014
Diet Assistant
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
12.2006 - 03.2013
PBX Operator
Orlando Regional Sand
07.2004 - 08.2005
Diet Assistant
Orlando Regional Sand Lake Hospital
11.2002 - 07.2004
Patient Care Technician
Lutheren General Hospital
07.1999 - 06.2002
General Studies -
FMU
High school or equivalent -
Senn High School
- Certified Nurse Assistant, 03/01/19, Present
- CPR Certification, 09/01/24, 09/01/26
- CPI Certification, 09/01/24, 09/01/25
CNA Certificate - Certified Nursing Assistant
Career Training Center of Chicago
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