Susan Fonseca
Summary
Detail-oriented Certified Surgical Technologist with experience and a background in Radiology looking to join a hospitable company.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Surgical Technologist
Peterson Regional Medical Center
Kerrville, Texas
07.2025 - Current
- Prepared operating room for surgical procedures, including setting up sterile field.
- Ensured that all equipment was functioning properly prior to use in the operating room.
- Provided assistance during cesarean sections, hysterectomies, orthopedic repairs, wound closure suturing techniques and other types of surgical procedures as needed.
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and passing instruments.
- Retrieved specimens from the OR for laboratory analysis.
- Performed various duties such as applying dressings to incisions sites postoperatively.
- Performed instrument counts before, during, and after surgeries as required by hospital policy.
- Set up trays with necessary surgical instruments according to established protocols.
- Assisted with scrubbing in for each case as needed.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Day Kimball Hospital
Putnum, CT
07.2023 - 08.2025
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Reviewed surgical requirements and prepped operating room with appropriate tools, equipment and instruments.
- Organized equipment and instruments in alignment with surgical protocols and surgeon preferences.
- Maintained reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment, including decontamination, cleaning, sterilizing, storing and distributing.
- Prepared day surgery and operating rooms for patients by ordering and stocking equipment and supplies.
- Gathered and took inventory of equipment to confirm adequate supplies for surgery.
- Recounted surgical instruments and supplies at end of operation, eliminating chance of items left inside patient.
- Assisted surgeon by passing instruments and sterile supplies throughout operation.
- Maintained surgical areas and oversaw inventory management.
- Collaborated with operating room staff to cultivate efficiency and prepare for scheduled and emergency procedures.
- Adhered to OSHA protocols when sterilizing instruments, discarding medical supplies and disposing of waste.
- Scrubbed arms and hands and assisted surgical team with scrubbing, masks and surgical clothing.
- Counted sponges, needles and instruments before and after operation.
- Prepared, cared for and disposed of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants.
- Prepared dressings or bandages, applying or assisting with application following surgery.
- Addressed patient bleeding and applied sterile dressings to close wounds.
- Maintained proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Cleaned and restocked operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies.
- Provided technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses or anesthesiologists.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Yale Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, CT
12.2024 - 07.2025
- Setup vaginal delivery tables inside labor rooms
- Restocked and maintained labor rooms
- Setup Back/Mayo tables in the operating room for c-sections
- Setup equipment for D&C procedures
- Assisted/First Assist during OR procedures (OB Precedures)
- Maintained sterility inside the operating rooms
- Prepped surgical instrumentation for CSPD
- Cleaned operating rooms for quick turnover, as needed
- Delivered specimens to the lab/blood bank
- Picked up medication from pharmacy, as needed
- Assisted with patient positioning during labor pushes
Certified Surgical Technologist
Lawrence General
Lawrence, MA
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Maintained a safe environment for both mother and baby during labor and delivery process.
- 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.
- Verified accuracy of counts taken at end of each case against initial count taken at start of procedure.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Saint Luke's Hospital
New Bedford, MA
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Performed instrument counts before, during, and after surgeries as required by hospital policy.
- Ensured that all equipment was functioning properly prior to use in the operating room.
- Maintained aseptic technique throughout the procedure.
- Assisted with scrubbing in for each case as needed.
- Helped maintain an organized working environment in the OR through cleaning, stocking supplies, and organizing equipment carts.
- Responded quickly to changes in patient status or emergency situations.
- Performed various duties such as applying dressings to incisions sites postoperatively.
- Assisted surgeons during operative procedures by anticipating their needs and passing instruments.
- Prepared operating room for surgical procedures, including setting up sterile field.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Saint Vincent's Hospital
Worcester, MA
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Reviewed and tracked progress of mothers in labor, interpreted fetal heart monitor and informed delivering physician of status.
- Monitored fetal heartbeat and length and strength of contractions to guide labor.
- Consulted with physicians and other members of care team to identify and assist with complications.
- Briefed next-shift nurses thoroughly on condition, status and needs of mother and newborn.
- Prepared and sanitized delivery rooms and instruments and prepared patients physically and emotionally for delivery.
- Coordinated overall patient care with specialists, physicians and other departments and supervised ancillary staff.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Assisted surgeon by passing instruments and sterile supplies throughout operation.
- Reviewed surgical requirements and prepped operating room with appropriate tools, equipment and instruments.
- Organized equipment and instruments in alignment with surgical protocols and surgeon preferences.
- Maintained surgical areas and oversaw inventory management.
- Gathered and took inventory of equipment to confirm adequate supplies for surgery.
- Recounted surgical instruments and supplies at end of operation, eliminating chance of items left inside patient.
- Prepared day surgery and operating rooms for patients by ordering and stocking equipment and supplies.
- Organized and maintained unobstructed operative fields to foster immediate access to retractors and suctioning and irrigation equipment.
- Laid out all instruments, supplies and tools as directed by surgeons.
- Counted sponges, needles and instruments before and after operation.
- Maintained proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
- Prepared patients for surgery by positioning on operating table and covering with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
- Cleaned and restocked operating room, gathering and placing equipment and supplies.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants.
- Prepared dressings or bandages, applying or assisting with application following surgery.
- Collaborated with operating room staff to cultivate efficiency and prepare for scheduled and emergency procedures.
- Scrubbed arms and hands and assisted surgical team with scrubbing, masks and surgical clothing.
- Prepared, cared for and disposed of tissue specimens taken for laboratory analysis.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Holy Family Hospital
Methuen, MA
07.2020 - 02.2021
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
- Used hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, and electrocautery equipment to control bleeding.
- Prepared operating room for cesarean deliveries.
- Collected and prepared tissue specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Assisted with vaginal deliveries, in labor rooms.
- Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Closed wounds using sutures, staples and other tools.
- Collaborated with operating room staff to cultivate efficiency and prepare for scheduled and emergency procedures.
- Patient draping for both, cesarean and vaginal deliveries.
- Picked surgical items for cesarean and vaginal deliveries based upon preference cards and staff.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Olathe Medical Center
Olathe, KS
02.2020 - 05.2020
- Set-up Operating Rooms for c-sections.
- Set-up vaginal delivery tables in delivery rooms.
- Assisted during vaginal deliveries.
- Closed wounds using sutures, staples and other tools.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Used hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, and electrocautery equipment to control bleeding.
- Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
- Collected and prepared tissue specimens for laboratory analysis.
- 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.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Adhered to OSHA protocols when sterilizing instruments, discarding medical supplies and disposing of waste.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
01.2020 - 02.2020
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
- Collected and prepared tissue specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Facilitated invasive, non-invasive, and minimally-invasive procedures by creating safe and functional operating room environments.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Newman Regional Medical Center
Emporia, KS
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Closed wounds using sutures, staples and other tools.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
- Collected and prepared tissue specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Adhered to OSHA protocols when sterilizing instruments, discarding medical supplies and disposing of waste.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Holy Family Hospital
Methuen, MA
06.2019 - 09.2019
- Prepare sterile field.
- Assisted both Mom and Doctor during vaginal deliveries; leg holding, verbal cuing, instrument passing and suture implementation.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during surgical delivery procedures.
- Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons’ preference cards.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
- Measured urine specimens and delivered to laboratory.
- Picked up medication from Pharmacy.
- Stocked sub-sterile rooms, operating rooms and patient delivery rooms.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Rio Grande Regional Medical Center
McAllen, TX
03.2019 - 06.2019
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Set up equipment, tools and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
- Adhered to OSHA protocols when sterilizing instruments, discarding medical supplies and disposing of waste.
- Prepared operating room for c-section operations.
- Assisted during vaginal deliveries.
- Collected cord blood.
- Broke down vaginal delivery tables.
- Turned patient rooms after discharge.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Overland Park, KS
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Prepare operating room for delivery
- Delivered placenta, tubals and biopsies to Pathology
- Collected cord-blood and gases
- Maintain sterile field during surgical procedure
- Drape patient
- Set-up and assist during vaginal deliveries
- Set-up and breakdown sterile fields
- Prepare surgical instruments for decontamination
- Inventory supplies & stock labor rooms
- Maintain sub-steriles
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Collected and prepared tissue specimens for laboratory analysis.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
02.2017 - 07.2018
- Facilitated invasive, non-invasive, and minimally-invasive procedures by creating safe and functional operating room environments.
Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures. - Set up equipment, tools, and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons’ preference cards.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Tarzana, CA
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Facilitated invasive, non-invasive, and minimally-invasive procedures by creating safe and functional operating room environments.
- Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Set up equipment, tools, and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons’ preference cards.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
- Collected and prepared tissue specimens for laboratory analysis.
Certified Surgical Technologist
Mission Hospital
Mission Viejo, CA
01.2016 - 08.2016
- Facilitated invasive, non-invasive, and minimally-invasive procedures by creating safe and functional operating room environments.
Used diagnostic equipment and monitored patients during procedures using specialized machines. - Cleaned and sterilized operating rooms.
- Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
- Handed instruments and supplies to surgeons during procedures.
- Set up equipment, tools, and supplies needed for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons’ preference cards.
- Counted and recorded sponges, instruments, and needles at beginning and end of surgical procedures.
- Collected and prepared tissue specimens for laboratory analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Med
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ2019
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
American Career College
2017
Certificate of trade - Radiologic Technology
Kaplan College
2015
Skills
- Pick cases; per surgeon's preference card
- Open sterile supplies
- Create and organize the sterile field
- Perform necessary counts
- Surgical scrubbing, sterile gowning and gloving
- Minor experience in sterile skin prepping
- Maintain surgical orderliness throughout the surgical procedure
- Draping of the patient
- Anticipation of the surgeons needs
- Pass instruments/supplies
- Maintain surgical conscience and sterility throughout the surgical procedure
- Proper care of patient specimen(s)
- Perform closing counts
- Minor experience in applying sterile dressings
- Breakdown of the sterile field
- Proper disposal of sharps
- Prepare instruments for decontamination
Affiliations
Association of Surgical TechnologistsCertified Surgical Technologist BLS CertificationFire Safety Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Certified Surgical Technologist
Peterson Regional Medical Center
07.2025 - Current
Certified Surgical Technologist
Yale Bridgeport Hospital
12.2024 - 07.2025
Certified Surgical Technologist
Lawrence General
06.2024 - 09.2024
Certified Surgical Technologist
Saint Luke's Hospital
12.2023 - 03.2024
Certified Surgical Technologist
Day Kimball Hospital
07.2023 - 08.2025
Certified Surgical Technologist
Saint Vincent's Hospital
03.2021 - 10.2022
Certified Surgical Technologist
Holy Family Hospital
07.2020 - 02.2021
Certified Surgical Technologist
Olathe Medical Center
02.2020 - 05.2020
Certified Surgical Technologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
01.2020 - 02.2020
Certified Surgical Technologist
Newman Regional Medical Center
10.2019 - 01.2020
Certified Surgical Technologist
Holy Family Hospital
06.2019 - 09.2019
Certified Surgical Technologist
Rio Grande Regional Medical Center
03.2019 - 06.2019
Certified Surgical Technologist
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
07.2018 - 03.2019
Certified Surgical Technologist
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
02.2017 - 07.2018
Certified Surgical Technologist
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
08.2016 - 02.2017
Certified Surgical Technologist
Mission Hospital
01.2016 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Med
Arizona State University
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
American Career College
Certificate of trade - Radiologic Technology
Kaplan College