Tonya Zuniga
Summary
Meticulous surgical team member skilled at coordinating supplies and instruments to prepare for procedures and assist staff. Maintain aseptic fields and unobstructed views to help surgeries succeed. Efficiently prioritize tasks and communicate with surgical staff.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Assisant
Valley Health Center For Orthopedic Excellence
01.2018 - Current
- Provided compassionate care to patients throughout their surgical experience, easing anxiety and ensuring comfort.
- Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
- Kept views unobstructed by retracting, sponging, and suctioning surgical sites.
- Assisted in complex surgical procedures, demonstrating adaptability and knowledge across multiple disciplines.
Surgical Technologist
Berkeley Medical Center
02.1999 - 01.2020
- Maintained high infection control standards.
- Prepared operating rooms with required instruments, ensuring efficient setup for various surgical cases.
- Setup operating and surgery rooms by preparing equipment and supplies for upcoming procedures.
- Minimized infection risks by strictly adhering to aseptic techniques when handling surgical supplies and equipment.
Education
Certificate of Completion - Surgical Assisting
Royal Academy of Surgical Assisting
Aurora, CO01.2024
Skills
- Critical thinking abilities
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Surgical Instrument Knowledge
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Surgical Equipment Handling
- Suturing
- Pre-surgical preparation
- Operating Room Etiquette
- Sterile Technique Proficiency
- Safe sharps disposal
- Organizational abilities
- Medical Terminology Familiarity
- Wound Dressing
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Wound Closure Techniques
- Tissue Handling Techniques
- Patient positioning expertise
- Infection control protocols
- Certified in CPR/AED
- OB/GYN procedures
- Laparoscopic procedures
Timeline
Surgical Assisant
Valley Health Center For Orthopedic Excellence
01.2018 - Current
Surgical Technologist
Berkeley Medical Center
02.1999 - 01.2020
Certificate of Completion - Surgical Assisting
Royal Academy of Surgical Assisting
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