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Education
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Valneshia Biggs

Mobile,AL

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Enthusiastic surgical tech eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of performing the job to the best ability and training in all aspects of the job. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST. Surgical tech possessing first-rate communication skills and personable demeanor demonstrated across 2 years in patient-focused roles. Excellent knowledge of medical terminology and billing procedures. Experienced in transcription, bookkeeping, records management and industry software applications.

Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.

Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating and dedication to prompt project completion and continual adaptation. Team-oriented collaborator with reliability and focus on equitable task distribution through group projects and motivation to accomplish mutually held goals.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Trauma Surgical Tech

USA Medical Center
Mobile Al, AL
07.2023 - Current
  • Prepared and maintained sterile field for surgical procedures.
  • Assisted in the application of wound dressings, casts, and other medical devices.
  • Provided assistance to surgeons during operations by passing instruments and other supplies.
  • Ensured all necessary equipment was available for each procedure.
  • Organized operating room by setting up surgical trays with instruments according to surgeon preference.
  • Kept inventory of supplies and ordered new items as needed.
  • Performed pre-operative skin preparation on patients prior to surgery.
  • Assisted in positioning patients on operating table and covered them with sterile drapes.
  • Received specimens from pathology laboratory for examination by surgeon during operation.
  • Cleansed and disinfected operating rooms after procedures were completed.
  • Provided support services such as stocking supplies in OR rooms or restocking carts between cases.
  • Assisted surgeon by passing instruments and sterile supplies throughout operation.
  • Set up equipment, tools and supplies for procedures and organize instruments as directed in surgeons' preference cards.
  • Reviewed surgical requirements and prepped operating room with appropriate tools, equipment and instruments.
  • Laid out all instruments, supplies and tools as directed by surgeons.
  • Used retractors, sponges and suctioning and irrigating equipment to create unobstructed operating fields.
  • Maintained reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment, including decontamination, cleaning, sterilizing, storing and distributing.

Surgical Technologist

USA Women and Children Hospital
Mobile Al, AL
10.2022 - 07.2023
  • Prepared and maintained sterile field for surgical procedures.
  • Assisted in the application of wound dressings, casts, and other medical devices.
  • Provided assistance to surgeons during operations by passing instruments and other supplies.

Certified Medical Assistant

MOBILE COUNTY HEALTH
AL
04.2021 - 01.2022
  • Great customer service, entertaining data entry for Covid
  • Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
  • Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine purpose of visit and record medical history.
  • Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
  • Conducted preliminary patient evaluations measuring weight, temperature and blood pressure.
  • Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
  • Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
  • Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
  • Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
  • Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
  • Educated patients by providing medication and diet information and clarifying physicians' orders, answering questions thoroughly.

Office Administrator/Medical Assistant

Center for Vein Restoration
AL
03.2021 - 10.2021
  • Schedule appts
  • Checked people in
  • Great customer service
  • Did authorizations for patients surgery an insurance
  • Patient check in blood pressures check temperature
  • Front desks duties

Patient Care Coordinator

USA health Mitchell Cancer institute
AL
05.2020 - 05.2021
  • Great customer service
  • Check patients in
  • Schedule patients
  • Pre cert for insurance
  • Vital signs for patients
  • Schedule infusions
  • Worked closely with patients to deliver excellent and direct individualized patient care.
  • Delivered excellent patient experiences and direct care.
  • Worked with patients to schedule tests and procedures.

Medical Receptionist

University South Alabama Medical Center
AL
09.2020 - 03.2021
  • Checked people in schedule appts for covid infusions

Post Surgical Secretary/Assistant

Springhill Medical Center
Mobile, AL
09.2018 - 05.2020
  • Great customer service
  • Be the voice for the unit
  • Schedule appointments
  • Consult doctors
  • Interact with doctors
  • Multi-task
  • Answer multi-telephone
  • Complete patients charts
  • Answered multi-line phone system and greeted callers enthusiastically.
  • Scheduled appointments and conducted follow-up calls to clients.

Sterile Processing Technician

Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Processing Tech, Thomas Hospital Infirmary Health
Mobile, AL
10.2015 - 09.2017
  • Greet visitors and callers
  • Answer telephone multi-lines
  • Arrange for huddle meetings and office personnel
  • Maintain schedules
  • PC Proficiency
  • Confirm Appts
  • Complete patients registration
  • Patient confidentiality
  • Medical Terminology
  • Calling doctor consults
  • Maintaining logging system
  • Sterile
  • Assessed instruments, equipment and containers to promote cleanliness and proper functioning.
  • Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets.

Sterile Processing Technician

Thomas Hospital Infirmary Health
Mobile, AL
10.2014 - 10.2015
  • Responsible for the decontamination of Instrument
  • Prep Patients Drapes
  • Prepare Instruments for Surgery
  • Prepare Trays for Open Heart Surgery, Scopes for GI Lab, Breathing Tools for Respiratory, and Trauma
  • Preps for the Brain
  • Sterilize Instruments
  • Prep for OB
  • Sterilize Labels for Surgery
  • Sterile Processing Tech
  • Assessed instruments, equipment and containers to promote cleanliness and proper functioning.
  • Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets.
  • Verified and maintained proper documents and records for sterilization.
  • Identified parameters and sterilization method required for each item to be sterilized.
  • Inspected sterile package integrity prior to distribution.
  • Recorded biologicals and test results.

Sterile Processing Technician

USA Medical Center
Mobile, AL
01.2010 - 10.2014
  • Prepped Instruments
  • Decontaminated of Instruments
  • Prepped Patients Drapes
  • Prepared Instruments for Surgery
  • Prepared Trays for Open Heart Surgery, Scopes for GI Lab, Breathing Tools for Respiratory, and Trauma
  • Preps for the Brain
  • Assessed instruments, equipment and containers to promote cleanliness and proper functioning.
  • Wrapped trays, instrument packs and sets.
  • Verified and maintained proper documents and records for sterilization.
  • Identified parameters and sterilization method required for each item to be sterilized.
  • Corrected instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and instrument tracking systems.
  • Recorded biologicals and test results.
  • Picked instruments and supplies for surgeries.

Medical Receptionist

USA Women and Children Hospital
Mobile, AL
09.2009 - 01.2012
  • Responsible for retrieving Patient information
  • Responsible calling consults in to doctors
  • Scheduling appts and follow up appts
  • Assisting Patients
  • Maintaining medical records
  • Patient records handling
  • Greeting guest with a confident smile
  • Great customer Customer service
  • Keeping a clean work station
  • Verifying Insurance
  • Encouraging patients to make them comfortable
  • Greeting customers
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing.
  • Managed multi-line phone system and pleasantly greeted patients.
  • Helped patients complete necessary medical forms and documentation.
  • Checked patient insurance, demographic and health history to keep information current.
  • Kept waiting room neat and organized by stacking magazines, removing trash and cleaning glass.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Nursing

Bishop State Community College
Mobile, AL

Some College (No Degree) - Health Administration

Faulkner University
Mobile Al

CERTIFICATE IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST -

MEDCERTS
Livonia, MI
09.2022

Surgical Tech Certificate - Surgical Technology

USA Medical Center
Mobile Al
05-2022

CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT -

A & O Healthcare
Mobile, AL
04.2020

High School Diploma -

Murphy High School
Mobile, AL
05.2008

Skills

Excellent listening and comprehension skills

Customer Oriented

Medical terminology

Schedule Management

Patient confidentiality

Superior clerical/administrative skills

Excellent in Multitasking

Outstanding People Skills

Excellent organization and communication skills

Ability to think rationally under pressure

Ability to Prioritize Tasks

Word Processor

Electronic Spreadsheets

Windows XP

Microsoft (Word, Access, Excel,

PowerPoint)

Medical Receptionist

Medical Billing

Medical Office Experience

EMR Systems

Insurance Verification

HIPAA

Medical Scheduling

Medical Records

Cleaning and Organizing

Operating EKG Equipment

Inventory and Supply Management

Injection Administration

Exam Room Preparation

Patient Relations

Updating Medical Records

Medical Terminology

Multi-Line Telephone System

Electronic Health Records

Electronic Charting

Patient Examination

EPIC EMR

Family Medicine

Surgical Assistance

Preparing for surgeries

Aseptic and sterilization techniques

Passing surgical tools

Aseptic Techniques

HIPAA proficiency

Collecting medical specimens

Safely disposing of needles

Equipment set up and operation

Transporting patients

Surgical counts

Equipment set up

Instrument preparation

Instrument Sterilization

Certification

CPR Certification CNA National Certified Medical Assistant February 2021 to February 2022 Certified Medical Assistant

Timeline

Trauma Surgical Tech

USA Medical Center
07.2023 - Current

Surgical Technologist

USA Women and Children Hospital
10.2022 - 07.2023

Certified Medical Assistant

MOBILE COUNTY HEALTH
04.2021 - 01.2022

Office Administrator/Medical Assistant

Center for Vein Restoration
03.2021 - 10.2021

Medical Receptionist

University South Alabama Medical Center
09.2020 - 03.2021

Patient Care Coordinator

USA health Mitchell Cancer institute
05.2020 - 05.2021

Post Surgical Secretary/Assistant

Springhill Medical Center
09.2018 - 05.2020

Sterile Processing Technician

Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Processing Tech, Thomas Hospital Infirmary Health
10.2015 - 09.2017

Sterile Processing Technician

Thomas Hospital Infirmary Health
10.2014 - 10.2015

Sterile Processing Technician

USA Medical Center
01.2010 - 10.2014

Medical Receptionist

USA Women and Children Hospital
09.2009 - 01.2012

Some College (No Degree) - Nursing

Bishop State Community College

Some College (No Degree) - Health Administration

Faulkner University

CERTIFICATE IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST -

MEDCERTS

Surgical Tech Certificate - Surgical Technology

USA Medical Center

CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT -

A & O Healthcare

High School Diploma -

Murphy High School
Valneshia Biggs