Rachel Huff

Versatile Surgical Technologist bringing over 5 years' experience to growing surgery center. Highly proficient in various surgical procedures with success in contributing to the achievement of high patient outcome targets. Skilled in all elements of operating room setup, including inventory management, aseptic techniques, and preparing patients for procedures. I carry current board certification and CPR certification.

• PCA in personal care aide, Elite home health care Inc., Newport News, VA, 2014
• AA in Surgical Technology in Applied Science of Surgical Technology, Brown Mackie College Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2011, 2013
• Certificate of nurse aide training- NA in nurse aide training course, Butler tech college, Hamilton, OH, 2008

I am a mother of a child on the autism spectrum. I have real life experience with autism and related disabilities. I also have experience with ABA therapy as my son is provided it almost daily. I am interested in eventually becoming a BCBA and hope to enroll in college by spring of next year., Surgical Technologist, Plastic surgery center of Hampton Roads, Newport News, VA, 11/01/14, 08/01/19, Trish Spence, 757-873-3500, True, I assisted the surgeons in the OR, local surgeries and with patient care. I saw patients for post operation appointments and assist them with their needs. I am familiar with making appointments, charting and taking nurse calls. CPR trained as well as very familiar with HIPPA protocols., Nurse aide, Visiting Angels, West Chester, OH, 11/01/09, 10/01/13, Maria, 513-942-5600, True, Provided patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths. Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulation, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals. Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, non sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; applying restraints. Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information. Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' calls and requests; reporting observations of the patient to family. Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures. Protects organization's value by keeping patient information confidential., Surgical tech student, Brown county, Brown county, OH, 06/01/13, 07/01/13, Clinical experience I gained while working toward my degree: Handling of specimens, set up and maintained sterile fields, scrubbed, gowned, gloved, gowned and gloved surgeon, apply sterile dressings, clean and prep OR room. Completed and scrubbed in a variety of general surgery and orthopedic cases that consist of total hip replacement, removal external fixation ORIF, carpal tunnel release, wrist dequervain release, knee arthroscopy and partial medial menisectomy, lap chole, umbilical hernia repair, wide excision malignant melanoma split thickness skin graft. Performed surgical scrub, collected items needed for procedures, set up back table and mayo stand, and draped patients for surgery. Handed instruments and other supplies to surgeons in a correct and timely manner. Counted sponges, sharps, and instruments before, during, and after surgical procedures. Set up and maintained sterile field, gowned and gloved surgeon, apply sterile dressings, clean and prep OR room. Cleaned and sterilized instruments, pulled cases for procedures., Student Surgical Technology experience, Edgewood, Edgewood, KY, 05/01/13, 06/01/13, Clinical experience I gained while working toward my degree: Completed and scrubbed in 110 cases that consist of breast augmentation (silicone and saline), abdominoplasty, mastopexy, facelift, excisions, liposuction, scar revision, permalip implants, endoscopic forehead lift, nasal septal reconstruction, mohs reconstruction, lower and upper blepharoplasty, fat transfer, implant replacement. Performed surgical scrub, collected items needed for procedures, set up back table and mayo stand, and draped patients for surgery. Handed instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants in a correct and timely manner. Counted sponges, sharps, and instruments before, during, and after surgical cases. Handling of specimens, set up and maintained sterile fields, scrubbed, gowned, gloved, gowned and gloved surgeon, apply sterile dressings, clean and prep OR room.

Medical Terminology, Expert, 01/01/19, Measures a candidate's ability to understand and appropriately use medical terminology.