orthopedics assistant

HORACIO SANTAANA DE LA ROSA, FMG, OPA-C

**** ******* ***** **** . *******, MN 55128 . 651-***-**** .

aboos4@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Experienced Orthopedic Physician Assistant with vast clinical and surgical

experience known for my creative mind and ability to implement innovative

care.

Bilingual, culturally sensitive, looking for an opportunity to be part of

your great team.

SKILLLS:

Bilingual (English - Surgical Experience Casting

Spanish)

Fracture and dislocation Nerve blocking Cultural sensitive

manipulation

Problem solver Always helpful Team player.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

CLINICAL -

> Assessing heavy load of patients with acute and chronic injuries and

post op patients in clinic

> Assisting in clinic with H & P, scheduling,pre and post op.

teaching, requesting labs., x rays, medications, physical therapy,

equipment, changing dressings, splinting, casting, and bracing

> Performing intra-articular injections, sub-acromial injections when

requested. Progress notes.

HOSPITAL / OPERATING ROOM -

> Assisting in standard and complex trauma cases, positioning, prepping,

draping in sterile fashion (in emergency room and operating room),

suturing, post op. orders, and post op. surgical notes and rounding.

Harvesting iliac crest bone graft, nerve blocking for local/

MAC anesthesia, manipulation of fractures and

dislocations of the upper extremity. Applying skeletal

tractions.

LABORATORY -

> Teaching regional anatomy and performing cadaver dissection for

medical companies' personnel when developing medical and surgical

devices.

> Assisting in developing new surgical procedures to demonstrate to MD's

and medical companies personnel, procedures done under sterile

technique.

> Carrying cadaver specimens to other laboratories for surgical training

and demonstration of such techniques.

> Cleaning and sterilization of instruments. etc.

WORK HISTORY:

REGIONS HOSPITAL - St. Paul, MN

January 2010 - December 2012

ORTHOPEDIC PHYSISICAN ASSISTANT

SURGICAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS - Mendota Heights, MN

January 2009 - June 2009

EDUCATIONAL ANATOMY AND CADAVER DISECTION INSTRUCTOR

Summit Orthopedics - HAND CENTER - St. Paul MN

January 2007 - October 2008

ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

METROPOLITAN HAND SURGERY - St. Paul, MN

July 1997 - December 2006

ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

SAINT PAUL RAMSEY MEDICAL CENTER/REGIONS HOSPITAL - St. Paul, MN

October 1993 - July 1997

ORTHOPEDIC ASSISTANT

EDUCATION:

Century College - White Bear Lake, MN

1998

X-Ray Operator Certificate

National Board of Orthopedic Physician Assistants - Indianapolis, IN

1996

Orthopedic Physician Assistant Diploma (Valid through 2016)

American Association of Tissue Banks - San Diego, California

1992

Laboratory Tissue Technician Certificate

Minnesota Lions Eye Bank - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

1991

Eye Enucleator Certificate

Minnesota Spine Center - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

1990

Visiting Doctor in Spine Surgery

Twin Cities Scoliosis Center - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

1986

Visiting Doctor in Spine Surgery

Pediatric National Institute - Family Integration Development - UNAM

1983

Pediatric Orthopedics Medical Doctorate

Medical Services of Federal District Department - UNAM

1979

Traumatology and Orthopedics Medical Doctorate

University National Autonomous of Mexico (UNAM) - Faculty of Medicine

1975

Medical Doctorate

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