JESSICA NUNEZ
Weymouth,MA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Tissue Recovery Specialist
New England Donor Services
10.2023 - Current
- Led and collaborated with team to recover tissue cases in a surgical setting to aseptically recover bones, skin, veins, corneas, heart-for-valves and additional tissues from deceased donors throughout New England
- Reviewed donor suitability by meticulously screening the donor via physical assessment, medical records, hospital staff and the Donor Risk Assessment Interview
- Ensured proper documentation, resulting in accurate record-keeping of donor information and case details
Anesthesia Technician
Newton Wellesley Hospital
12.2022 - 10.2023
- Assisting the anesthesia provider in the safe and efficient care of patients receiving anesthesia
- Assemble and prepare intravenous (IV) solutions for anesthesia provider
- Assisting with difficult airway management by providing equipment: video laryngoscope and fiberoptic intubation cart
- Assisted with transports of invasively monitored O.R. and I.C.U. patients.
Laboratory Technician
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab
- Qualified offenders that have been convicted of a felony since 1997 for entry into the CODIS database
- Collected DNA, fingerprint samples and associated fees from offenders in prisons, correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, and police stations throughout Massachusetts
- Provided excellent customer service by addressing probation officers, attorneys and felon inquiries and concerns
- Conducted thorough investigations into disputed payments and owed DNA to resolve discrepancies
- Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab
Medical Examiner Assistant
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
11.2019 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
- Assisted medical examiners with evisceration of decedents and all aspects of a forensic autopsy
- Demonstrated appropriate handling, labeling, and recording specimen and evidentiary information
- Managed operational duties on the overnight shift: dispatched and responded to active scenes and hospitals, and nursing homes
- Responsible for photographing decedents during the processing/examination/release stages
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Anatomic Pathology Specialist
Massachusetts General Hospital
06.2018 - 11.2019
- Accession frozen and fresh patient specimen
- Responsible for the daily scanning, photographing, and loading cassettes into tissue processors
- Eviscerated decedents using the en masse technique for clinical autopsies
- Assisted Funeral Directors, Medical Examiner, and New England Organ bank with decedent identification, removals, viewings, and organ harvests
Education
Surgical Technology -
Lasell University
Newton, MA09.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA05.2018
Skills
- Live Scan (digital fingerprint)
- Medical terminology
- MS Office
- DNA collection
- Chart review
- Excellent communication
- Leadership
- Organizational skills
- Team management
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). Certification number: 100275022
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Tissue Recovery Specialist
New England Donor Services
10.2023 - Current
Anesthesia Technician
Newton Wellesley Hospital
12.2022 - 10.2023
Laboratory Technician
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
05.2022 - 12.2022
Medical Examiner Assistant
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
11.2019 - 05.2022
Anatomic Pathology Specialist
Massachusetts General Hospital
06.2018 - 11.2019
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association.
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). Certification number: 100275022
Surgical Technology -
Lasell University
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
University of Massachusetts
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