Farah A. Vasquez

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Sun Valley, CA 91352

321-***-****

acq2gd@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To secure a professional medical assistant position, to be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, patients.

Experience and Stewardship by assistant in medical care of patients and supporting front desk functions as needed under of the physicians/office manager.

Relevant Skills:

Medical Assistant in administrative and clinical assisting capacities

Medisoft, Medinotes, Meditech, EcliNicals, Group Management, Centricities, and Office Hours

Software experience

Receptionist, Telephone Operator, Data Entry for Labs

EKG’s, Phlebotomies, Event Monitor, Halter Monitor, Orthostatic Blood Pressures, Uroflowmetry, Bladder Scan experience

Front Office Duties: Filing, Scanning, Insurance Authorization, and Referral Request

Fluent in English and Spanish

Experience:

07/2011 – 09/2014 Certified Medical Assistant HFMG Gateways Pediatric Endocrinologogy

Dr. Hudson, Melbourne, FL

Accurately prepares and performs diagnostic testing such as Glucose, A1C, Ketones, down low Blood sugars Meters, Growth Charts, etc.

Rooming Patients to obtain weight, temperature, blood pressures, pulse, and accurate medications information. Administers all medications as ordered and assures all documents are noted, as well as controlled substances, which must be checked by Doctor.

Maintains current AHA Healthcare Provider CPR certification.

Appropriately performs patients triage, assists physicians with office procedures, and accurately documents patient data.

Ability to perform basic computer skills pertinent to job performance.

Demonstrates and maintains working knowledge of front desk procedures and assists in these functions when dictated by workload.

Communicates effectively with customers (patients, physicians, and other Health First associates) practicing excellent customer relation skills at all the times while organizing and directing daily medical assistant functions.

Ensures that all exam rooms and equipment are stocked, cleaned, and ready for the next patient.

09/2010 – 07/2011 Cardiology Associates of Brevard, Dr. Go, Dr. Bean, and RN Corinne Bean-Ryan Melbourne, FL

Responsible of Dr. Go patients’ information is scan in the Clinical program by the time of the appointment.

Obtain all records from Wuesthoff and Holmes Regional Hospital for the patients’ Follow –ups appointments. Scheduling Stress Test, Ultrasound, Ct’s, Cardiac Catheratations, Etc.

Verifications and obtaining authorizations from different Insurance for test.

As a Medical Assistant, assisted physicians with patients’ care, including patients’ height, weight, Blood Pressure, Orthostatic Blood Pressure, Event Monitors, Halter Monitors, and ECG’s.

Calling medications to the respectable pharmacies for the patients’, as well Mail Orders prescriptions.

Responsible for all the consults that comes from different Doctors’ for Dr. Go, Dr. Bean, and RN Corinne.

Responsible, for scheduling outpatient procedure with Nuc Med and the Cath Lab personal, data entry, checking in / checking out of patient, using NextGent & Eclinicals software.

07/2009 – 09/2010 First Care Family Physicians, Dr. Soto, and Dr. Nevarez Melbourne, FL

Clinical Secretary / Referral and Authorization Coordinator and Medical Assistant.

Greets patients and their family members, and guests in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner. Displays accuracy in appointments scheduling, collection of patients information and collection of patient co-pays as directed.

Responsible for maintaining the appointment schedule, data entry, checking in/out of patients, using Mediteck software.

As a Medical Assistant, assisted physicians with patients’ care procedures, including patients/rooms for examinations.

Interviewed patients to obtain medical histories; height, weight, eye test, blood pressures, EKG’s.

Assisted physicians for EKG’s, Pap Smear, submitting vaccinations, preparing WIC form, as well as the Blue Form (Immunizations form), suture removal, minor surgery’s, etc.

Responsible for filing, and requesting patients’ records from hospitals and doctors’ offices and insurance verifications.

As a Referral and Authorization Coordinator am responsible to provide the correct information to obtain the proper authorization from different insurances, to be able to summit the referrals, for different specialist.

Efficiently obtain the correct Diagnostic code as well the CPT code for different studies, to be able to get the authorizations.

1/2009 – 4/2009 Medical Associates of Brevard, Dr. Soni Melbourne, FL

Medical Assistant (Externship) 320 hours

Efficiently managed the front desk areas in computerized process utilizing the Medical Manager to handle scheduling, medical records, and insurance verifications.

Assisted and/or observed pediatrician with patients’ care procedures that included suture removal preparing patients/rooms for examinations; interviewed patients to obtain medical histories; explaining treatment procedures; submitting vaccination; eye exam, height & weight.

Prepared WIC form, as well as the Blue form (immunization form), logging all the vaccination, including the flu vaccination.

2/2000 – 1/2009 Atlantic Medical Group Melbourne, FL Dr. George E. Roque

Medical Receptionist

Responsible for maintaining the appointment schedule, data entry, checking in/out of patients, using Medisoft, Medinotes, and Office Hour Software.

Responsible for patients’ charts and front desk duties. Data Entry tasks involved lab entries, ultrasound, MRI, MRA, and 2 D Echo into software.

Completed direct admission between Holmes Regional Medical Center and Wuesthoff Medical Center of Brevard.

Responsible for filing, scanning, and requesting patients’ records from hospitals and doctors’ offices, obtaining referrals, and authorization from different insurance.

Implemented training for new recruits.

Education:

2008 – 2010 Keiser University Melbourne, FL

Science Associates Medical Assistant

1987 – 1990 Pace University College New York, NY

Business Administration & Computer

1982 – 1986 John F. Kennedy High School Bronx, NY

General Studies

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