Laura E. Santuario

**** **** **** #***, *** Diego CA 92154

619-***-****

qjk5ro@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

A medical assistant position where being bilingual English/Spanish will be an asset, plus to utilize and expand my skills where I will be able to serve, as a team member while providing exceptional back and front office services.

EDUCATION:

Pima Medical Institute Chula Vista CA, 1/8/01 - 09/11/01

Major: Medical Assistant

Awards: Academic Honors and Perfect Assistance

TRAINING SKLLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Front Office Skills:

Basic Bookkeeping Patient Communication

Basic Transcription Processing Mail

Computerized Billing Records Management

First AID and CPR trained Typing 40 WPM

Insurance Coding Dealing with Various Insurances

Updating Patient Registration Accounts Medical Law & Ethics

Med Soft Medical Terminology

Excellent verbal and written communication Medical Emergencies

Knowledge with Microsoft Word, Excel Insurance Verification

Collecting Co-pays

Back Office Skills:

Autoclaving Pharmacology Visual Activity

Blood Glucose Routine Urinalysis Venipuncture

CPR Trained Sed Rate Vital Signs

EKG Sterile Technique OSHA Guidelines

Finger Puncture Throat Cultures Patient Gowning

Medical Asepsis Injections Sterile/NON-Sterile Trays

Patient Positioning/Draping (EMR) Electronic Medical Records

Surgical Preparation/Assisting Flexys sigmoidosopy

EXPERIENCE:

Rady Children's Hospital 07/06 - 07/11

Medical Assistant - work in a very heavy pace in the Orthopedic Department under the supervision of Rn's and Physicians experienced with different kinds of fractures, work on specialty clinics

like muscle disease, scoliosis, rehab, and with toe nail ablations, epic experience, take vitals, x-ray orders into the computer, answer multi-phone lines. Work in a very positive environment to

serve children from in and outside of San Diego.

Pacifica Medical Staffing 08/08 - 07/09

Nursing Assistant - Staffing only for Sharp Hospital, duties were to assist registered nurses with patients, take vitals, charting, and sometimes I would sitter to make sure the patient is safe and

comfortable and all their needs are taken care of, assist to the bathroom, bathe them making sure the patients are clean and ready for the morning shift, excellent customer service.

Sharp Hospital IMCU Unit 09/05 - 02/08

Nursing Assistant - Duties are to assist patients with their needs, pre-op patients for surgeries, vitals, charting, data entry, inform the patient that telemetry will be used, and assist registered

nurses.

Medsource Staffing

Radiology Medical Group 10/05 - 02/06

Receptions - Check patients in and out, taking co-pays, making appointments, checking eligibility from insurances, faxing multiple results to different doctor's offices, answering a high volume of

multiple phone lines, and providing outstanding customer services.

Medsource Staffing

Scripps Clinic TEMP

Medical Assistant - work with Internal Medicine Doctor, rooming the patients, vitals, charting, calling in prescriptions to pharmacies, answering phone calls, taking messages for doctors, some

messages I could call back to help them with what they need.

San Ysidro Health Center 12/02 - 07/05

Medical Assistant - Outstanding medical medical assistant duties with Family Practice, Internal medicine, Pediatrics, and as well in OB/GYN. Knowledge with Electronic Medical Records (EMR),

experienced in minor surgeries, making appointments for surgeries, answering a high volume of multiple phone lines, calling medical prescriptions to pharmacies, also checking vitals, CHDP's.

injections, vaccines, height and weight.

OB/GYN Dept.

Medical Assistant - Outstanding medical assistant duties to support daily business activities of the site, greet assist patients and other clinical callers. Experience in Colposcopy, EMB, Cryo,

IUD removal and insert, Polyp removal. Annual exams, such as breast exams, Pap smears, Initial OB, knowledge with F-Pact, medical, Ob contracts, experienced with Breast Cancer Detection

Program (BCDP) also registration through understanding of CPT and ICD-9 coding.

Grossmont Spring Valley, CA 12/03/01 - 09/30/02

Medical Assistant - Charting assistant physician with pap smears sterile trays, throat cultures, lab orders, vitals, EKG's, height and weight, injections, eye and hearing testing, also proving

excellent customer service, inside and outside referrals, patient positioning/draping, autoclaving, answering phone calls, filling and housekeeping duties except on pediatrics, OB/GYN, general

care.

Comprehensive Health Center, San Diego, CA 08/09/01 - 09/11/01

Medical Assistant - Vitals, EKG's, height and weight, injections, eye and hearing testing, assisting physician with pap smears, sterile trays, throat cultures, lab orders, answering phone calls, and

some house keeping duties.

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