Medical Assistant

Shanee Swindle

**** ********* **** #***, *** rus Heights, CA 95610 Phone: 916-***-**** email:

***********@*****.***

OBJECT IVE:

Detail-oriented and determined individual prepared to excel and take on responsibili ties as a Healthcare

A dministrative professional, ready to take initiative and use innovative ideas to contribute to

organizational objectives.

EXPER IENCE:

Sacramento Occupational 02/2011 – 03/2011 Healthcare Administrative

M edical Group E xtern

As the Senior Extern, I roomed patients, dispensed medication, took vital signs, operated all office

equipment such as: fax machine, multiple phone lines, used Stolasystem software to schedule patient

appointments and perform patient searches, I mailed reports to insurance and employers, worked as

referral coordinator to schedule special tests the Doctor ordered, light cleaning around the office, logging

medications that were dispense in correct location, and t raining new externs.

Comfort Keepers, Ma rysville, CA 06/2009 – 08/2010 Personal Care Assistant

09/2006 – 02/2007

P rovide care for client in their home, duties included but were not limi ted to: Preparing meals, assisting

client with medication reminders and opening prescription bottles, calling in prescriptions, light

housekeeping, running errands, taking client to appointments, providing hygiene and grooming

assistance, attend computer t raining sessions.

North Valley Nephrology, Yuba 09/2008 – 03/2009 Medical Assistant

C ity, CA

At NVN I was responsible for opening the office, I greeted patients, took accurate vital signs, took patient

h istory, signs and symptoms. I retrieved patient lab reports from hospital database, passed out patient

medication per request of the physician. I checked exam rooms for cleanliness and neatness, prepped

charts, called patients, answered phones, took accurate messages and distributed them to the correct

personnel, used office fax/scanner machine to enter information into Electronic Medical Records. I was

responsible for calling pharmacist to refill medications, prior authorizations, call physicians’ offices for

patient referrals, medical records, etc. I prepped patients for lab tests, proformed simple lab procedures

and test, created and completed a variety of medical claim forms, wrote letters for patients explaining

patient limi tations, entered information into database, used AdvancedMD and Prognicis Software for

E lectronic Medical Records, daily filing, maintaining everyday office correspondence, direct and indirect

patient interaction, problem solving, maintaining schedule/physician calendar for office. I participated in

research portion of clinic (explaining and following protocol for research t r ials, took samples, handled and

shipped them according to instructions.

Sutter North Cardiology, Yuba 06/2008 – 08/2008 Medical Assistant (Extern)

C ity, CA

At Sutter North I continued my t raining from Cambridge Career College as an extern, I roomed patients,

took vital signs, placed leads and ran the EKG’s, answered phones, took accurate messages and

d istributed them to the correct personnel, spoke with insurance agencies, took inventory of office supplies,

checking exam rooms for cleanliness and neatness, prepping charts, called patients, created new patient

f iles, maintaining everyday office correspondence as well as other basic administrative duties.

Ma rysville Care Center 02/2007 – 06/2007 Medical Records Dir.

03/2006 – 08/2006 Ward Clerk Assistant (student

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As the Medical Records Director I was to maintain the status of all the records in the facility, old and new.

I performed daily audits/monthly audits, enforce H IPAA regulation, ran monthly reports, performed other

normal office tasks.

As the Ward Clerk Assistant I performed the work of an office assistant, helped with filing, creating forms

and office manuals, etc.

EDUCAT ION

Carrington College California Healthcare Administration – AS Degree 03/2011

Cambridge Career College Medical Assisting – Diploma 08/2008

Yuba College General Education – AA Degree 07/2005

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