Melanie Thompson

*** * ****** * * Lancaster, CA *3535 abkxx6@r.postjobfree.com 661-

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Medical Assistant

Specializing in front and back office for busy Multi-Physician Medical

Office

Experienced Top Performing Medical Assistant

A highly talented Medical Assistant with extensive experience in performing

routing patient screening, additional technical supportive services,

medical clerical duties and other duties, as assigned; collecting,

handling, and processing patients' laboratory specimens, including

phlebotomy and performing routine in-house laboratory tests; administering

medications to patients on specific orders from a provider.

Professional Experience

Antelope Valley Cancer Center 2008 to 2009

Lancaster, CA

Medical Assistant

Efficiently manage the front office in areas of computerized processes

utilizing Medical Manager Software (EMR) to handle scheduling, referrals,

and maintaining all medical records. Duties included: Answering multiple

phone lines, scheduling patient for medical testing and follow up

appointments, referrals, gathering medical records from referring

physicians, making new patient charts, separating and distributing faxes

through out the office, and confirming appointments.

High Desert Neuro-Diagnostic Medical Group Apple 2002 to 2008

Valley, CA

Medical Assistant

Efficiently manage the front and back office in areas of computerized

processes utilizing Medical Manager Software to handle scheduling, medical

records. Answer multiple phone lines, dictate doctor's letters, charting,

scheduling and maintain all records. Assist and/or observe Neurologist

with patient care procedures and special diagnostic testing. Prepare

patients/rooms for physical examinations; take vitals, interview patients

to obtain medical histories; explain treatment procedures. Handling all

medical equipment and instruments. Train personnel in all areas of front

desk management and patient relations, ensuring open lines of

communication between patients, staff and physicians with demonstrated

efficiency and confidentiality. Coordinate and follow up daily laboratory-

related procedures and communications.

Dr. Menon, M.D. / Gastrointestinal - Internal 1997 to 2002

Medicine Apple Valley, CA

Medical Assistant

Efficiently manage the front and back office, scheduling, collections,

medical records. Answer multiple phone lines, schedule appointments,

filing, typing, referrals, correspondence, and purchasing. Assisted

physicians with a broad scope of patient care procedures that included the

taking vitals, venipuncture, injections, PFT's, EKG's. 24 hour halter

monitors. Prepared patients/rooms for physical examinations; interviewed

patients to obtain medical history explained treatment procedures;

sterilize equipment and properly dispose of contaminated supplies.

Coordinated and followed up on daily laboratory-related procedures and

communications.

Education

Victor Valley College Victorville, CA

Certificate: Certified Medical Assistant and Phlebotomy Certificate

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