Medical Administrative Assistant
Resume:
Linda J. White
A
Long Beach, California 90805
Phone 562-***-****
Cell 562-***-****
**************@***.***
OBJECTIVE: To join a company that will give me stability and the
opportunity to grow.
EMPLOYMENT:
10/2012-Present Providence Little Company Mary Medical Center Torrance,
CA
Unit Secretary Emergency Room
Under the direct supervision of the emergency department charge nurse.
Responsible for all clerical activities in the emergency room, transcribing
all physician orders, coordinating all admissions and transfers. Completion
of contacting medical providers. Responds appropriately to patient and
family with knowledge of age specific needs. Working with high volumes of
calls.
05/2010-10/2012 St. Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA
Unit Secretary/Labor & Delivery
Transcribe physician orders, and enter data into the computer, audit
charts. In addition, do charges. Alert RN of strips changes. Answers all
call lights at the desk, Monitors location of charts at all times prepares
the transfer medical records upon discharge. Assist with patients transfer
by assembling chart to accompany patient. Work with admitting office,
postpartum and nursery. Report data pertinent to functioning of the
patient care unit. Interpret and apply medical terminology; coordinate
interdepartmental communication. Participate in meetings.
03/2009-04/2010 St. Vincent Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
Unit Secretary/CCU
Processes transfers & discharges using the Admit-Discharge-Transfer System.
Answers
and appropriately routes internal and external telephone calls. Order
materials and supplies for the unit, and collects equipment & medication
from the dumb waiter system. Answers call system from nurses' station;
follows up with patients and family as appropriate, Make follow-up
appointments for patients as necessary nursing facilities,
Including printing relevant sections of the patient chart. Transcribe
physician's orders. Run EkG strips and mount, alert RN in changes of
strips.
10/2007-05/2008 Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
Bed Control/Unit Secretary Float Pool
Coordinate all admissions, transfers and discharge relative to all units in
the acute care setting. Maintain extensive documentation and statistical
data on bed control activity. Worked in the float pool as a unit secretary,
Areas floated to ER,CCU, IMCU and labor and delivery
10/2008-05/2010 College Hospital Behavioral Health, CA
MHW/Unit Secretary
Coordinated and handled clerical support. Medical terminology, laboratory
procedures, physician orders. Schedule test for in Patient on the units. In
addition, high volume of inbound calls. Fill in as a mental health worker
on the units. Q15min rounds on Patient safety, Assist with active daily
living.
05/1994-05/2006 St. Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA Intake Coordinator
Behavioral Health
Responsible for crisis intake, verifying and securing approval med-cal and
various insurance. Working with physicians, nurses from various hospitals.
And. make arrangement with a member of the psychiatric assessment team
(P.A.T). To evaluate patients. Sometime filling in as a mental health
worker as needed monitoring Patient safety and q15 min rounds.
09/2000-10/2002 Centinela Medical Center Inglewood, CA
Unit Secretary CVICU/Lead
Provide clerical support to the charge nurse of the designated,area
information material via manual. Report data pertinent to functioning of
the patient care unit. Interpret and apply medical terminology; coordinate
interdepartmental communication and physician's orders . Run EKG strips
alert RN of changes of strips. Order unit supplies. And Participate in
meetings.
EDUCATION:
11/2006-07/2007 Everest College Gardena, CA
Medical Administrative Assistant
Diploma
06/69/-09/72 San Pedro High School, CA
General Education
Diploma
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