Medical Assistant

Shereda Buckingham

Email: abpjue@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Lewis Center

State: OH

Zip: 43035

Country: USA

Phone: 614-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Dedicated and knowledgeable medical professional with over 17 years of healthcare experience in medical office environments. Efficient Medical Assistant skilled in tackling administrative and patient-oriented tasks in a fast-paced medical office.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from American School of Technology, Columbus OH 1/2001 to 5/1997 (Medical Assisting)

High School Dipolma from Columbus State Community College, Columbus OH 1/2001 to 11/2012

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Dedicated and knowledgeable medical professional with over 17 years of healthcare experience in medical office environments. Efficient Medical Assistant skilled in tackling administrative and patient-oriented tasks in a fast-paced medical office.

Skill Highlights

Medical Assisting specialist

Mastery of OB/GYN care

Supervisory experience

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software

Medical Terminology

Leadership

Recruiting and hiring

ICD-9 coding

Professional Experience

March 2008 to Current

Olentangy Obstetrics and Gynecology Columbus, Ohio

Medical Office Manager

Facilitated the opening of new office; Coordinate the daily activities of a busy ob/gyn office; Responsible for maintaining AP and AR ledgers; Formulated and computerized physician schedules; Implemented policies and guidelines for a new and growing practice; Managed staff members with a "door is always open" approach; Mentored inexperienced staff members to achieve personal and professional goals; Oversaw billing practices of the office; Fluent in NextGen EMR; Provided coverage and support for staff as needed. Extensive work with insurance companies; Handled all calls concerning insurance, bill payments and achieved higher than 90 percentage success rate collecting on patient bad debt.

July 1997 to June 2004

Laura Houser, MD Columbus, Ohio

Certified Medical Assistant / Triage Nurse

Prepared patient rooms prior to their arrival.Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements.Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in medical records.Ordered and read lab tests, x-rays, MRI, Ultrasound and EKG. Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.Lead nurse for 40-45 obstetrics and gynecological patients per day, ranging from hormone replacement therapy, to STD treatment, to ultrasounds and birth control. Triaged all incoming patient calls; Maintained all patient records in relation to needed follow-up care.

Educational Background

1997 American School of Technology Columbus, Ohio

Diploma Medical Assisting

Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio

Extensive Coursework Accounting / Medical Secretary

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