Medical Assistant

GINA D. GUARANDA

*** **** **** ***** ****. Clarksville, TN 37043 931-***-**** ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished medical professional with a dynamic and dedicated history working in phlebotomy, medical coding and

medical assistant roles seeking to build upon practical experience with comprehensive education in healthcare

management.

• Highly organized and capable of handling a number of sensitive and confidential issues simultaneously.

• Provides peers and medical personnel with pertinent information, while prioritizing and completing multiple

simultaneous duties.

• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) and types 50 words per minute.

Key Medical Skills Include: Accounting Medical Terminology Coding Billing Collections Managed Care

Third-Party Reimbursement Computer Skills for Presenting Analyzing & Communicating Information Healthcare

Law Human Resource Management Life Skills for Success

EDUCATION

Ultimate Medical Academy – Tampa, FL

4/2013

Healthcare Management Diploma (3.3 GPA)

Includes: Introduction to Computer Information Systems, Interpersonal Professional Communications, Medical

Terminology, Healthcare Claim Cycle, Medical Practice Management Systems, Accounting, Payroll, Banking, Accounting

Systems, Business Office Operations for the Manager, Healthcare Law, Compliance, Ethics & Medical Record

Management and Practice Structure & Enhancement.

Pierce College – Lakewood, WA Certificate Medical Billing and Coding 6/2011

Jersey City University – Jersey City, NJ English as Second Language 6/2005

American Training School – West New York, NJ License Patient Care / Nurse Technician 9/2000

Guayaquil University – Guayaquil, Ecuador B.S. Degree with Major in Medical Technology 6/1982

MEDICAL WORK HISTORY

FIELD REVIEWER

Outcomes Health Solutions – Alpharetta, GA 1/2013 - Present

• Identifying, Retrieving and Scanning Medical Records

PHLEBOTOMY, EKG TECHNICIAN

Superior Mobile Medics – San Diego, CA 1/2004 – 12/2012

Fort Leonard Wood Hospital – St. Robert, MO (RED CROSS VOLUNTEER) 9/2011 – 5/2012

• Set up appointments with clients to take EKG and draw blood in their homes and/or in inpatient/outpatient

capacity.

• Perform phlebotomy procedures such as venipuncture, finger and heel sticks.

• Screen patients to determine proper identification by following GLWACH policy for positive ID.

• Instruct patients in proper specimen collection methods and collect urine specimens.

CODER

Madigan Army Medical Hospital – Fort Lewis, WA (INTERNSHIP) 5/2010 – 8/2011

• Coded for out-/inpatients using CPT, HCPCS, ICD-9, and other software used in the military facility.

• Reviewed charts for admission and discharge dates.

NURSE TECHNICIAN

Tristate Paramedical Services – New York, NY 1/2004 – 1/2007

Exam One – Hillsboro, NJ 1/2000 – 1/2007

• Collected throat culture, blood and urine specimens, and ensuring accurate documentation on lab forms.

• Instructed patients in proper specimen collection methods.

• Maintained alphabetical filling system for patient information, recorded vitals as well as chest, waist and hip

measurements.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT (INTERNSHIP)

Health Community Services – West New York, NJ 6/1999 – 12/2000

• Measure vital signs: weight, high, blood pressure, temperature, pulse and document in patients’ charts.

• Collected blood samples and assisted women with glucose, pregnancy and EKG tests.

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