Anita R. Fowler, CMA, BSHA/HS
*** ***** *****, ******* ****, VA 23068
Home: 757-***-****, Cell: 757-***-****, E-mail: ac1w2b@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
Healthcare Administration/Health Systems/Certified Medical Asst.
Education
March 2016 to April
Certification of MS within a workshop
University of Phoenix
August 2014
Certificate of Completion for Spirometry
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) by MYC Associates
October 2012
Bachelors of Science in Healthcare Administration/Health systems
(BSHA/HS)
University of Phoenix
January – June 2002
Certificate of Completion for Professional Coders
American Academy of Professional Coders
March 2004
Certified Medical Office Manager- (Expired)
Practice Management InstituteF
March 1998
Certification of Medical Assisting
American Association of Medical Assistants
March 1993
Certificate of Medical Assisting
Medical Career Institute of Newport News, VA
March 1986
Associate Degree in Graphic Design
Art Institute of Philadelphia
Work History
December 2014 to current
Norfolk Naval Branch Clinic Sewells Point-Occupational Health
Government Contractor
Front Office Administrator/Certified Medical Assistant-AAMA
1721 Admiral Taussig Blvd. Norfolk, VA 23511
Duties: Responsible for checking in all military and civilians for annual physicals, answering multi line telephone, all medical record duties, transferring of military document within proper protocol, ordering and inventory of all front office and clinical supplies, properly archiving government civilian medical records, scheduling civilian and military physicals and working closely with all other departments for good clinical flow within a clinical sitting. Transmitting government information to other departments with proper request documentation. Along with all other duties that is needed within the Occupational health department from an administration point.
February 2014 to July 2014
Family and Youth Foundation
Behavioral Health – Office Manager
3001 W. Mercury Blvd, Hampton, VA 23666
Duties: is responsible for maintaining all records in an accurate and timely manner . Manage all of the day to day functions of an office, for the CEO and all employees and human resources. Verify and apply for new providers credentialing for all license counselor and providers with all participating insurances. Making sure that all clinical sessions are correct for proper billed. Maintain banking statements, Payroll, Monthly payables and receivables.
All aspects of an Office Manager within Behavioral Health Organization and an office setting.
August 2013 to December 2013
Riverside Medical Group – CTR Medical Staffing
Cardiology Specialty
117 Bulifount Drive, Suite B
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Duties: Front Desk Checkout/Scheduling
Checking out patients after appointments and scheduling follow up appointments
within office procedures. On occasion help with some patient phlebotomy.
April 2013 to August 2013
CTR Medical Staffing
11835 Canon Blvd.
Suite A-101
Newport News, VA 23612
Duties: Clinical Coordinator/CMA - : Supervisee a group of ten to twelve medical assistants within a Dermatology office in Hampton, Virginia by providing information to the entire clinical staff to keep the Physician on time and to inform the front staff when the physician was running behind during the daily schedule to inform patient how long it would be as well as to give them the opportunity to reschedule and to work with their appointments and work with the EMR system by taking patients messages and pharmacy refills. Also direct the Physician to their correct exam rooms to attend to the next patient’s good healthcare. Also took care of multiple issues that occurred with the patient care during the day.
September 2007 to April 2013
Williamsburg OB/GYN
1115 Professional Drive
Williamsburg, VA
Duties: Project leader/EMR Coordinator/ CMA: Project Leader for EMR, provided information system support to the clinical staff and front office to maintain efficient, effective clinical systems through continued onsite at both offices. Assist with the installation and troubleshooting of the clinical information system application and hardware within the office setting. Help to maintain information system records including users and equipment and ensures the reliability of the medical office data. Problem solving within the office that is related to the All-scripts Electronic Medical Records application including initial orientation and continuing education of the system to maintain proper use. Assist the Physician with daily patient care in the OB/GYN setting, ability to order and result patient laboratory results. Work with general administration duties that involve E.H.R. and clinically support the office manager. Well verse in office management, has working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, has a close working relationships with all the current Physicians.
July 2006 to September 2007
Hampton Roads Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Thimble Shoals Blvd
Newport News, VA
Duties: CMA - Vital signs, lab results and processing, chart prep, central scheduling, handling consultation calls for the Physician, handling refills for prescriptions, procedure authorizations, and patient education for procedures.
July 2005 to September 2006
Colonial Gastroenterology & Associates
400 Sentara Circle
Williamsburg, VA
Duties: CMA - Filling Physician’s exam rooms, data entry of patient information and assisting the Physician with patient care.
July 2004 to July 2005
Drs. Wetchler and Dineen
McManus Blvd.
Newport News, VA
Duties: CMA - Assist the Physician with daily patient care in the OB/GYN setting, ability to order and result patient laboratory results. All aspects of a medical assistant with patient care.
July 2001 to April 2004
Family Medicine and Women’s Healthcare
Thimble Shoals Blvd
Newport News, VA
Medical Office Manager(CMOM)/CMA- Day to day operation of the practice, manage physician and staff schedules, accounts payables, account receivables, Microsoft, QuickBooks and Medical Manager software, daily and monthly bank deposits, reconciliation’s and tax payments, payroll, marketing, employee training and continual educational seminars, data entry of daily patient services, handling insurance claims/reimbursements, all of patient billing and denials, ICD-9/CPT coding, performing daily and monthly computer reports for month ending purges, acquire and promote proper medical record documentation, some computerized lab processing.
January 1999 to July 2001
Children’s Medical Group – CHKD
715 Denbigh Blvd
Newport News, VA
Duties: CMA/Front Office Assistant
November 1998 to January 1999
Arvon Medical Staffing
Newport News, VA
Oyster Point Medical Specialists, P.C. – December 1998 to December 1998
Virginia Oncology Associates – December1998 to January 1999
Duties: CMA – All aspects of medical assistant duties that help with patient care.
August 1998 to December 1998
Uni-force Staffing
Tidewater Heart Institute – October 1998 to November 1998
Farrow and Associates, Inc. – September 1998 to October 1998
Riverside Physician Office Services – August 1998 to September 1998
Duties: CMA – All medical assistant duties and help with purging medical records.
August 1994 to August 1998
Women care of Williamsburg OB/GYN
1215 A- Mt. Vernon Ave
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Duties: CMA - Assist the Physician with daily patient care in the OB/GYN setting, ability to order and result patient laboratory results. Work with general administration duties.
December 1993 to August 1994
Affiliated Podiatrists, P.C.
3510 Kecoughtan Road
Hampton, VA 23669
Medical Assistant - Vital signs, lab results and processing, chart prep, central scheduling, handling consultation calls for the Physician, and handling refills for prescriptions, procedure authorizations, and patient education for procedures.
August 1993 to September 1993 - (EXTERNSHIP) for Medical Assistant
October 1993 to December 1993
John L. Marshall, M.D.
Family Practice
716 Denbigh Blvd
Newport News, VA 23602
Medical Assistant Filling Physician’s exam rooms and data entry of patient information and assisting the Physician’s nurse, Vital signs, lab results and processing, chart prep, central scheduling, handling consultation calls for the Physician, handling refills for prescriptions, procedure authorizations, and patient education for procedures.
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Skills
Medical Assistant and
Vein puncture Certificate Career Development Center -Medical Career Institute, Newport News, VA
(Currently ECPI) – 1993
Certification Certified Medical Assistant
American Association of Medical Assistant, Inc. (AAMA)-1998
Certificate of Attendance Modifiers – March 2002
Excelling as a First Time Manager seminar – 2004
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care 2002&2003
HIPAA workshop – 2003
Ethics and Insurance reimbursement-2003
Notary Public Commonwealth of Virginia – 2000
Certificate of Completion Medical Assistant – Career Development Center (Currently ECPI)-1992
Professional Medical Certified Coder program (PMCC) – 2002
Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM) – 2004(expired 2005)
Accounts Receivable Collections Workshop-
Ask-Doug Seminars-2002
EMR/PM programs All-scripts Professional, Tri-Med/ E-Mysis,
Epic on Sentara portal, Medical Manager
Microsoft Office Word, Power Point, Excel, Access (low level)
References upon request