Medical Assistant Office

Sharon R. Hegarty

** ******** *****

Henrietta, New York 14467

585-***-****

***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Seeking an Assistant/Administrative position which will utilize my organizational and interpersonal skills as well as managerial abilities. EMPLOYMENT: 2/11-7/17: Finger Lakes Clinical Research, Rochester, New York Medical Assistant/Front End Administrator providing assistance to the study coordinators, greeting patients, performing vital signs, blood draws, scheduling/confirming appointments, maintaining/updating medical records, corresponding with pharmacies, collecting co-pay- ments and billing insurance companies, ordering administrative supplies, filing, answering phones and other various administrative duties.

9/08 – 2/11: Family Foot Care of Rochester; Rochester, New York Medical Assistant/Transcriptionist responsible for a multitude of front desk, clinical and transcription duties such as support at front desk assisting in checking patients in/out, sched- uling appointments, receiving payments, answering phones, updating referrals and insurance information. I do all the transcription, scheduling of outpatient surgeries, cleaning and steriliz- ing instruments using an autoclave along with ordering and maintaining of clinical supplies and the upkeep of all clinical equipment. I develop x-rays taken by physician, I acquire vital signs and health histories, updating medical information in records, calling in prescriptions, assisting in minor office procedures (i.e.; nail avulsions, cast applications and wart removals) as well as blood glucose testing when needed and other various tasks. 11/07 – 9/08: Lattimore Primary Care; Rochester, New York Medical Assistant working in an extremely fast paced, high volume internal medicine office. There is great responsibility for updating patient information, calling in/monitoring pre- scriptions, updating medications in charts, scheduling appointments and diagnostic tests, pre- paring patients for exams along with charting vital signs, performing EKG’s, pulmonary func- tion tests, glucose testing/monitoring as well as diabetic teaching of glucometer use. As- sistance is also given for minor office procedures such as removal of skin tags/warts and as- sisting/setting up for PAP/pelvic exams. I am also responsible for ordering of medical sup- plies and the maintenance of clinical office equipment along with other various duties. 2/01 – 11/07: The Panorama Pediatric Group; Rochester, New York Medical Secretary was responsible for performing a multitude of duties such as triaging sick calls, corresponding with pharmacies and receiving prescription information, obtaining insur- ance referrals, ordering supplies, transcription, scheduling appointments and maintaining med- ical records using the ENTITY Information and WANG Systems, scheduling diagnostic tests, greeting patients and collecting co-payments, filling out miscellaneous school age forms and other various office duties. This busy office required strong attention to detail as well as excel- lent interpersonal patient relations.

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Medical Assistant/Work Flow Co-coordinator; was responsible for greeting and updating patient history in preparation for their visit/exam, acquire vital signs, perform throat cultures, urinalysis, blood draws, blood counts, coldagluttenin and bilirubins along with recording these results in the electronic medical records. Also assisting in minor office procedures (i.e., sutur- ing, wart removals, dressing changes and splinting). 3/91 – 2/01: The Genesee Hospital; Rochester, New York Medical Secretary within The Department of Medicine Supporting a busy physicians’ office utilizing Medent Computer System. Scheduled appoint- ments, register patients, balance daily receipts, and maintain confidential medical records well as complete all documentation related to all tests and procedures requested for each patient. Also responsible for triaging incoming patient telephone inquiries, phoning in prescriptions and requesting insurance referrals as necessary.

Medical Assistant within The Department of Medicine Responsible for front and back office duties. Greeted and prepared patients for physician’s visit. Updated history as well as performed EKG’s, urinalysis, blood sugar levels using a glu- cometer and assisted with sigmoidoscopies, aspirations, suturing and dressings, blood draws and giving immunizations and allergy injections.

Medical Secretary within The Cardiology Department Responsible for scheduling appointments, greeting patients, exam preparation, surgical proce- dures, prescription renewals, chart maintenance, office correspondence and filing. Also re- sponsible for scheduling physician meetings and transcribing meeting minutes. 6/89 - 3/91: Westside Orthopedic Group; Rochester, New York Medical Secretary responsible for scheduling staff meetings, setting up patient appoint- ments, booking surgeries and diagnostic tests, receiving and logging in daily cash receipts, making deposits at the bank, collections and troubleshooting billing problems as well as vari- ous office duties as required.

EDUCATION: National School of Health, North Miami Beach, Florida Awarded Certificate of Completion as a Medical Assistant, August 1983. North Miami Beach Senior High School, Graduated June 1982 References available upon request.