Guadalupe Rice

Medical Assistant and Phlebotomist

Goose Creek, SC 29445

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Dedicated and organized individual looking for a medical assistant or phlebotomist position. With almost 11 years of experience as a medical assistant, I still look forward to developing new skills and enhance current ones. Capable of multi-tasking, utterly dependable, quick learner and a team player! “Team work makes the dream work” is my motto 100% of the time! Bilingual and fluent in Spanish. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Medical Assistant and Pod/office Leader

Urology of Virginia - Virginia Beach, VA -

April 2015 to December 2017

• Manage office/pod with 3 doctors and 10 employees

• Resolve situations/problems that arise with employees or patients, facing all members of team

• Ensure all pod members receive policy/procedure updates, news, and information at weekly huddles and maintain log with attendee names and topics covered

• Ensure daily AM and PM pod duties are completed and reassign any last minute employee absences

• Monitor employee work hours for any potential overtime concerns

• Pass monthly office inspections

• Correct any deficiencies reported on inspections and communicate as needed with employees in office/pod. Maintain log of corrections made and communications with employees

• Ensure pod has office and medical supplies at all times to complete daily tasks. Order and keep track of all supplies as needed

• Always keep up with corporate, safety and HIPAA policies and training

• Provide all new clinical employees with medical training (Clinical Preceptor program) • diVa laser vaginal therapy consultant

• Set up and assist with diVa laser vaginal therapy treatments

• Draw blood on daily basis

• Utilize EMR for documentation and charting all patient information

• Cover phones for patient triage for prescriptions refills, appointment scheduling and other patient care by answering, documenting and routing calls when appropriate

• Obtain authorization and/or pre-certifications for clinical treatments, exams, medications and diagnostic testing

• Set up and assist with vasectomies, cystoscopies/stent removals, prostate biopsies, testopel placement

• Perform foley catheter changes, suprapubic catheter changes, nephrostomy tube removals, teach self catheterization and teach self testosterone injecting

• Administer testosterone injections, Aveed, rocephin, gentamicin, prolia, xgeva, ADT injections

• Perform wound care when needed

Medical Assistant and Phlebotomist

Lowcountry Urology Clinics - Charleston, SC -

December 2013 to March 2015

Schedule surgeries and other procedures

• Change foley catherers

• Replace suprapubic catherers

• Assist with vasectomies, cystoscopies/stent removals and prostate biopsies/seed placements

• Sterilize instruments

• Set up exam rooms for procedures

• Administer testosterone, firmagon, prolia, eligard, lupron, xgeva, toradol, rocephin, gentamycin injections.

• Perform in and out catherers for collection of cath urine

• Draw blood on a daily basis

• Work with Greenway (EMR charts)

• Input patient history, medications, etc.

• Schedule appointments and procedures

• Answer patient phone calls

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist

Ocala Family Medical Center - Ocala, FL -

July 2012 to December 2013

Medical assistant for busy family center of 17 doctors, which included all specialties, physical therapy, wellness center and aesthetics department. I worked with all specialties except physical therapy.

• Take patient histories and vital signs

• Assist with surgical procedures in office

• Perform PT/INR's and administer injections

• Assist as phlebotomist in laboratory

• Check patients in and out and schedule procedures

• Work with electronic health records daily (EHR/Intergy)

• Triage patient phone calls

• Assist with administrative work

• Provide patient education

• Prepare patients for examination and treatment

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist

MUSC Women's Health Clinic - North Charleston, SC - May 2007 to May 2012

Specialized in OB/GYN

• Called in prescriptions for physicians.

• Multiple triage phone lines.

• Performed vitals on every patient daily.

• Administered injections (ex. Rhogam, Depo, 17p, flu shots)

• Assisted with colposcopies, IUD placements, Implanon placements and other surgical procedures

• Performed phlebotomy skills on a daily basis.

• Assisted in a spontaneous labor & delivery in clinical setting

• Applied bilingual skills on a daily basis

• Performed fetal monitoring. (Non-stress Test)

• Educated new mothers in proper breast-feeding techniques, nutrition, labor, post-partum and depression, contraceptives, etc.

• Prepared and maintained exam rooms

• Sterilized instruments

EDUCATION

Nursing Program

Trident Technical College - North Charleston, SC

2005 to 2007

High School Diploma

Stratford High School - Goose Creek, SC

2001 to 2004

SKILLS

Bilingual, advanced computer skills, excellent customer service skills, Multi tasker, team player, dependable CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

CPR certified

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certifications and Skills

• Certified Nursing Assistant equivalent to Certified Medical Assistant

• Phlebotomy and EKG tech certification

• Experienced with EMR, electronic charts

• Bilingual, fluent in Spanish- written and oral

• Advanced computer skills

• CPR certified

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