Clinical Medical Assistant
Resume:
D
Yolanda
Taeresa
Dowling
ydowlingtaeresa@gmail
.com
Fredericksburg, VA,
22407
ACCOMPLISHMENTS .
Process Improvement
Created new departmental policies & procedures manual.
Assessed organizational training needs & provided training to clinical staff
Developed protocols for a Moderate Complexity Lab
Assisted multi- specialty Physicians from Lennox Hill, New York Presbyterian Hospitals
in New York City & Lahey Hospital in Boston with patient care and processing of
emergent overseas referrals
Life Coach
Responsibility of reviewing dietary logs & giving nutrition advice, medication review &
reconciliation, monitoring weight & encouraging patients to exercise daily. Provided
this service even after normal office hours, which on many occasions became just
listening to the patient and providing emotional support. This service was provided to
high risk patients, specifically, Diabetic, Renal & Heart Disease also to include patients
suffering with treatable & terminal Carcinomas.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Naval Hospital Corpsman
U.S Navy Nov 1985 to Jan 1991
Great Lakes, IL
Letter of Appreciation: Commanding Officer, VAW-120 Early Warning Squadron awarded for
assisting with the administration of immunizations after reviewing over 300 squadron
members medical records in a 4 hour time period. Trained & now highly skilled in performing
venipuncture, pre & post- operative care, wound care, catherizations, medication
administration, triage, and several other clinical skills. Honorably Discharged
OBJECTIVE
To provide healthcare clinical services and skills in the combined provider / administrator role.
SUMMARY
Over 30 years in the medical field, former Naval Hospital Corpsman, Medical
Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, Medication Aide, Phlebotomist . Proficient in vaccine &
medication administration, venipuncture, catherizations, wound & burn care. Assist Physicians
with routine Women’s Wellness Exams & Minor Surgeries. 17 years exclusively in Pediatrics.
Adult Medicine the past 8 years where I specialized in Diabetic management which included
medication, nutrition & weight monitoring, home visits with patients of whom mobility was a
problem. Vast knowledge of adult vaccines & medications with the ability to review & explain
benefits / possible patient risk & side effects. Medication reconciliation. Held Nurse
Management & Clinical training positions in private Physicians offices due to military
background & training. Extensive knowledge to perform triage in Adult & Pediatric medicine.
Perform CLIA waived lab tests. Spirometry, Audiometry, Pulse Oximetry, Vision Screens,
Nebulizer Treatments, Stress Test & EKG's. Screening of lab reports prior to Physician
disbursement to also include patient abnormal lab / radiological study phone call backs.
Medication refill request & completion. Organizational duties with supply & vaccine inventory
& ordering. Appointment scheduling, overseas referral completion & Insurance verification /
authorizations. Able to function in high paced office with several Physicians of different
medical specialties. Quick learner, able to multi task always remembering that patient care comes
first at all times. Known for going over & beyond my expectations, self- critical at times, always
willing to help others. Trust worthy, compassionate, people, oriented personality.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Clinical Educator for new employees Assisted with Emergent Home Births in
Development of Nursing Policy & rural area
Procedures Manual Counseled and provided Nursing care
Provided Counseling & Information to too Physically Challenged patients at an
inner city youth in regards to Sexually Assisted Living Facility in Bermuda
Transmitted Diseases & Pregnancy
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Emergency Medical Technician / Medical Assistant / Phlebotomist
Naval Hospital Corps School 1988
Great Lakes, IL, USA
Certified Nursing Assistant
Tidewater Technical Institute 1991
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Nursing
Private Instructor 2009
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Medication Management
Respiratory
Johns Hopkins University 1997
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Asthma Education & Guidelines
Endocrinology
King Edward Memorial Hospital 2014
Paget, Bermuda
Diabetes Care & Patient Education
Viral Respiratory Illnesses
King Edward Memorial Hospital 2016
Paget, Bermuda
Influenza A & B A Comprehensive Review
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
Letter of Appreciation awarded by the Commanding Officer of Carrier Airborne Early Warning
Squadron VAW - 120, Norfolk, Virginia, Naval Hospital Corpsman, Honorable Discharge
Employee of the Month & Year Bermuda Healthcare Services in Bermuda, Charge Nurse
REFERENCES
Dr. Edgar Griffith, Family Practice Physician
edgargriffith@gmail.com
Dr. Caren Fadlin, Family Practice Physician
ac5j6p@r.postjobfree.com
Mrs. Twyla Cathion, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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