Medical assistant

English Language Active Listening

Clerical Active Learning

Foreign Language Customer and Personal Service

Scottsdale, AZ

Sep 2014-Present

Athena Zabala Tamayo

Professional Summary

Accomplished and energetic Medical Assistant with a solid history of achievement in Ophthalmic Laser and Surgery Preparation. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritization abilities. Areas of expertise include Clerical, Foreign Language and Customer Service . Skills

Experience

Scottsdale Eye Surgery Center

Medical Assistant

Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.

Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.

Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies. Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician. Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.

Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.

Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.

Set up medical laboratory equipment.

Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.

Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic. Schedule appointments for patients.

Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures. Scrub arms and hands and assist the surgical team to scrub and put on gloves, masks, and surgical clothing.

Wash and sterilize equipment, using germicides and sterilizers. Monitor and continually assess operating room conditions, including patient and surgical team needs.

Clean and restock operating room, gathering and placing equipment and 2838 West Taylor Street Estrella Village, Phoenix, AZ85009 ************@*****.***

Ph: 602-***-****

Avondale, AZ

Oct 2009-Feb 2010

Phoenix, AZ

May 2000

supplies and arranging instruments according to instructions, such as a preference card.

Maintain files and records of surgical procedures. Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure. Take and document patients' medical histories.

Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications. Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments. Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.

Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery. Assist and prepare patients for YAG laser posterior capsulotomy and peripheral iridotomy.

Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff. Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.

Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.

Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records.

Interview patients to complete documents, case histories, or forms, such as intake or insurance forms.

Receive and route messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.

Canyon Orthopedic Surgeons

Medical Assistant/Centralized Scheduling

Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms.

Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic. Schedule appointments for patients.

Education

Arizona College of Allied Health

GED: Medical Assistant

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