Professional Summary
Dedicated Medical Assistant with 30 years of experience in Internal and Family Medicine, as well as Pediatrics. My majority of my experience has been in Pediatrics clinical setting. I’m a very responsible individual with excellent communication skills and a dedicated work ethic demonstrated by the number of years of experience in Healthcare.
Experience
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group – Medical Assistant August 1986 to April 7, 2016
CPR certified and HIPAA compliant.
Vital signs, height & weight measurements, audiometry, tympanic and visual acuity testing.
Administering immunization vaccines and oral medications.
Perform urine dipstick, hemoglobin and glucose finger stick testing, nebulizer treatments, ECG’s, dressing changes, suture removals.
Assist with in office procedures such as circumcisions and ear piercing.
Answering phones, triage patient calls, taking messages and directing them to the appropriate person, entering referrals for in-house and outside consultations, scheduling appointments and check in appointment arrivals.
Rooming patients and discharging them.
Document in Electronic Medical Records reason for visit and any pertinent information, verifying medications and allergies.
Supervising and training new department nurses as a Preceptor.
I was also selected as a Trainer to teach SRS Physicians and Clinic Staff a new computer program; the Electronic Health Records for about two months from February to March 2006.
Experience with ordering of medical and office supplies for our Pediatric Department.
Awesome organizational skills.
Children’s Hospital – Polinsky Children’s Center Ruffin Ct – Patient Care Assistant November 1997 to December 2003
Vitals signs, height & weight measurements, audiometry, tympanic and visual acuity testing.
Blood draws; perform urine dipsticks, hemoglobin & glucose finger stick testing.
Administering immunization vaccines and oral medications.
Assist Physician with physical exams.
Help with new patient intakes.
Assist with medical checks in the Cottages such as vitals, temperatures and administer medications. Then reporting back to Lead Nurse on duty with updates.
Answering phones, receiving and delivering messages to the appropriate person.
Patient charting.
Superior Mobile Medics, Inc. Camino del Rio North – Mobile Paramedical Examiner April 2003 to July 2005
Perform mobile medical insurance exams at the client’s home or workplace.
Exams include blood draws, specimen collections and vitals
Obtaining pertinent medical information for the insurance questionnaire, signatures, medical history and performing ECG’s.
Midway Medical Clinic (Family owned Urgent Care) – Medical Assistant
January 1985 to December 1989 (San Diego, CA)
Claremont Primary Care (Family owned Urgent Care – Medical
January 1985 to May 1989 (San Diego, CA)
Dr. Ben Medina (Internal Medicine) – Medical Assistant
April 1984 to November 1984 (National City, CA)
Robert Grossman, R.P.T., Inc. – Physical Therapy Aide
November 1983 to March 1984 (San Diego, CA)
Education
Medical Assistant Diploma received
Pacific College of Medical and Dental Assistants (now is Concorde College)
San Diego, CA
Graduated: August 10, 1983
Internship completed on September 23, 1983
High School Diploma
Southwest High School
San Diego, CA
Graduated: June 1982
Skills
(Current) CPR certified
Vital signs to include height, weight measurements, perform audiometry, tympanic and visual acuity testing
Administering immunization vaccines and oral medications as directed.
Perform urine dipsticks, hemoglobin, glucose finger stick testing, reporting and entering charges
Nebulizer treatments
ECG’s
Dressing changes and suture removals as instructed
Assist Physician with procedures such as circumcisions and other varies procedures
Patient charting and charging in Electronic Health records
Lab equipment maintenance
Phlebotomy knowledge
Answering phones, triage patient calls, taking message and directly them to the appropriate department or individual
Entering referrals for in house and outside consultations
Checking in and scheduling appointments, rooming and discharging patients
Supervising and training new department nurses as a Preceptor
Experience in ordering medical and office supplies
I was also selected as a Trainer to teach Sharp Rees-Stealy Physicians and Clinical Staff a new computer program; The Electronics Health Records for about two months from February to March 2006. This program is currently in use.
Medical terminology knowledge
Exceptional attention to details, composed, compassionate and extremely organized
Critical thinker and I work well under pressure
Efficient and reliable team player
Excellent communication skills
Always willing to learn something new