HD Hector Diaz

Lancaster, CA ***** 661-***-**** ad4hme@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

Highly motivated and committed Medical Assistant with over 27 years experience and proven history of superior performance at individual, team and organizational levels. Multitasks and prioritizes workloads with little or no supervision. Detail-oriented professional looking to bring medical background and team-building skills to deadline-driven environment. WORK HISTORY MEDICAL ASSISTANT 05/2015 to CURRENT

City Of Hope Lancaster, Ca.

Open up floor-16 Treatment chairs-(open windows blinds, arrange-chairs, Alaris chemo pump poles & trash cans),

-Daily AED checklist & Oxygen checklist

-Check & obtain missed Chemo Consents

-Bring in patients(Vitals)-report abnormal findings to RN/MD

-Provide patients with pillows, blankets, offer coffee, juice, tea, snacks, etc.

-Disinfect chairs after every patient

-Translate

-Answer phones(only dept. with direct patient line)

-Answer Emergency Bat phone for(Oncology/Infusion/Surgery/Urology) departments.

-Administration & documentation of Chemo & other Injections

-Set up Bladder & assist with procedures(BCG/Bladder treatments)

-Linen Kits

-3-Workque's(Lancaster, Palmdale, Duarte)

-No show/Cancellation Workque

-DAR-Check in/check out patients

-Link Chemo Therapy & MD follow up orders

-Schedule/re-schedule Chemo regimens

-Schedule Provider Follow-up's

-Coordinate concurrent regimens with Radiation team

-Daily re-scheduling of non-Chemo follow up's to make room for Chemo patients(severe time consuming)

-Stress of constant/daily re-scheduling of patients appointment's to due abnormality in labs, scans, studies, etc.

-Prep-Obtains labs, echocardiograms, etc. for daily treatments

-Prep lab orders for port/peripheral draws

-Centrifuge specimens & prep for send out

-Assist with wheelchair patients(lifting, moving, bathroom, etc)

-Assist patients in & out of their vehicles

-Submit for authorizations-(Referral Shell)

-Check for authorizations status

-Communicate with authorization team

-In-basket tasks(return all Patient calls/messages, Staff messages, Referral messages, Treatment plans)

-Coordinate scheduling/treatment plans with external infusion sites(NIH, Mammoth, Bishop, etc.)

-Coordinate scheduling/treatment plans with outside specialty offices for non-cancer Dx patients(Prolia, Xgeva, Entivyo),

-Celgene products submissions & approvals(Oral Chemo)

-Solarity scanning

-Take out dirty linen daily

-Stock Weekly clean Linen

-Order of lab supplies

-Stock inventory

-Clean/disinfect chairs & Pillows after every treatment

-Replace pillow cases

-Refill blanket warmer

-Assist/train new staff with systems

-Stock patient kitchen

-Connect/re-charge wows & Alaris chemo pumps

-Replace sharps

-Close floor(close window blinds, disinfect Alaris pumps & poles) MOBILE EXAMINER 08/2015 to 07/2016

EMSI Gardena, Ca.

Perform health assessment exams for start/renewal of life insurance policies

Obtained vital signs, blood specimens, urine collection, EKG's, centrifuge. Obtain signed HIV & pertinent HIPPA consent forms. Submit/track all specimens and forms to contracted lab/facility in a timely & sensitive matter for proper policy processing.

Practiced infection control standards at all times. MEDICAL ASSISTANT-FRONT/BACK OFFICE 12/2012 to 01/2015 Antelope Valley Community Clinic Lancaster, Ca.

Back office:

Vitals signs, Injections both Pediatric/Adults, EKG's Hearing/Vision exams, documentation of chief complaints and pt concerns. Front Office:

Answer phones, Ins. verification, scheduling, patient processing, medical records, authorizations, Medi-Cal programs set-up, setting up programs to lower assistance population.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT-FRONT/BACK OFFICE 01/1999 to 12/2012 Molina Medical Inc. Lancaster, Ca.

Back office:

vital signs, lab orders, blood draws, injections/vaccines for both children/adults, O2 administration, breathing treatments, sterilization of instruments, EKG's, ampule testing, vision & hearing exams, ear irrigations, CHDP-state physical exams, invoice processing, supply order, maintain inventory, crash cart. MEDICAL ASSISTANT 09/1997 to 01/1999

Pegasus Medical Group Palmdale, Ca.

Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.

Collected and documented patient medical information such as vital signs. Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills. Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.

Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.

Tested and recorded blood glucose levels.

Obtained all prescribed laboratory testing.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT 09/1996 to 08/1997

Saturday Medical Group Palmdale, Ca.

Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment. Obtained client medical history, medication information, vital signs, symptoms and allergies, chief complaints.

Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.

Injections/vaccines, blood draws.

EDUCATION Medical Assisting 08/1996

Bryman College, Winnetka, Ca

Combat Medic 08/1993

US Army, San Antonio, TX

LANGUAGES Spanish

Native or Bilingual

SKILLS Understanding of insurance

business

Patient confidentiality

Blood specimen storage

Medical Records Management

Good Telephone Etiquette

Medical records review

Time management

Health education

Recording data

Active Listening

Decision-Making

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