Rita Newsom

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Siloam, NC **047

336-***-****

Email address: ad4wb2@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Surry Community College

Medical Office Assistant

Certified with American Medical Technologists

BLS Certified with American Heart Association

COMPUTER SKILLS

Software: Epic, Medical Manager, Microsoft Office, Cerner Citrix, Soapware

EXPERIENCE

Medical Assistant at Novant Health 2007 to present

Obtain vital signs, room patients and review medications, EKGs, spirometry, ear irrigation, give IV fluids, act as a scribe for a physician, assist in procedures, administer injections and immunizations, authorize prescription refills, discuss test results with patients, do referrals, schedule appointments. Also perform quality control on machines, do phlebotomy, process specimens and result them out in the lab.

Phlebotomist for Novant Health at Forsyth Medical Center 2007 to 2011

Performed venipuncture and delivered specimens to the lab.

Medical Assistant at The Heart and Vascular Center

2005 to 2010

Assisted physicians with procedures, started IVs, gave injections, EKGs, telephone pacemaker checks. PT/INR checks in Coumadin Clinic, put heart monitors on patients, assist in stress testing

Medical Assistant at Blue Ridge Cardiology

2003-2005

Assisted physicians with procedures, roomed patients, gave injections, PT/INR checks in Coumadin Clinic, authorized medication refills, put heart monitors on patients, assisted in stress testing

Medical Assistant and Office Manager at The Heart and Vascular

Center

2000-2003

As Medical Office Assistant, worked at check in, check out and

nursing duties, including PT/INR checks in Coumadin Clinic

As Office Manager, supervised staff of 15 people, coordinated schedules for physicians, on call coordinator with Forsyth Medical Center, completed management reports, hired and managed employees.

HOBBIES Cooking, gardening, exercising, dance classes

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