STEPHANIE DIAZ
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Responsive Certified Medical Assistant with 9 years of experience, who thrives in delivering compassionate efficient care in a fast-paced environment. Outstanding ability to connect with patients, work collaboratively with care teams at all levels, and stay abreast of all current standards and best practices. Experienced in both private physician offices and large medical group settings.
EXPERIENCE
11/17/2023-PRESENT (FULL TIME)
MEDICAL SUPPORT CMA, LOYAL SOURCE U.S BORDER PATROL EL PASO TX
Essential responsibilities and basic duties included to assists with medical appointments, emergencies, and sick call such as taking vital signs and documenting patient medical complains. Assist with minor low acuity treatments. Ensure that medical provider orders are implemented. Coordinate health care needs of patients with other staff members and coordinate referrals to off-site as required. Lastly to maintain patient confidentiality and privacy of medical records.
08/01/2022- 01/01/2023 (PART TIME)
CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR, ADVANCED NEURO RESEARCH CENTER
EL PASO, TX
My duties here at ANRC include coordinating research studies wich mean partnering with pharmaceutical companies that wish to bring in new medications to market. We get familiar with protocols and manuals that are to be expected from the company in order to gather the information they need for this medication to be brought into the market fully approved by the FDA/DEA. We recruit patients that fit into the medicine category, screen them and monitor them throughout the whole process until treatment is done. We document everything and send out to the pharmaceutical companies. duties may also include administer medication, start ivs, prep ivs, patient education and prepare medication.
05/16/2022-07/28/2022 (FULL-TIME)
CMA, FOOTHILLS NEUROLOGY
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
Duties included both clinical and desk duties here at Foothills neurology. As clinical my duties included restocking rooms with gauze, bandaids, alcohol preps and any other tools needed to properly evaluate and treat patients in the room. I also sanitized tools and the room to maintain OSHA compliants. I prepped medications such as nerve blocks, botox, saline etc. Administered injections through IV or injections in different ways such as IM, Subq. I also took vitals and brought patients to their room get them ready for Dr to see the patient with all adequete information for the follow up. My clinical duties included scheduling patients, confirming appointments, preping charts, gathering results for any ordered labs, imaging, etc.
12/31/2020- 08/07/2021 (FULL-TIME)
CMA, VALLEY PAIN CONSULTANTS
MESA, AZ
As a CMA here at Valley pain, I assisted Doctors first hand to perform in office procedures such as spinal epidurals, ablations and any pain management outpatient surgeries. I was in charge of making sure to order any supplies and materials needed for our procedures and patient consult rooms. I also vitaled patients into the room and prepared charts for patients with any MRIs, CTs and X Rays needed for the doctors. Duties also included desk work such as answering phones and delivering customer service to patients who needed help with prescriptions and authorization and insurance information. Assisted my manager in making the nurses schedule for work. Did Lab work and assisted new CMAS in training them so that eventually they would be on the floor by themselves.
09/24/2020 – 12/16/2020 (FULL-TIME)
CMA, UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
EL PASO, TX
Responsibilities include assisting a pediatrician and family medicine providers throughout the day with a minimum of 25 patients daily. Prepare and sanitize each exam room and stock materials as needed after every use. Schedule patients, work on authorizations, prescriptions refills, and any other desk duties. Clinical duties were to administer vaccines and medications, perform EKGS, rapid tests etc.
08/26/2019 – 09/16/2020 (FULL-TIME)
CHARGE CMA/ FLOAT, TEXAS ONCOLOGY
EL PASO, TX
As a medical assistant and float my responsibilities were to provide clinical care for a radiation provider. Properly prepare and sanitize each room after every patient, rotate between intake and discharge, prep patients for any radiology procedure or treatment, and vital. Desk duties included those of properly scheduling patients, discharging patient, and preparing charts for provider for the following day. You were also asked to cover different oncologist at different locations in the city if needed to.
08/20/2018-09/09/2019 (FULL-TIME)
CMA LEAD, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY OBGYN
El Paso, Tx
Started off as a CMA for the OB/GYN department and responsibilities included to assist Attendings, Residents, Midwifes and medical students to perform procedures such as biopsies, BC inplants, Paps. Follow Protocol of OSHA and HIPAA. Properly wash surgical instruments and sanitize and clean exam and procedure rooms. Later in the year I became Lead of the GYN Oncology clinic where I organized the work flow of authorizations, orders for radiology and chemotherapy. Assisted the chief of oncology Dr Vijaya Galic with any desk/ clinical duties.
02/05/2016- 07/01/2018 (FULL-TIME)
CMA/ SCRIBE, MT WEST FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER
El Paso, TX
Clinical duties included performing rapid testing for patients such as flu, strep etc. Performed IVS, Venipunture phlebotomy, administered medication and vaccines as needed. Fully stock and sanitize each room. Assist provider with any procedure. Desk duties included answering phones, scheduling patients, work on authorizations and prescription refills, call patients and give them any results as per doctor. You were also asked to work in different locations in the city to cover for other CMAs if needed. I did Scribe for a PA Jeniffer Gomez, I would organize her charts for the following day, properly write her prescriptions and orders for every patient, write in patients charts any orders, medications, medical history etc.
EDUCATION
06/13/2013
H.S DIPLOMA, RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
EL PASO TX
10/15/2015
ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSISTANT, SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY
EL PASO, TX
Graduated with a 3.8 GPA
Active NHA CCMA License valid until 012/21/2024
Active American Heart Association BLS valid until 10/2024
SKILLS
•Bilingual in English and Spanish
•Computer skills
•Customer service skills
•Phlebotomy
•EMR
•Vaccines
•EKS
•Medical Scribe
•Medical Terminology
•Great typing skills
•Knowledge of ICD 10 HIPAA and OSHA regulations
•Vitals
•Patient preparation
•Adaptable
•Wound care
•Insurance authorizations
•GYN procedures
•Medicare/Medicaid annual guidelines
•Pediatrics
•Oncology
•OB/GYN
•Family medicine
•Team Player
•compassionate