Janice Gallarday

954-***-**** add7o8@r.postjobfree.com

http://janicegallarday.wix.com/mysite

EDUCATION

Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL)

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences (Aug. 2013 – Dec. 2017)

Nova Southeastern University (Davie, FL)

Incomplete Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies (May 2019 – Oct. 2019)

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

Freelance (November 29th, 2018 – Present)

I create content (using Canva or my client’s photography), copywrite and post on their social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, Google My Business). I schedule posts ahead of time using Hootsuite and analyze their insights to see what time is the most optimal for audience engagement. I also create Facebook Ads. Below are the companies I have worked with:

Live into Life

CRS Plastic Surgery

Foot Skin and Body Wellness

Computer Combination Inc.

My Perfect Neighbour

EMPLOYMENT

Plastic Surgery MA (January 2nd, 2020 – Current)

Greene MD (Weston, FL)

My duties include assisting the doctor and PA during injectable treatments. I triage patients, numb them for filler procedures, go over the different filler products, come up with an injectable treatment plan for the patient, go over pricing and help patients redeem their Brilliant Distinctions and Aspire Rewards coupons. I also answer calls, make appointments, do filler inventory, stock up and translate for Spanish speakers.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery MA (August 30th, 2018 – May 15th, 2019)

CRS Plastic Surgery (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Medical assistant, medical transcriptionist and social media marketer at plastic surgeon’s practice

Duties at the office include greeting patients and taking them back to the rooms, setting up the rooms for minor surgical procedures and breast tissue expansions in a sterile fashion (mayo stand, sterile instruments, betadine, etc.), disinfecting the patient rooms after each patient, applying Lidocaine cream for Botox & Fillers patients, making splints, ordering and restocking medical supplies, cleaning and bandaging patients after minor in-office surgical procedures and tissue expansions, undressing and redressing follow up patients who’ve had skin grafts, wound VACs, ORIFs, tendon repairs and tissue transfer flaps, sterilizing instruments and repackaging them, collecting biopsies and sending them for pathology, removing staples, removing sutures, EMR, scanning, faxing, calling patients to remind them of their appointments, making appointments, translating for Spanish speakers, transcribing office notes for each patient seen every day, sending patients links to write reviews on Real Self, Vitals, Health Grades and Google Business, taking before and after photos, filming in-office procedures, making short videos for Instagram, uploading Instagram stories, uploading photos on Instagram and Facebook, and sending before and afters to their website team to upload. On surgery days, I would go to the OR with my doctors to take photos and videos for their Instagram.

Hours: 1440 hrs

Plastic Surgery MA (May 1st, 2017 – July 20th, 2018)

Dr. Chance T. Kaplan M.D., F.A.C.S. (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Medical assistant at plastic surgeon’s practice

Duties at the office include prepping patients for skin lesion excisions by placing a grounding pad onto the patient’s leg, treating excessive bleeding with gauze pads, placing ice packs onto areas of the face where Botox or fillers were injected, passing the cautery pen to the doctor, placing bandages onto treated sites, applying Bacitracin onto cauterized sites of the face/neck, collecting biopsies to send to pathology, removing stitches, filling saline solution into the breast tissue expanders for breast reconstruction patients, removing drains filled with blood/serous fluid of breast reconstruction patients, placing a magnet on top of pacemakers while the doctor cauterizes so the electricity from the cautery doesn’t interfere with the pacemaker, prepping rooms for patients, and clearing away contaminated supplies.

Duties in the operating room include writing the weights (in grams) of the left and right breasts after a mastectomy or reduction, the size of the tissue expanders, and how many cc’s of saline was injected into each expander. Up to this date, I’ve observed abdominoplasties, blepharoplasties, rhinoplasties, facelifts, liposuction, mastectomies, breast reconstructions, breast implant exchanges, mastopexies, breast augmentations, and breast reductions in the OR.

Hours: 2440 hrs

ED Scribe (January 6th, 2017 – March 31st, 2017)

Scribe America (Hollywood, FL)

Charted for medical providers, such as MDs, PAs, and NPs, on the EMR

Hours: 312 hrs

Tutor (May 6th, 2013 – April 22nd, 2016)

Kumon (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Pompano Beach, FL)

Tutored students ranging from pre-K to high school in reading and math

Worked at the front desk

Graded student’s classwork and homework

Hours: 2860 hrs

MEDICAL-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Shadowing (August 14th, 2017 – August 19th, 2017) (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Kendra Medrano, ENT Surgical PA-C

Shadowing an ENT surgical PA-C at Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health North. I observed her doing rounds at both hospitals.

Hours: 23 hrs

Shadowing (January 30th, 2017 – April 27th, 2017) (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Karen Calcaño, Surgical PA-C

Shadowing a surgical PA-C at Holy Cross Hospital, Broward Health Imperial Point, and Broward Health Medical Center in the fields of plastic surgery, general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, surgical oncology, and OB-GYN.

Up to this date, I’ve observed transhiatal esophagectomies, jejunostomies, cervical esophagogastric anastomoses, laparoscopic sigmoid colectomies, diagnostic laparoscopies, guided parathyroidectomies, inguinal hernia repairs, incarcerated hiatal hernia repairs, incisional hernia repairs, laparoscopic ovarian cystectomies, C-sections, robotic lobectomies, coronary artery bypass grafts, Cox-Maze procedures, aortic valve replacements, facelifts, liposuction, abdominoplasties, rhinoplasties, blepharoplasties, mastopexies, lumpectomies, and breast reductions.

Hours: 130 hrs

VOLUNTEER

Student Accessibility Services Volunteer Notetaker (January 9th, 2017 – December 6th, 2017) (Davie, FL)

Volunteer notetaker for a student in my Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 courses for the Spring 2017 and Fall 2017 semesters

Hours: 96 hrs

Holy Cross Hospital (May 7th, 2016 – December 17th, 2016) (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

Non-direct patient care at the nursing station, such as restocking items in the cabinets, bringing food/drinks to patients and answering call buttons.

Hours: 256 hrs

Light of the World Clinic (January 11th, 2014 – December 19th, 2015) (Oakland Park, FL)

Filing, answering calls, front desk, translator, restocking items, making appointments

Hours: 388 hrs

ACHIEVEMENTS

Weiss Endowment Scholarship (FAU) for $1000 (Fall 2017)

SFA Foundation Scholarship (FAU) for $1000 (Fall 2015 - Spring 2016)

Dean’s List (Fall 2014)

CERTIFICATIONS

GenM Digital Marketing Certificate (awarded 01/01/20)

HubSpot Social Media Certificate (awarded 01/01/20)

SKILLS

Bilingual (Spanish and English), 50 WPM, copywriting, content-writing, content creation, Google My Business, Social Media Marketing (Instagram & Facebook), Facebook Ads, Canva, Hootsuite, EMR (Practice Fusion), setting appointments, filing, faxing, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Real Self, Vitals, Health Grades, Website design (Wix)

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