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Pilar Cristina Mercado Rivera, M.D.

Urb. Lago Horizonte Calle Ámbar 4009

Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico 00716

787-***-**** adevf1@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVES:

Obtain a position at a prestigious medical institution in order to further the institution’s mission and vision for the well being of their patients, clients and beneficiaries. WORK EXPERIENCE

Centro de Servicios Médicos Dr. Alberto Torres, Utuado, Puerto Rico 2017-present Physician Assistant and Office Administrator

I am in charge of improving medicare patient’s care.

- Monitor HEDIS patient compliance.

- Oversee medical record patient diagnosis codification.

- Oversee patient’s adherence to medication and compliance. Hospital Metropolitano de la Montaña, Utuado, Puerto Rico 2015-2017 Director

Medical Utilization and Social Work Department

- Top ranked (#1) – days denied recovered on appeal (2015) in the Metropavía Hospital System.

- Annually, I maintained an average denial of payments to the hospital by the medical plans by less than 3%, in both, behavioral medicine and acute medicine departments.

- I had under my direct supervision, 4 employees.

San Cristóbal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico 2014

Physician Assistant.

- Evaluate patients and assist in the diagnosis of diseases and conditions in the general population of the southern area of Puerto Rico.

- I possess work experience in Electronic Health Records (EHR). Canas Medical Center, Ponce Puerto Rico 2014

Physician Assistant.

- Evaluate patients and assist in the diagnosis of diseases and conditions in the general population of the southern area of Puerto Rico.

- I possess work experience in Electronic Health Records (EHR). San Juan Bautista School of Medicine 2012

Clinical Skills Instructor

Community Work 2009

- Hogar Casa San Gerardo – Casa San Gerardo

- Ferias de Salud en Caguas – Caguas, Puerto Rico

- Charlas de Salud a la Comunidad – Caguas Puerto Rico

- Clínicas de Salud para Deambulantes – Hogar Toque del Ángel – Arecibo, P.R.

- Feria de Niños con Síndromes Metabólicos de Puerto Rico Sprint PCS- Nextel

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Senior Retail Communication’s Consultant 2001- 2005 Floor management at a retail store, customer service and retail sales. EDUCATION

Hospital San Cristóbal 2011

Ponce, PR.

Medical Internship Program

Escuela de Medicina San Juan Bautista 2009

Caguas, PR.

Doctor of Medicine Degree

Research: “Mutations on BRCA-1 expresses higher levels of surface Mesothelin in ovarian cancer” 2006

Founding Member of the Alpha Kappa Pi (ΑΚΠ) Medical Society – Dr. Luis Izquierdo Mora Chapter at my medical school and at other medical schools in Puerto Rico. Vice-president (2006-2009).

Member of the Medical Students Association for Community Health Improvement

(MSACHI). 2005

Member of “Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico”.

Blood Donor at the American Red Cross since 2005.

Puerto Rico Medical Board – 1st part passed

University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus 2003

Mayagüez, PR.

B.S. in Science – Biology Major

Cum Laude

Research: “Estudio Poblacional de aves en el Bosque del Pueblo en Adjuntas” 2002 Elected Member Beta Beta Beta Honorary Biological Society. Tutoring and mentoring elementary school children at “Columbus Landing Housing Project” school. 2000

Member of the Biology Student Association (AEB)

Elected member of the Beta Beta Beta – TriBeta - Biology Honor Society. Colegio Liceo Ponceño 1998

Ponce, PR.

Magna Cum Laude

Class Ranking: Top Ten

Research: “Incidencia de Dirofilariae Immitis en población de perros en Ponce, Puerto Rico” Member of the National Honor Society

Student of the year – 1998 – Department of Education of Puerto Rico Student Council President – 1997.

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8thgrade Class President

SKILLS

Fully Bilingual – Spanish and English, verbal and written skills.

Computer Literacy

Typing Skills

Able to work under pressure

Reliable and dependable

Always exceed in what is expected of me

REFERENCES

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