Medical Assistant / Surgery Coordinator

Elizabeth Dietrich Cascarella

**** * ******* **., *******, TN 38117

Phone: 901-***-**** E-Mail: *******************@*****.***

Education

Auburn University; Auburn, AL (Aug 2015 – May 2019)

oBachelors of Science in Biomedical Sciences, Pre-Medicine

oHonors College – University Honors Scholar

oSumma Cum Laude

oGPA: 3.85

Honors

Auburn University

oDean’s List (Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring & Fall 2018)

oHeritage Scholarship (Aug 2015 – May 2019)

oNational Society of Collegiate Scholars (Nov 2015 – May 2019)

oThe Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement (Oct – May 2019)

oHonor Society (Aug 2015 – May 2019)

Work Experience

Surgery Coordinator at Mid-South Ear, Nose, and Throat (June 2019 - Present)

Germantown, TN

oSchedule patients for surgery at in-network facility, and pre/post-op appointments

oVerify insurance benefits and obtain prior authorizations/pre-certifications

oCode surgeries using CPT guidelines

oCommunicate with surgical centers/hospitals/medical supply reps to ensure correct equipment provided for surgeon

oCompile patient medical records and compose surgery orders to fax to facilities

oProvide patients with pre and post-surgery instructions

oCollected professional fees for surgery

oPrescription refills

oMedical records

Laboratory Experience

Adolescent and Young Adult Health Promotion Laboratory at Auburn University

oResearch Assistant (May 2018 – Jan 2019)

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certified

Qualitative data analysis, such as transcription and coding, recruitment, data entry, and assessment of study participants

Honors Biology Lab Undergraduate Teacher’s Assistant, Auburn University (Aug – Dec 2018)

oI prepared lesson materials, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations, assisted students with lab activities, answered questions, and attended a weekly lab training prep session.

Anatomy & Physiology I Lab Undergraduate Teacher’s Assistant, Auburn University (Jan – May 2017)

oI demonstrated dissections in lab and assisted students during them, prepared lesson materials and exhibits, answered questions, attended a weekly lab training prep session, and graded quizzes and practicals.

Lab Assistant for Anatomy and AP Biology, Evangelical Christian School (Aug 2014 – May 2015)

oI set up and cleaned up lab experiments for classes, graded exams and homework, and additionally ran extra experiments for the teacher.

Volunteer Service and Leadership

Oak Park Retirement Home, Project Coordinator with IMPACT (Aug 2016 – May 2019)

oI weekly lead a group of volunteers to spend quality time with the residents, played games with them, and worked with IMPACT to host an annual Valentine’s Day Prom.

Emergency Department at East Alabama Medical Center (Aug 2017 – Jan 2018)

oTrained to assist ED staff in routine organization to help expedite patient care and assist with departmental equipment and supply checks

oWorked as a liaison to patients and visitors in the ED while also providing support to the clinical staff and ED leadership team in order to promote patient satisfaction and a positive patient experience

Laboratory at East Alabama Medical Center (Sept 2016 – May 2017)

oTrained to assist staff in both a clerical and in a clinical setting

oCollected information from patients for registration and processing of lab test orders

oAssisted with transporting specimens for testing from various areas within the hospital

Atlantis Project Ambassador (Aug 2017 – May 2018)

oRepresented and promoted the Atlantis Project shadowing program to pre-health students at Auburn University and assisted students with their applications and interviews.

Be Well Hut, Ambassador (Apr 2016 – May 2017)

oPromote health and wellness across Auburn’s campus by raising students’ awareness of various health topics

Biomedical Engineering Society, Public Relations Officer (Apr 2016 – May 2017)

oRepresented Auburn University at the National Biomedical Engineering Society Conference

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Day Services, Volunteer (Summer 2016)

oI assisted patients in daily tasks, activities and games, and organized offices, food, and paperwork for the staff.

Refugee Empowerment Program, Team Leader and Volunteer Tutor (Jan 2013 – July 2014)

oI led a team of high and middle school volunteers to assist refugee students with homework, and helped the children assimilate into the culture.

Shadow Experience

The Atlantis Project Lisbon, Portugal (July – Aug 2017)

oAnesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, OBGYN

Otolaryngologist Surgeon: Dr. John Touliatos (July 2016)

o3 Tonsillectomies, endoscopic sinus surgery, clinical rounds

General Surgeon: Dr. Charles Andrews (July 2016)

oLaparoscopic gallbladder surgeries (cholecystectomy), hernia repair surgeries

Anesthesiologist: Dr. William Funderburg (Dec 2016)

oHeart transplant surgery, aorta aneurism & renal rupture, brain surgery

Service Trips

Amplify Trip, Volunteer (Mar 2017)

oWe worked on a construction team to build a ramp for an elderly woman, uprooted trees, cleaned garbage, and made an abandoned house livable again.

Pignon, Haiti (Summer 2013)

oAssisted in building a church and provided necessary supplies to the Haitians

oCleaned destruction caused by the 2010 earthquake

Lar Batista orphanage, Brazil (Summer 2007)

oWe provided supplies and resources to the orphanage and provided activities for the children.

Mission Memphis

oServed families of St. Jude patients by making them home cooked breakfasts

oServed at Memphis Athletic Ministries

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