Medical Assistant Care

Latanya Mitchell, RMA

Atlanta, GA *****

Professional Summary

Highly trained Registered Medical Assistant with strong clinical abilities and a successful career in both hospitals and patient care facilities. Proactive and organized with a passionate commitment to first rate patient care. Skills

Registered Medical Assistant Excellent communication skills Excellent patient care experience Medical Terminology CPR certified Phlebotomy

Medical office procedures Type 50 wpm

Experience

Northside Hospital, Sandy Springs, GA Jul 2008 – Present 2013 – Present: Clinical Care Associate – Job functions include working as Cardiac Monitor Tech, Unit Secretary and PCT.

Cardiac Monitor Technician

Responsible for watching patient’s heart rates and reporting important changes to the nursing staff.

Clean and maintain equipment and ensure batteries are charged and installed properly.

Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask to keep track of a large number of patients.

Unit Secretary

Answer phones, make copies, schedule patient appointments, and maintain supplies.

Transcribe doctor’s orders via computer.

Admits patients, administer, and maintain patient records, break down medical charts for record keeping and coordinate billing.

Communicate with the clinical staff to ensure all appropriate patient information is gathered.

Patient Care Tech

Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine patient’s needs.

Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, walking, or exercising.

Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.

Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel. Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.

Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.

Jul 2008 – Feb 2013: Support Technician

Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.

Coordinate activities to ensure patient care and confidentiality.

Conduct and respond to safety issues affecting environmental care. Medical College of Georgia, Atlanta, GA Jul 2007 – Jul 2008 Research Assistant

Obtain informed consent of research subjects and/or their guardians.

Screen potential subjects in order to determine their suitability as study participants.

Collect specimens such as blood samples, as required by research projects.

Edit and submit protocols and other required research documentation.

Administer standardized tests to research subjects, and /or interview them in order to collect research data.

Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA Jan 1998 – Dec 2001 2000 – 2001: Registration Clerk

Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.

Complete insurance or other claim forms.

Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, direct them to appropriate staff.

Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.

Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements letters, case histories, or medical records.

1998 – 2000: Area Clerk

Inventory and order medical lab, office supplies or equipment.

Records patients’ medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.

Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.

Greet and assist visitors.

Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners’ diagnoses or recommendations into patient medical records.

Arrange hospital admissions for patients.

Education

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) – AMT

ID 246685 Expires: 08/01/2021

Medical Assisting

Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, GA 2007

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