Medical Assistant Front Desk

MELISSA L. SIMMONS

**** ******** *****, *******, ***** 77036 · 832-***-****

*********@*****.***

Attentive Medical Assistant with 15 years of experience in performing administrative and clinical tasks in various healthcare environments. My experience as a medical assistant and ability to thrive using different medical technologies will allow me to immediately contribute toward the welfare of exceptional patient care.

EXPERIENCE

Medical Assistant, Methodist Medical Center

(Adroit Partners Agency)

-3/2022-7/2022

Primary Care ( Methodist Bellaire & Methodist Medical Center Locations ) Verifies patient information by interviewing patients, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit. I obtains and documents vital signs

(i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height), chief complaints and administer vaccine.

-12/2021-03/2022

Uro -Gyno( Methodist Medical Center) I Communicates with patient, obtains and documents vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height), chief complaint(s), preforms medication(s) review, discusses/reviews medical and social history. Sterilizing instruments and equipment; prepare, clean and maintain exam and treatment rooms

-09/2021- 12/2021

E.N.T.

I assisted the doctors with steroid injections and set Up Myringotomy procedure. My duties consent of

working with four doctors at different times

Communicating with patients and the audiologist

about their concerns, recording patients medical

history, spraying patients nostril before the

Doctor comes in to scope their nose.

11/2020 -08/2021

Medical Assistant, U.T. Physicians

Monitors and reassesses patients against the initial assessment and goals that are set with each patient

obtain patients B.I.A., vital signs weight, height, Blood pressure. Input patient information.

Updated patient medication, pharmacy and health

History.

Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks, assisting coworkers as needed. Scheduled colonoscopy for patients. 11/2011 – 04/2020

MEDICAL ASSISTANT, EHE

● Serve as a key member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team for a busy medical practice. Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations by keeping the rooms neat and clean. Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height. Prepared and administered vaccines as directed by the physicians. Explain treatment procedure, medications, diets, or physicians’ instructions to patients. Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing. Operate tonometry, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests. Assist with Cardiac Stress Testing. Perform and documentation of VO2 Max results from EKG tracings. 03/2009 – 11/2011

PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR, HOUSTON WEIGHT LOSS & LIPO CENTER Setup consultations for patients to discuss their surgery before and after care. Documentation of patient history, scheduled appointments, prepare superbills, and called in prescriptions. Prepared patients for their exams by taking vital signs, giving injections, and blood draw.

04/2008 – 03/2009

Front Office Medical Assistant, DIVERSIFIED MEDICAL/QUALITY INFUSION

Worked in various specialties such as Internal Medicine, Oncology, and Podiatry. In a productively busy practice, daily duties consisted of answering phone calls, checking in patients, scheduling appointments, and assisting with drug management. Record keeping and organization of labs orders were prepared for the physicians daily.

03/2005-12/2007

Massage Therapist/Front Desk Assistant Manager,SALON NV & SPA Consult with clients to determine massage needs and special request. Recommend additional techniques such as stretching that clients can perform at home. Assist and hotels and Spa marketing through one-on-one with Frills and networking events. Perform a wide range of massages through therapy techniques.

Remarkable ability to motivate employees and ensure optimal level of work.Skilled to resolve all customer issues. Able to adequately meet monthly memberships and products goals.

11/2007 – 12/2007

INTERNSHIP MEDICAL ASSISTANT, MEMORIAL HERMANN

SOUTHWEST HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE.

Performed duties in electrocardiograms (EKG), cardio stress testing, Bio Z testing, and prepare patients for echocardiograms. 2

EDUCATION

12/2007

MEDICAL ASSISTANT, ACADEMY OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS 11/2007

INTERNSHIP, MEMORIAL HERMANN SOUTHWEST HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE 1/2005

MASSAGE THERAPIST, SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY AND SPA 5/2002

DIPLOMA, ALIEF ELSIK HIGH SCHOOL

SKILLS

● Electronic medical records

● Therapeutic Treatments

● Cardiac Stress Test

● Customer Service

● Phlebotomy

● Injections

● Epic training

● Medical terminology

● EKG

● Anatomy

● CPR

● Team Leader

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