Lake Havasu City, United
States *****
************@***.***
EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
Associate of Science
Certified Medical Assistant
National Education Center,
Rosemead, CA
July 1983
High School Diploma
Glen A. Wilson High School,
Hacienda Heights, CA
June 1982
SUMMARY
Resourceful Certified Medical Assistant with proven expertise in organizing medical office environments and assisting with diagnostic efforts for patients. Proficient at collecting specimens, conducting basic assessments and monitoring vitals. Expert with EHR system and skilled at learning new processes to meet unique office requirements. Seasoned Certified Medical Assistant with 39 years experience, and I still have a lot to give. I am considered a high performing medical assistant. In addition, I also have 30+ years leadership experience.
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City, AZ November 2021 - Current
KAREN BUCARIA
• HIPAA compliance
• Inventory and supplies ordering
• Medical terminology
• CPR certified
• DOT Drug screen certified
• First Aide certified
• Mental Health Crisis certified
• Excellent documentation with
accuracy
• Quick learner and love to teach
• Operate EKG
• Instruct Diabetics on Insulin
• Updated on all vaccines and
schedules
• Proficient on EHR, experience of
12+ years
• Phlebotomy
• Pediatrics experience of 10+
years
• OB/GYN experience of 20+ years
• Urgent Care experience of 10+
years
• Room patients, take vital signs, review medication
• Administer injections/vaccines
• Perform in-house testing
• Set-up sterile procedures and assist
• Schedule/cancel appointments
• Experienced on EHR
• Assist with VFC, documenting fridge temps
• Order medical supplies & vaccines
• Phone calls to patient or pharmacy.
• Keep updated on childhood vaccines
KB
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT/LEAD CMA
North Country HealthCare Lake Havasu City, AZ May 2017 - October 2021
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT/OFFICE MANAGER
George Tuttle, MD OB/GYN Thousand Oaks, CA July 1998 - April 2017 CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT/MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGER Newbury Park Urgent Care Newbury Park, CA July 1988 - July 1998 CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT/NIGHT MANAGER
Sanford Greenberg, MD Hacienda Heights, CA July 1983 - July 1988
• Quality control on lab equipment
• Proficient on EHR Athena and ECW
• Vaccine coordinator (kept in compliance with VFC)
• Room patients, vital signs, review medication
• Perform in-house testing
• Set-up for sterile procedures and assist
• Administer injections/vaccines
• EKG
• Order medical supplies and keep storage organized
• Phone calls to patients and pharmacy
• Proficient on EHR Athena and Centricity
• Teach Diabetics how to use insulin
• Teach fellow employee's
• Room patients, take vital signs, review medication
• Have sufficient knowledge of the field
• Understand the medical equipment and operate it
• Perform in-house testing and assist with procedures
• Educate and support pregnant patients
• I was also Office Manager and performed all duties attached to that.
• Room patients, take vital signs, review medication
• Set-up sterile procedure and assist
• Administer injections/vaccines
• Perform in-house testing
• Phlebotomy
• EKG
• Clean and autoclave instruments
• Payroll, accounts R & P
• Ordered medical supplies
• Employee schedule, hire & fire
• Teach fellow employee's
• My first job as CMA, manager of night clinic
CERTIFICATIONS
• Room patients, take vital signs, review medication
• Perform in-house testing
• Administer injections
• Set-up sterile procedures ans assist
• Ear lavage
• Assist with casting
• Scheduled appointments
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
• Nationally Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA)
• Licensed Certified Medical Assistant - 1983
• CPR certified
• DOT Drug Screen certified
• Mental Health Crisis certified