Lawrence Wishon Jr
Elgin, IL *****
*******@*****.***
Looking for new challenges, experience, and enable use of educational skills. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Medical Assistant
Hands to Shoulder Associates - Arlington Heights, IL March 2019 to January 2023
• Assisted providers with medical procedures
• Provided wound care treatment
• Escorted patients to exam rooms
• Recorded patient vital signs
• Answered a high volume of phone calls
• Verified and scheduled patient appointments
• Medical Records Scanning and distribution
• Faxing Medical Records
• Instrument Sterilization
• Telephone Triage
• Inventory Management
• Provided patient care
• Triaged patients
• Responsible for scheduling patients for appointments
• Obtained patient vitals
• Performed in-office procedures
Medical Assistant
Meddix Staffing/ Hands to Shoulder Associates - Arlington Heights, IL August 2018 to March 2019
Medical Assistant
Sterilization Coordination
Inventory Management
Electronic Medical Records- Allscripts
Patient scheduling
Filling out patient disability forms
Northern Ilinois Foot and Ankle Specialist
Phone Triage
November 2017 to June 2018
Referral Coordination
Family Medical Leave and Disability Form Coordination Data Entry
Medical Records
Billing Reconciliation
Insurance Precertification and Verification
• Medication
• Durable Medical Equipment
• Presurgical
Home Health Nursing Liaison
Usage of NextGen EMR
Hospital Admissions Coordination
Medical Assistant
Geneva Pain Specialist - Geneva, IL
April 2013 to 2017
Medical Assistant
Assist Physician with patient care, Data entry, Scheduling Triage patient calls, C Arm Guidance
Various EMR Usage,
Insurance Verification
• Medication
• Epidural Steriod Injection Procedure
• Pain Stimulator Trial Procedure,
ICD10 and CPT Coding.
Monarch Hospice & Palliative Care Arlington Heights IL Care Plan Coordinator
Assist nursing staff by sending orders to physicians, as well as care plans for certification signature. Call patients when nurses unable to make a visit or delayed. Medication order transmittal to pharmacy, New patient data entry, set up data base for physicians in the general area, as well as skilled nursing centers and Home Health agencies.
Was part of the Interdisciplinary team on patient care, as well as Leadership Committee.. Medi call Physicians Group Schaumburg, IL
Management of Physicians House Call Group
Manage personnel in Office and Field Medical Assistants, Electronic Health Record usage,
Phone Triage
Home Health Nursing Coordination for in home patient care Nursing Liaison, - Track nursing orders, Generate reports for skilled nursing Patient scheduling for the Physicians, and Physicians Assistant. Medical Assistant duties when making patient house call visits with physician, Process physician orders for ancillary services,
Inventory management,
Assist with prescription renewals as well as process new prescriptions, On - call for patient and nursing triage calls in the evenings, weekends, and holidays Education
Customer Service Certification
Computer Systems Institute Elgin - Elgin, IL
August 2012 to April 2013
Certification
Elgin Community College - Elgin, IL
January 1982 to May 1984
Certified Coder in MS Office
First Institute - Crystal Lake, IL
Skills
• Vital Signs
• Injections
• Patient Care
• EMR
• Receptionist
• Microsoft Word
• EKG
• CPR
• Allscripts
• ICD-10
• CPT Coding
• Medical Records
• Triage
• Venipuncture
• Medical Scheduling
• Anatomy Knowledge
• Hospital Experience
• Insurance Verification
• Phlebotomy
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Coding
• ICD Coding
• Phone Etiquette
• Critical Care Experience
• Medical Office Experience
• Computer Skills
• Supervising Experience
• Clerical Experience
• Quality Assurance
• Physiology Knowledge
• Caregiving
• Employee Orientation
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification
CNA
January 2020 to February 2020