CLAUDIA CUEVAS

Long Beach, CA ***** 323-***-**** advgps@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Bilingual Medical Assistant and Scheduling Coordinator with 8 years of professional experience looking for a position in an established Medical organization where I can utilize my expertise in medical assistance and administrative tasks.

Skills

• Recording of Vitals Height and weight. • Administering injections.

• Authorization submission

• Verbal and Written Communication

• Certified Spanish Translator

• Minor procedure assistant.

• Medical Records Management

• Scheduling Proficiency

• Appointment Setting

• Insurance Knowledge

• Spreadsheets

• Customer service and support

Work History

Torrance Memorial Hunt Cancer Care- Torrance CA -11/2021- Present

Cancer care Coordinator / Point Person / Chemotherapy Scheduler

•Schedule chemotherapy, infusions, transfusions, and any referral placed by Hematologist/Oncologist. • Submit Authorization for scans such as Mammogram, MRI, PET Ct and • Biopsies, and schedule upon Authorization.

•Oversee that Scheduling Floor runs smooth and assist Employees with Scheduling questions and any other issues that may rise.

•Create Work forms for Scheduling department.

• Submit and schedule Hospital Admissions

• Schedule Consultations with Other physicians, as well as faxing Clinicals to facilitate appointments.

•Schedule clinic research/trial patient.

USC Norris Cancer Center – Los Angeles, CA 10/2019-08/2021 Scheduling Coordinator

• Schedule chemo infusion and transfusions, along with any scans or referrals ordered for the patient. • request Authorization and follow through.

• Coordinate more than 8 Doctors & NP's schedules.

• Spanish translating upon request.

USC Norris Cancer Center (Mediscan Staffing) - Los Angeles CA 01/2019-10/2019

Support Coordinator and Medical Assistant, BMT

• Scheduled their Bone marrow Transplant pre-transplant appointments, such as lab work, Imaging requested and Biopsy appointments. - Follow up with patient and obtain all results to present to MD. • Mailed out HLA kits for potential Transplant Donors, as well as obtain family information for potential donors

• Weekly follow-up of Pathology Slides Requests and any other Request.

• Translate from English to Spanish for RN Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinators.

• Obtain Medical Records.

• Addressed internal Patient portal messages and responded accordingly.

USC Keck Medical Center – (Mediscan Staffing)- Los Angeles CA 07/2017-09/2019 Medical Assistant/Patient Care Coordinator- General Surgery

• Serve as a liaison between patients and medical treatment facilities to obtain pre-op results for outside imaging.-

• Assisted in Patient Intake History and Physical

• Managed patient appointments and ensured timely collection of Authorizations for appointments and or any orders required.

• Maintain a Weekly Excel Report of patients scheduled. - Verified all rooms are stocked weekly. • Verify that the orders needed for high risk patients are done in a timely manner.

• Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens. • I requested authorizations and scheduled Appointments for Imaging requests per MD. • Prepped Charts and Clinical Summary for upcoming appointments Requested pathology Slides for 2nd Opinion.

• Patient Intake Back Office Included: Taking Patient Vitals obtaining History

• Instrument Sterilization after clinic.

• Minor Surgery Assisting in Set up and Removal of Lipomas.

• Chemical Ablation and EVLT Procedures.

• Verified Expiration date on all medications.

• Disposing of Sharps and Biohazards Containers.

Joseph Peck MD Pain Management- Torrance CA 4/2017-07/2017

Medical Assistant Back office (temporary)

• Intake for Pain Management MD. Interview patients in need of Pain management. • Access care database to print Most recent medication list for Pain prevention.

• Schedule Epidurals and assist patient in and out of room after procedure.

• Post Epidural intake to access Pain relief.

• UA Drug testing and send out.

Access Health Care Associates – (Kimko Stafffing) -Los Angeles CA 10/2016- 04/2017 • Scheduled Appointments for Physician seeing patients at Nursing homes, patients' homes and Assisted care living.

• Mapped appointments for Physician.

• Verified patients had annual exams and scheduled them accordingly.

Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA 07/2016 -10/2016 Medical Assistant

• Patient Registration; Verify insurance, co-pays.

• Verify appointments.

• Adding walk in patients to the schedule and Processing Patients and EMR experience. • Back Office included Recording patient Vitals.

• Performing EKG's and administering vaccines.

• Discharge patients.

• Preparing Patient's plan for follow-up and verifying medications.

• Administering ordered vaccines and verifying their vaccine record.

• Emergency Referrals and processing lab orders.

• Front office -Walk in included, Triage Intake for patients with Urgent Chief complaints and obtaining approval to add on from Medical Director.

• Administrative duties, faxing medication and entering outside records and documents to patient's charts. • Tasking providers with information in regard to the patient.

Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical center ( Kimko staffing) - Los Angeles CA. 01/2016 -07/2016 • Patient Registration; Verify insurance, co-pays.

• Verify appointments.

• Added walk in patients to the schedule and Processed Patients.

• Back Office included; Recording patient vitals, EKG's and administering vaccines. • Discharge patients.

• Administering ordered vaccines and verified their vaccine record.

• Emergency Referrals and processed lab appts.

• Front office -Walk in included; Triage Intake for patients with Urgent Chief complaints and obtaining approval to add on from Medical Director.

• Administrative duties, faxed medication orders, uploaded Medical records to EMR system.

Sushma Bhadauria MD- Los Angeles CA. 05/2014 - 10/2015 Front Office /Medical Assistant,

• Checked patients in and out of the office as well processed payments.

• Surgery and appointment scheduling.

• Obtained patient s medical records and recorded patient s vitals.

• Back office included assisting the doctor with invasive medical procedures, injections and blood draws.

Homeless Clinic – Los Angeles 02/2015 - 06/2015 Medical Assistant Volunteer

• Duties are but not limited to welcoming patients to the facility, filing charts, auditing charts, participating in confidential Spanish or English Sessions for people Recovering from substance Abuse. • Reading charts, and interpreting medical notes from Doctor.

Education

Diploma: Medical Assistant, 06/2013

American Career College - Los Angeles, CA

HIPAA, CPR, & Phlebotomy, Fire Card Exp.

Red Cross

High School Diploma: 06/2008

Banning High School - Wilmington CA

No Degree: PSYCHOLOGY

Harbor Community College - Wilmington CA

Certifications

CPR Certified, Fire Card Certified and English-Spanish Language Interpreting Certified.

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