scheduling coordinator
Resume:
CLAUDIA CUEVAS
Long Beach, CA ***** 323-***-**** **************@*****.***
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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