Edna Ruiz

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Mooresville, Nc***17

704-***-****

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Objective

Obtain a full time position as a Certified Medical Assistant Experience

Tall Oaks Family Practice

September 2016-Present

● Lead CMA- opening and closing clinical area.

● Training MAs-reviewing protocols, lab procedures and patient care with new hires.

● Reviewing and updating all procedures and protocols.

● X-raying: updating and training for Digital Xrays, reviewing dosimetry reports.

● Updating providers with any new procedures/protocols and training.

● Patient care-Vitals.

● Venipunctures, catheterizations-Urine Analysis’s and cultures, wound prep, drug screening, assisting in pap/exams, inhouse testing and blood work, IM injections.

● Administration of inhouse medication.

● Checking/updating crash cart.

● Autoclave

● Vaccine Coordinator: ordering of state and private vaccines, daily inventory reporting.

● NCIR Administrator-immunization registry for North Carolina. Adding and removing users, updating patient immunization records.

● Triaging patient phone calls: receiving high volume calls from patients, requests for medicine refills/prior authorizations, typing up letters and returning phone calls for doctors, providing lab results, making appointments.

● Referrals-scheduling and updating insurance authorizations, updating referrals.

● Ordering lab supplies, ordering medical supplies.

● Maintaining EMR up to date: pharmacy and prescription information

● Updating EMR, editing/adding templates.

● Maintain HIPAA and OSHA requirements, and Training.

● Updating providers and clinical staff with any vaccine, lab and any clinical changes. Northlake Children’s Associates October 18, 2010-August 19,2016 Certified Medical Assistant-Triage/Vaccine Coordinator

● Patient care-Vitals

● Performing venipunctures, catheterizations-Urine Analysis’s and cultures, blood cultures, wound prep,

● IV Infusion-intravenous rehydration.

● Vaccine Coordinator: ordering of state and private vaccines, daily inventory reporting.

● NCIR Administrator-immunization registry for North Carolina. Adding and removing users, updating patient immunization records.

● Triaging patient phone calls: receiving high volume calls from patients, requests for medicine refills/prior authorizations, typing up letters and returning phone calls for doctors, providing lab results, making appointments.

● Referrals-scheduling and updating insurance authorizations.

● Ordering lab supplies, ordering medical supplies.

● Administrative duties: Maintaining CAQH credentialing, Licensing, DEA-drug enforcement administration licensing up to date. Updating NCtracks for medicaid. Maintaining invoices up to date with payments. Updating employee changes. Running Monthend reports.. Maintaining EMR up to date: pharmacy and prescription information. Helped maintain HIPAA and OSHA requirements in managers absence.

● Updating providers and clinical staff with any vaccine and lab changes. Blue Ridge Pediatrics Raleigh, NC January 2009-October 2010 Certified Medical Assistant

● Basic patient care-vital signs.

● Performing venipunctures, catheterizations, blood cultures, wound preps, urine analysis's and cultures, Start and maintain IV's.

● Vaccine Coordinator: Ordering of state and private vaccines, preparing monthly inventory reports for the doctors, NCIR- immunization registry for North Carolina.

● Performing weekly inventory reports of immunizations, updating doctors with changes from the state.

● Performing monospot testing and CBC testing

● Triaging patient phone calls: receiving high volume calls from patients, requests for medicine refills, typing up letters and returning phone calls for doctors, providing lab results, making appointments Rapid Response Urgent Care March 2008-January 2009 Certified Medical Assistant

● Evening shift primary CMA, basic clinical patient care, vital signs, venipunctures, influenza and strep screening, x-rays.

● Called patients with lab results, triaged patient calls

● Drug screens performed for major companies, hearing and spirometry testing, vision screenings, alcohol screenings (BAT), checked patients in and out.

● Prepped wounds and helped with sutures, sterilized instruments, performed IM injections and breathing treatments. Blue Ridge Pediatrics Raleigh, NC July 2007-July 2008 Front Desk Receptionist/CMA

● Checked in and out patients, answered phone calls to take messages and scheduling appointments.

● Verified patients information and insurance information.

● Pulled and filed patient records, distributed correspondence, faxes, lab results, x-ray results to nurses/doctors.

● Began working with patient care as CMA after 6 months as receptionist, basic patient care, venipunctures, urine cultures, catheterizations, vaccinations, phone triage, cleaning of surgical instruments. Benson Area Medical Center Benson, NC March 2006-July 2007 Front Desk Receptionist/Medical Records

● Checked patients in and out, answered phone calls, scheduled appointments, and verified patient information.

● Insurance verifications, medical records, distributed correspondence and messages to other medical staff. Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Chantilly, VA January 2005-December 2005 Specimen Technician I

● Handled biological samples and potentially hazardous chemicals.

● Entered information from client request forms to computer through a scanner.

● Accessed transmitted information from clients.

● Assigned testing codes, attached proper bar code labels to specimens, processed blood specimens for testing. INOVA Fairfax Hospital Fairfax, VA October 2004-December 2004 Food Associate I (part time position)

● Food service worker to employees, customers and patients of the hospital. Short order food prep.

● Scrubbed, polished and sterilized counters, steam tables and other cooking equipment. All Saints Catholic Church Manassas, VA May 2004- November 2004 Front Desk Receptionist

● Handled all phone calls and appointments for the priests.

● Organized the events for the church.

● Coordinated registration for new church members.

● Managed general scheduling for the priests, choir members and other church organizations. Other Experience

● Bilingual Spanish and English with fluent reading and writing.

● Proficient with computer typing, word processing, Microsoft word, excel, and access.

● Experience with working as a team player, training new employees as I’m an efficient and quick learner. Education

● High School Diploma Stonewall Jackson High School Manassas, Va, graduated 2004

● NOVA Community College Manassas 2004

● National Healthcareer Association Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Phlebotomist, and Certified EKG Tech. References upon request

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