Sherry Skinner
Longview, Texas 75605
Email: *********.*@*****.***
Summary: Seeking a career as a Medical Professional into a well identified hospital or clinic to enhance and demonstrate current skills and abilities.
12+ years of experience in the medical field. Excellent worker with an exceptional work ethic, ability to work and communicate well with others, and detail-oriented and knowledgeable of all office related skill.
Work Experience:
Certified Medical Assistant
Christus Good Shepherd
March 2022 – present
-Assisted physician and physician assistant in exam rooms
-Escorted patients to exam rooms, interviewed patients, measured vital signs including weight,
blood pressure, pulse, temperature and documented all information in patient’s chart
-Gave instructions to patients as instructed by physician or physician assistant
-Ensured all related reports, labs and information were filed and available in patient’s medical
records prior to their appointment
-Took telephone messages and provided feedback to patient/physician calls
-Kept exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintained instruments, prepared
sterilization as required to expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)
-Performed EKGS and administered subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intradermal injections
Call Center Representative
UT Health Tyler, Texas
December 2019 – December2021
-Create/update pre surgery outpatient procedures
-Pre-register in-scope patient types gathering patient’s information such as demographics,
insurance, and clinical information which also includes some phone contact with MD offices
and web research
-SX insurance verification
-Maintain daily schedules
-Assist with the monitoring of shared departmental email inbox
Lab Assistant
Christus Mother Frances Tyler, Texas
January 2019- December 2019
-Perform capillary sticks
-Collect blood specimens from patients for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations and
research
-Perform venipunctures completely and safely
-Properly identify the patient, interpret tests requested on requisition
-Blood Culture Collection into tubes with the proper additives and accurately explaining the
procedures to the patients
Pre-cert/Referral/Prior Authorization Coordinator
Diagnostic Clinic of Longview, Longview, TX
February 2017 - October 2018
-Processed patient referrals to specialty providers by preparing medical charts and records
for referral patient visits
-Provided appropriate clinical information to specialist and obtained
authorizations for patient referrals to specialists, diagnostic testing and procedures
-Provided the insurance verification functions for all scheduled and unscheduled patients by
contacting insurance companies and utilizing the electronic eligibility system
-Analyzed the eligibility information and provided the estimate of patient’s portion per their
insurance contract
-Pre-certified patient visits with insurance companies when appropriate and forwarded information
to Case Management for clinical details
Certified Medical Assistant
Diagnostic Clinic of Longview, Longview, TX
July 2013 – February 2017
-Assisted physician and physician assistant in exam rooms
-Escorted patients to exam rooms, interviewed patients, measured vital signs including weight,
blood pressure, pulse, temperature and documented all information in patient’s chart
-Gave instructions to patients as instructed by physician or physician assistant
-Ensured all related reports, labs and information were filed and available in patient’s medical
records prior to their appointment
-Took telephone messages and provided feedback to patient/physician calls
-Kept exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintained instruments, prepared
sterilization as required to expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)
-Performed EKGS and administered subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intradermal injection
Education:
October 2016 Certification in Phlebotomy, Tyler Junior College
May 2013 Certification - Clinical Medical Assistant, Tyler Junior
College
August 1986- May 1990 High School Diploma
-Pine Tree High School, Longview, TX
Technical Skills:
Operating Systems -Windows 7 -Windows 2010
Applications -MS Outlook 2010 -MS Word
-MS Excel
Miscellaneous -Centricity -Epic
-Groupwise
-AS400