Karla Cortez
***** * **** **. ****, Az. ***** 928-***-**** **********@*****.***
Objective
Seeking a position with an employer that rewards loyalty, hard work and dedication.
Skills & Abilities
Management
Bilingual Spanish, able to speak it fluently, read and write.
Receptionist answered heavy phone calls, screen and directed phone calls, transferred calls to voicemail and wrote out accurate messages.
Meet and greet customers.
General office procedures such as filing, faxing, scanning and copying professional work history.
PC skills Word/Excel and PowerPoint
Experience
Yuma County Public Health Services District Oct 2022- Present
HIV Case Manager /
Facilitate treatments, educate, counsels and advice clients, family members and others.
Maintain records, perform research, assists in report preparation, and reports statistical information.
Create and maintain extensive case files in compliance with County, State and Federal requirements
Coordinate referrals to appropriate County department
Provide advocacy for clients with other State and Federal Agencies
Participates in meetings and case conference
Performs intake, admission assessment, service planning, reassessment, service monitoring and casework.
Amistad clinic / William B. AMistad Jr. Msn, fnp Oct 2018 - Oct 2022
Medical Assistant / Administrative Duties (Clinical Duties)
Taking medical history, explaining treatment and procedure to patients, assisting Nurse Practitioner during the exam.
Taking electrocardiograms
Ankle Brachial Index exams
Specialist Referral processing
Vital Signs, transmitting prescription refills as directed
Arranging for hospital admissions and laboratories services
Welcome Patients, answer a high volume of phone calls, Updating and filing medical records.
Coding and filling out insurance forms
Scheduling patients
Updating and filing patient medical records
Sunset Community Health Center May 2018- Oct 2018
Front office duties for the fast-paced Gynecology/Obstetrics department
Scheduling appointments, Answering a high volume of phone calls, sorting mail
Insurance verification
Answering questions and addressing complaints
Keep updated records and files
Dr. Ray a. Silao/ William b. Amistad Jr. MSN. FNp(Internal Medicine)
Aug 2017- May 2018
Praised for efficient handling of administrative duties. Answering phones, scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, and processing patients) that allowed doctors and nursing staff to focus on the health concerns of their patients.
Demonstrated proficiency in taking patient medical histories and vital signs, as well as in performing venipunctures, injections and diagnostic procedures and ancillary tests.
Medical Records Management
Data Entry (42 WPM)
Patient Scheduling
Taking Patient Vital
Education
Pima Medical Institute Dental Assistant 2009-2010
San Luis High School- Diploma 2006