Medical Assistant A Team
Resume:
Erica Simmons
Kansas City, MO *****
************@*****.***
I have my certificate in medical assistant and I was always great at drawing blood I never got certified, I thought that fell under medical assistant. I am good at what I do, I love doin what I do, as far as helping people caring for people,my passion is drawing labs. If given the opportunity to utilize my skills I have, and the new skills i can learn I know i can be a great asset to the team.I am a quick learner,a team player, communicator, problem solver,peoples person and more. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
DCI Dialysis Clinic Incorporated-Kansas City, MO
August 2023 to September 2024
Arrive to work by 4:45 a.m. turn on lights, monitors, machines.start setting up the first machine for the first patient for 5:30 put on. Look to make sure you have the right size dialyzer for pt. Grab red/blue bloodlines connect to machine,hang my saline bag pull out my needle pack making sure it's the right needle size, gauze, alcohol,tape,2 blue clamps,and if patient needs blood work make sure they are they right labels for that patient,at this time I'm I'm getting heparin, lidocaine,for patients that need it,I go get my patient weight my patient get temperature,blood pressure, sitting and a standing I'm putting all of this information in the system so the machine can go with what the body needs because of the fluids that's on that patient. Once patient is comfortable in their chair we observe the site rather it's in the leg,arm, or the patient may have a catheter. So on the patient's that gets challenged sometimes with the fluids on their lungs the machine pushes to get that number in extra fluid off of them so they can breathe better because they can go out on you I've seen it too many times but u call for your team and they right there helping hands,but we have to turn off machine grab oxygen tank lay the chair all the way back, start rubbing chest area,give normal saline cold compress . talking to my pt.the whole time being worked on it was a challenging but worth it... Security Officer
American Homeland Security-Grandview, MO
May 2019 to December 2022
Go in check the building a medical facility Samuel Rodgers health,log into to system to watch the monitors to make sure employees & patients were safe entering and exiting the building. Walk around do rounds making sure everything is quiet and goin smoothly.the. End of day watch employees and patients to their vehicle and once building is empty lock it up...
Warehouse Associate
Amazon Fulfillment Center MTN1-Kansas City, KS
March 2017 to February 2019
Clock in go to meeting area get assigned area go log into system then once u log into the system then you look to see what kind of product you have then you choose what you can get out as fast as you can you start there then once that pod is full you send that robot away to bring another that's the whole shift until it's time to clean up for next shift
Medical Assistant Supervisor
Caring Help Home Care, LLC-Kansas City, MO
January 2011 to February 2017
Open office clock in log into computer check messages on voicemail Make sure all calendar's are up to date so all the CNA 's & PCA's know what client they have if they have to go late due to patient having Dr appointments or being hospitalized. Once I do that I would go out to the seniors highrise apartments to do blood pressure checks blood sugar checks to make the clients are good to start their day & then back to the office to make calls for the workers to make sure tb shots are up to date car insurance up to date first aid CPR updated. Make sure they all come check their mailbox Medical Assistant/Office Assistant
Kono Care Services-Grandview, MO
June 2004 to December 2010
Open office turn on all the office equipment computers, fax machine, copier,coffee maker, would check messages to make sure there were no messages left by any clients or any aids if an employee wasn't gonna show up for a client I would then go and clean or cook check vitals give medication then return back to the office to do some filing putting charts together for new clients Phlebotomist
Research Medical Center-Kansas City, MO
March 2000 to May 2004
Clock in go to phlebotomy area wait to see wait area your assigned to for the morning 2 and a half hours rush anywhere from inpatient, outpatient, same day surgery, recovery,er,icu,pediatric, then you get your labels check your labels because sometimes you need more on your tray then usual make sure tray full of everything needed and off you go to your assigned location then once your labs are drawn we would send them down the tube to the lab to get logged into the system and on our last rounds once we arrive back to the lab there are some labs on our trays that we would have to log into the system ourselves. Head Medical Assistant
Midwest Occupational Medicine-Kansas City, MO
August 1997 to February 2000
• Performed clinical skills under physician supervision
• Assisted doctor with in-office procedures
• Obtained patient vitals
• Administered vaccines
• Scheduled patient appointments
• Performed patient assessments
• Responsible for front office duties
• Processed medication refill requests
Education
Certificate in Medical Assistant
Concorde career institute - Kansas City, MO
June 1996 to July 1997
Graduated in American studies
School of Anoka - Anoka, MN
January 1990 to May 1993
Skills
• Security (3 years)
• Surveillance (3 years)
• Loss prevention (3 years)
• Vital Signs (10+ years)
• Senior Care (10+ years)
• Laboratory Experience (10+ years)
• Phlebotomy (10+ years)
• Experience Administering Injections (10+ years)
• Medical Records (10+ years)
• Patient Care (10+ years)
• Venipuncture (10+ years)
• Meal Preparation (10+ years)
• Medical Office Experience (10+ years)
• Laundry (10+ years)
• Caregiving (10+ years)
• Hospital Experience (4 years)
• Clerical Experience (10+ years)
• HIPAA (10+ years)
• Insurance Verification (10+ years)
• Multi-line Phone Systems (10+ years)
• Home Care (10+ years)
• English (10+ years)
• Medical Imaging (10+ years)
• Computer Skills (3 years)
• Anatomy Knowledge (10+ years)
• Phone Etiquette (10+ years)
• Dialysis Experience (1 year)
• Triage
• EMR Systems (1 year)
• Patient monitoring (1 year)
• Crisis intervention
Languages
• English - Fluent
Certifications and Licenses
Clinical Medical Assistant
Present
Caring for patients, from getting them in exam rooms for the Dr. Get all the patients Vitals,blood work, x- rays, prescriptions wrote out by Dr. Injections,sterilizing instruments,breathing test,hearing test,medical records, answering multiple phone lines, filing, making appointments. CPR Certification
AED Certification
BLS Certification
Certified Medical Assistant
Additional Information
I just want to say I know that technology has changed a lot since I had stepped back from the medical field to take care of my father whom passed away, & I take care of my mother and my 14 year old daughter. And she helps me to stay in the now on technology. But I'm a team player,a quick learner I love getting the job done.
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