Medical Office
Resume:
CAROL BURNS
Spring, Texas 77389 **********@***.***
OBJECTIVE: Medical Writer/Transcriptionist
SUMMARY:
Self disciplined professional with extensive experience in acute care hospital and medical transcription. Competent in all categories, including history and physicals, consultations, operative reports, discharge summaries and radiology reports. Proven ability and accuracy in medical terminology. Organized and efficient with ability to accurately decipher physicians’ dictation of various reports.
Microsoft Word Anatomy & Physiology Courses Typing Speed 90+ wpm
Excel Knowledge of medical terminology Office Skills
Excellent communication & writing skills
Medical Office Management Training Seminars sponsored by Memorial Health Care System
WORK EXPERIENCE
Burns Tech, LLC
Spring, Texas
Office Coordinator
September 2006 – Present
Organize and handle invoices monthly.
Responsible for inflow and outflow of monies pertaining to business.
Launched a credit financing program to streamline monetary operation of business.
The Methodist Hospital – Houston, Texas
Medical Transcriptionist
January 1993 – June 2001
• Transcribed medical reports via physicians’ dictation to include history & physicals, consultations, and operative reports. Advanced knowledge of medical terminology and a maximum typing speed of 90+ wpm. Accuracy and speed applied to all reports. Work production considered exceptionally high.
Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas
Dept of Cardiovascular Surgery
Medical Writer/Medical Transcriptionist
September 1987 – June 1992
• Edited and collected medical data and drafted final discharge summaries for permanent entry into patients' medical charts. Concise and clear understanding of medical terminology as well as excellent grammar and medical writing skills required.
• Organizational skills: Coordinated meetings, made travel arrangements, edited and proofread research papers and abstracts for publication in professional medical journals.
• Public Relations skills: Acted as liaison between physicians and patients, offered psychosocial support to individuals and families, interfaced with international and domestic patients regarding protocol for admission to hospital.
• Implemented management skills with training of office staff and setting workload priorities
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Psychology December 2003
Minor: Criminal Justice GPA 3.3/4.0
Sam Houston State University (graduated in top one-third of senior class)
Invitation to Golden Key National Honor Society
Awarded SHSU Scholars Award for Academics
Tomball Community Junior College
Phi Theta Honor Society GPA 3.86/4.0
Academic Honor Roll (all semesters freshman/sophormore years)
Placement in Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges 1996
VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS
• Alzheimer’s Association.
• Meals-on-Wheels volunteer
ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of University Women (AAUW).
Golden Key National Honor Society
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
REFERENCES
On request.
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