Medical Assistant

De’Shawnda C. Alexander **** Cascade Rd Atlanta,Ga.30331 Hm. 404-***-**** Cell.352-***-**** **********@*****.***

Objective: An entry level position in Medical Assisting, with opportunity for advancement.

Experience:

Destiny Medical Ocala, Florida

Medical Assistant/ Front Desk 03/09 to present

• Answering telephones and scheduling appointments.

• Insurance verification

• Medical coding

• Measured vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height etc.

Catheral Health Care of Accra

Medical Assisting/ Phlebotomist Accra, Ghana (West Africa) 03/08 to 03/09

• Acted as receptionist, performed secretarial duties and prepared monthly statements.

• Cared for and treated patients in medical office, as directed by physician.

• Measured vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height.

• Prepared treatment rooms for examination of patients.

• Draped patients with covering positioned instruments and equipment.

• Handed instruments and materials to doctor as directed.

• Gave injections and treatment and performed routine laboratory tests.

Welaka Medical

Welaka, Fla.

Medical Assisting 12/06 to 02/08

• Performed secretarial duties, utilizing knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic and laboratory procedures.

• Answered telephone and scheduled appointments.

• Greeted and directed visitors.

• Maintained files.

• Administered injections and medications.

• Dressed wounds and incisions.

• Assisting with emergency and minor surgery.

• Performed related tasks as directed.

• Maintained records of vital statistics and other pertinent data of patient.

• Conducted specified laboratory tests.

• Recorded and developed electrocardiograms.

Family Medical & Dental Centers

Perison, Fla.

Medical Assisting 11/03 to 12/06

• Recorded name of patient, address and name of attending physician to prepare medical records on new patients.

• Copied information, such as patient’s temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure from nurses’ records onto patient’s medical records.

• Keyed patient information into computer.

• Drew blood from patients and donors.

• Verified and recorded identity of patient donor.

• Assembled tourniquet, needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection devices, gauze, cotton and alcohol on work tray.

• Collected samples, such as urine, blood and sputum from patients for testing.

• Performed routine laboratory tests on samples.

• Sterilized equipment and supplies using germicides, sterilizer and autoclave.

• Assisting in the examination and treatment of patients.

• Prepared treatment rooms for examination of patients.

• Gave injections and treatments and performed routine laboratory tests.

• Inventoried and ordered medical supplies and materials.

Areo Teck Temps Jacksonville, Fla.

Phlebotomist open/on call

• Assembled tourniquet, needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection devices, gauze, cotton and alcohol on work tray.

• Drew blood from patients and donors.

• Conversed with patient and donor to alley fear of procedure.

• Posted donor names, blood-control numbers and donor-group numbers to unit logsheet.

• Sealed filled blood packs and sample tubes, using hand tools and heat-sealing machine.

Education: Palatka High School Palatka, Fla. 32177

Diploma 06/1989

Bethun Cookman College Daytona Beach, Fla

B.A. Science 09/1993

Concorde Career Institute Jacksonville, Fla.

Medical Assisting (Diploma) 11/2003

References: Personal and professional references available upon request.

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