Medical Assistant

Kathryn Ouellette

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Bristol, Connecticut 06010

860-***-**** Home 860-***-**** Cell

Email address: qlhf8e@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

To obtain a Medical Assistant position that will enable me to use my strong organizational skills, educational back ground, and the ability to work well with people.

Education:

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ April 2009 - Current

Associates Degree in Healthcare Administration Finish in March 2011

Branford Hall Career Institute, Southington, CT May 2006-Dec. 2006

Medical Assistant Program Diploma April 2005-Aug. 2005

Internship at Wound Center, Southington, CT Nov. 2006-Jan. 2007

Work Experience:

Grove Hill Medical Center Newington, CT Nov. 2007-Jan. 2009

Exit Receptionist/Medical Assistant

• Made all follow up appointments for patients on their way out of office

• Scheduled all referrals to specialist, and scheduled all radiology appointments

• Responsible to give patients procedural instructions for all radiology appointments

• Handled all required precertification’s needed from insurance companies for test & appointments

• Dealt with large volume of incoming calls

• Completed all charge entry, entered all the CPT & ICD-9 codes for billing for each day

• Responsible to make sure all money balanced from prior day

• Handled all calls concerning insurance questions

• Filled in as Medical Assistant for the Internal Medicine and OB-GYN offices when they were busy or out sick

• Performed patient histories, vital signs, weights, heights, vision testing, urinalyses, and EKG’s

• Trained new Medical Assistants in the Internal Medicine practice and the OB-GYN practice

• Called in prescriptions for patients, reported PT-INR results to the doctor

• Triaged emergency phone line for OB-GYN and put the calls to where they needed to be

Bristol Hospital Bristol, CT Oct. 2006-Sept. 2007

Administrative Support Associate

• Handled large volume of incoming phone calls

• Obtained demographics & insurance information from patients

• Dealt with high volume of customers

• Registered patients for upcoming appointments

• Accountable for coding insurance information correctly

• Responsible for recording death certificates & body releases

• Assume responsibility of operator for short periods of time

• Managed all admissions to the hospital & emergency room

The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Wound Care Center

Medical Assistant Internship Southington, CT Nov. 2006-Jan. 2007

• Performed patient histories, vital signs, and glucose readings

• Removed dressing from wounds and cleaned wounds

• Measured wound depth and circumference of wound every visit

• Assisted doctors in debridement of wounds, and placement of medication to the wound

• Applied dressings and bandages to wounds, including the Unna Boot

• Transported patients from lobby to the wound care center and back again

• Charted all procedures, wound measurements, and notes to the patient’s chart

• Sterilized the patient rooms, and instruments used by the doctors

• Prepared new patient charts, faxed doctors orders to the VNA, prepared medication charge slips

Ron’s Lawn Care Apalachicola, FL May 2001-June 2004

Co-Owner

• Handled all billing, scheduling, and payroll

• Dealt with all customer questions and concerns

• Administered all general office duties

Skills:

Medical Terminology Vital Signs Phlebotomist

Keyboarding wpm 60 Patient preparation First Aid certified

Microsoft Word Anatomy/Physiology CPR certified

Medical Transcription Medical Law & Ethics EKG certified

MDC Medisoft Pharmacology CPT & ICD-9 codes

IDX Groupcast Coumadin Levels/Draws Electronic Medical Records

PowerPoint Front Office Pen Chart Lite

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