Medical Assistant

CRESSIDA COMRIE

**** ********** *****, ******* **** GA 30349

TEL: (404) 210 - 5014, ********.******@*****.***

CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT

CMA with experience in a multi-physician family medical practice and additional healthcare experience as an RPT. Known for dedication to providing premium patient care. Skills include:

Medical Office Management

Medical Billing & Coding

Medical Records Management

Data Entry (75 WPM)

Bookkeeping & Filing

Taking Patient Vitals

Blood Draws & Injections

Microsoft Office Suite Patient Scheduling

Ancillary Testing

Patient Education

HIPAA & JCAHO Knowledge

Education

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) 2011 - Present

Completion of Online Typing Course, Georgia Department of Labor 2008

Fitz-Henley Business School, Kingston Jamaica 1995

Professional Experience

GEORGIA LIFEWORKS LLC. OCTOBER 2011 - PRESENT

Medical Assistant

• Consistently praised for efficient handling of administrative duties (e.g., answering phones, scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, patient processing, billing and bookkeeping) 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 venipuncture’s, injections and various diagnostic procedures and ancillary tests (e.g., EKGs, immunoassays, chemistry analysis, hematology, urinalysis and sigmoidoscopies).

• Ensured the cleanliness, sanitation and maintenance of all facilities, exam rooms and equipment.

• Helped implement practice’s quality assurance and control program. Efforts ensured compliance with HIPAA, CLIA and OSHA regulations; improved patient care/satisfaction; and lowered monthly overhead by 12%.

• Reacted calmly and effectively in emergency situations, and added the personal, caring touch that immediately put patients at ease.

NEW YORK MELLON BANK MARCH 2008 – DECEMBER 2010

Scanner Operator

• Scanned customers’ information and made it available for online viewing, met production deadlines, cross trained on operating the stamp meter and Opex 51. Other duties included preparing post office packages and maintaining high quality and error free work.

C & Z BEAUTY APRIL 2006 – SEPTEMBER 2008

Co-owner/ Operator (part - time)

• Responsible for day- to- day operations, ordering and packing supplies. Paying and filing invoices in a timely manner and opening and closing of store.

BANK OF AMERICA JUNE 2007 – NOVEMBER 2007

Peripheral Technician

• Operated IBM’s high speed 3900 & 4000 laser printer, Lexmark, IP40 and Moore’s pressure seal, ordering office supplies and filed invoices, printed and sorted reports for the various departments, reconciliation reports, return items, commercial loans, NSF, pin mailers, statements and printing and balanced check logs for STM checks.

• Other responsibilities included sorting and dispatching mail, filing, answering multiple telephone lines and billing.

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