Experienced/ Bi-lingual Medical Assistant

Vivian Leff

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Coconut Creek, FL 33063 Home 954-***-****

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Skills and Qualifications

Professional, bi-lingual (English-Spanish) Medical Assistant with more than 15 years of experience. Skilled in the performance of administrative and clinical duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, Medical data entry, billing and coding taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, perform EKG’s, and administering medications and injections

Experience

Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and information such as test results in medical records.

• Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.

• Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

• Authorized drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.

• Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.

• Prepared and administered medications as directed by a physician.

• Prepared patients and examination rooms for physicians and technicians.

• Explained course of treatment procedures, medications, diets and physician’s instructions to patients

• Helped physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures and assisting in minor surgeries.

• Collected blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, loged the specimens, and prepared them for testing. Took X-Rays as ordered by Physicians

• Ordered medical supplies.

• Additional clerical work: Insurance verification, filling, helped answering the phone, gave patients appointments, obtained authorizations for Ct scans, MRI’s, Surgeries, scheduled patients for radiology procedures.

• Proficient in Medical Manager, Mysis and IOS computer software. Computer literate.

Academic Credentials

• 1999 to 2001 Ultrasound Diagnostic School –Diagnostic Ultrasound

• 1990 to 1992 Miami Dade Community College – Associate of Arts in Medical Technology

• 1985 to 1987 Medical Arts Training Center – Medical Assistant Degree

Work History

November 2010 to September 2011 – Medical Assistant – Simon Weiss LLC

May 2010 to September 2010 – Medical Assistant – Cardiology and Internal Medicine

May 1993 to May 2010 – Medical Assistant – Gynecologic Oncology Associates

References available upon request

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