Houston, TX ***** 832-***-**** hm
832-***-**** cell
LaShawn Smith(****************@*****.***)
Objective
Qualifications Seeking a position that will allow me to utilize my skills, gain work experience and allow growth for career opportunities.
Able to check vital signs, EKG, and set patients up for stress tests, also able to hook up Holter Monitors. Experienced in calling patients back with lab and test results, rooming patients,preparing needle biopsy, preparing patients for biopsy and ultrasounds. Prepare daily charts for the following day. Capable of answering multi phone lines, verifying insurance, handling referrals, medication refills, medication prior authorizations, injections and with drawl of blood. Also computer literate.
Experience April 2007- April 2008 Memorial City Endocrine Consultants Medical Assistant/Back Office-Responsible for rooming patients,retrieving vital signs,reviewing medications with patient, checking patient glucose levels, assisted with patient physicals, assisted with and prepared patients for biopsy and ultrasounds. Registered and retrieved specimens and results from biopsy. Wrote, faxed, called in and prior authorized medication refills and new prescriptions, interacted with pharmaceutical representatives. Assisted in answering phones, scheduling appointments, checking patients in and out, collecting co-pays, preparing lab orders for patients, retrieving lab results and received hospital calls.
October 2004-August 2006 Dr. Kendrick’s Office
Medical Assistant /Receptionists-Responsible for preparing charts, checking patients in and out. Handling all aspects of front office duties, including but not limited to answering multi-phone lines, faxing, filing, copying, and medical records. Also responsible for verifying insurance claims including but not limited to PPO out of network benefits, medicare, medicaid, managed care, worker’s comp, and authorizations for doctors visits along with interacting pharmaceutical representatives.
April 2004-July 2004 Kas Saranathan M.D.
Insurance/Referral Clerk, Medical Assistant
Assisted the doctor with patient’s vital signs, EKG results, and stress test, also helped review lab and test results. Answered multi phone lines, verified insurance, referrals, medication refills, and the preparing of charts for the following day. Knowledgeable of Medical Managers Software
Education
2002-Houston Community College
2003-2004 Medical Assistant Certificate-Sanford Brown Institute
2005-Wharton County Junior College