Vickie M. Howard
Las Vegas, NV 89115
*************@*****.***
Skills: ICD-9/ICD-10 CPT/HCPCS
Medical Terminology Claims Processing
Medical Assisting Typing (45 WPM)
EKG/ECG Ability to delegate duties Management Experience Team Player
Vitals Triage
Injections Phlebotomy
Urinalysis Hematocrit
EKG Patient Scheduling
Sterilization Procedure in Office Procedures
Family Practice Pediatrics
OB/GYN Health Care for the Homeless
Experience
01/2010- Pres. Nevada Career Institute Medical Assisting Instructor
Instruct in accordance with the approved curriculum. Maintain daily record of student attendance and grades in compliance to school policy and regulations. Ensure students and the classroom environment is conducive to maximum learning and retention.
Responsibilities include preparing course benchmarks and not limited to creating course outline and syllabus, class lecture, educational demonstration based on experience.
Clinical instructions include medical assisting techniques, phlebotomy, pharmacology, medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology. Give Instruction in administrative office procedures, clinical lab procedure, medical computer software applications, entry level coding using the ICD-9 CM, CPT, and HCPCS, in addition to revenue and finance. Provide training showing the necessity of accurate documentation.
4/2006-11/2009 Women’s Specialty Care Office Manage/Back Office Lead
Responsible for medical assistant procedures and duties, team
Leadership. Promoted to Office manager where duties include ordering and maintaining supplies, payroll, inventory, quality control, patient advocate, OB coordinator, authorizations, and pre-certification. Responsible for a staff of 20 employees.
9/2000-3/2006 Nevada Health Center, Inc. Clinic Coordinator/Medical Assistant
Supervised three clinics and was responsible for a team no less that approx 35 employees, strong patient, and vender client contact used troubleshooting techniques when necessary. Responsible for ordering office supplies, auditing purchase orders, not limited to monitoring employee time for payroll, front office coding using ICD-9, CPT and referrals. Back office duties included Vitals, Immunization, Injections, and assisting the provider with procedures, including case management, scheduling and the immunization program and focus on Women’s Health connection.
06/2000-09/2000 Family Medical Group Medical Assistant
Responsible for back office, front office and administrative skills including not limited to vital immunes, injections, urgent care, stress machine, EKG, ECG pediatrics, and family practice.
11/1999-6/2000 Community Health Center Medical Assistant Coordinator
Supervised the front and back office employees, managed office referrals including case management duties include case management.
Education:
11/1999 Nevada Career Institute Medical Assisting
6/1995 Community College of Southern Nevada Electronics
06/1995 Southern Nevada Vocational Technical High School