Advance Medical Support Assistant Resume Example

Responsible for new patient registration within the VA system. Ensures that the veteran when reporting to their appointment has a pleasant experience while checking in to their appointment. Schedules appointments, cancels appointments according to instruction, ensures travel pay for the patients are completed prior to them leaving. Works hand in hand with providers and nurses as part of the PACT TEAM. Completes ID card requests according to availability.

Assigned to a 16 bed psychiatric long term care facility that is home to patients with Mental Disorders due to a Medical condition, Substance/related disorders, Schizophrenia, and other Psychotic Disorders. Primary duties included: Patient rounds, maintaining patient safety. Facilitating assigned groups, and one to one patient therapy

As a Hospital corpsman performed basic nursing care: Applied bandages, splints, and dressings, took and recorded vital signs; collected specimens, performed blood draws, administered medications and can identify the elements and functions of the Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Urogenital, Musculoskeletal, and Nervous System. Kept medical department equipment and spaces clean and sanitary, performed routine clerical duties of the ward. As a Psychiatric Technician ws trained in the following area: Human Growth and Development, Psychiatric Behavioral Intervention, Groups and Counseling, Operational Stress Management, and Psychological Testing. While assigned to a 25 bed acute care psychiatric unit oversaw patients with Mental Disorders due to a medical condition, substance-related disorders, Schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders. Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, adjustment and personality disorder. While assigned to an outpatient psychiatry clinic duties included: Maintaining doctor's schedules, booking, rescheduling and cancellation of patient appointments. Performed patient vital sign prior to their appointment, helped facilitate children's ADHD workshops. This does not include the countless years of hands on training i have received from the Military.