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MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Career Overview
Dedicated Medical Assistant skilled with technical, clerical and patient support. Strong interpersonal communication with talent effectively dealing with patients and staff alike. Detailed understanding of Medical sector and regulatory obligations concerning it. Personable Medical Assistant brings experience in balancing problematic administrative and clinical duties to achieve patient satisfaction. Proficient in Practice Fusion , Crystal and Microsoft . Thorough understanding of medical registration process and procedures to streamline client processing.
Core Strengths
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Accomplishments
- Consistently received 100% rate of patient satisfaction.
- Recognized for outstanding Patient Care.
- Trained new staff on verifying Insurance and patient care .
- Reduced patient wait time by 90%.
Work Experience
Medical Assistant | 12/2014 to 03/2020
Children's Health - Allen , TX
Children's Health - Allen , TX
- Maintained inventory, vaccination and product expiration logs to record updated documentation for tracking purposes.
- Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.
- Collected forms, copied insurance cards and coordinated patient information for billing and insurance processing.
- Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Printed and filed examination data records according to HIPAA patient standards.
- Transmitted physician's orders to patients, counseling on execution and addressing follow-up questions.
- Performed preliminary physical tests, such as taking blood pressure, weight and temperature, accurately recording results in patient history summary.
- Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates or refill requests to facilitate effective treatment.
- Used Crystal software to process patient payments and update accounts.
- Reviewed treatment sheets for consistency, completeness and accuracy.
- Prepared prescription refill requests on behalf of physician to prevent lags.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies in adherence to OSHA regulations.
Medical Assistant | 03/2011 to 11/2014
Children's Health - Irving , TX
Children's Health - Irving , TX
- Assisted with diagnostic testing by collecting and packaging biological specimens for internal and laboratory analyses.
- Partnered with healthcare and administrative staff to create patient-centered, inviting and supportive environment for patients and families.
- Maintained inventory, vaccination and product expiration logs to record updated documentation for tracking purposes.
- Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.
- Assisted physicians by preparing patients for procedures, including EKGs, phlebotomy, glucose testing and pulmonary function tests.
- Collected forms, copied insurance cards and coordinated patient information for billing and insurance processing.
- Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Printed and filed examination data records according to HIPAA patient standards.
- Transmitted physician's orders to patients, counseling on execution and addressing follow-up questions.
- Performed preliminary physical tests, such as taking blood pressure, weight and temperature, accurately recording results in patient history summary.
- Collaborated with local pharmacies to resolve and clarify issues with patient medication.
- Coordinated and executed medical waste disposal according to governmental and organizational standards.
- Contacted pharmacies to submit and refill patients' prescriptions.
- Efficiently performed insurance verification and pre-certification and pre-authorization functions.
- Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates or refill requests to facilitate effective treatment.
- Assessed, documented and monitored vital signs for more than 20 patients per day.
- Reviewed treatment sheets for consistency, completeness and accuracy.
- Prepared prescription refill requests on behalf of physician to prevent lags.
- Batch-scanned and indexed patient charts to improve data availability while maintaining security.
- Followed all principles of asepsis and infection control to meet patient safety guidelines.
- Performed, validated and reported laboratory tests for prognosis, diagnosis, treatment and research.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies in adherence to OSHA regulations.
Medical Assistant | 07/2020 to Present
Children's Health - Houston , TX
Children's Health - Houston , TX
- Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.
- Assisted physicians by preparing patients for procedures, including EKGs, phlebotomy, glucose testing and pulmonary function tests.
- Collected forms, copied insurance cards and coordinated patient information for billing and insurance processing.
- Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Printed and filed examination data records according to HIPAA patient standards.
- Transmitted physician's orders to patients, counseling on execution and addressing follow-up questions.
- Coordinated and executed medical waste disposal according to governmental and organizational standards.
- Contacted pharmacies to submit and refill patients' prescriptions.
- Efficiently performed insurance verification and pre-certification and pre-authorization functions.
- Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates or refill requests to facilitate effective treatment.
- Used Practice Fusion software to process patient payments and update accounts.
- Reviewed treatment sheets for consistency, completeness and accuracy.
- Assessed, documented and monitored vital signs for more than 30 patients per day.
- Assisted back office patient processes to reduce customer wait time by approximately 90%.
- Prepared prescription refill requests on behalf of physician to prevent lags.
- Followed all principles of asepsis and infection control to meet patient safety guidelines.
- Performed, validated and reported laboratory tests for prognosis, diagnosis, treatment and research.
- Sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies in adherence to OSHA regulations.
Educational Background
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute - City, State
Certified Medical Assistant
Medical Assisting, 01/2011
- Ranked in Top 5% of class
- Completed continuing education in Medical Assisting
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School Attended
- South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
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- Medical Assistant
Degrees
- Certified Medical Assistant
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