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OPTOMETRIC TECHNICIAN
Professional Summary
Offer expert support to healthcare professionals to enhance organizational efficiency and accomplish challenging targets. Well-organized, efficient and forward-thinking in multitasking to meet different demands. Talented planner, problem-solver and decisive supply manager with plans of pursuing optometry school.
Work History
Myeyedr - Optometric TechnicianPlano , TX10/2018 - 05/2019
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations
- Oriented and trained new staff on proper procedures and policies
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight
- Implemented care and efficiency improvements to support and enhance office operations
- Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing insurance forms and helping patients with diverse needs
- Supported duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment
- Maintained detailed records of test results by entering data and patient information into computer
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, setting up appointments and filing
- Obtained client medical history, including medication information, symptoms and allergies
- Monitored, verified and approved invoices and reviewed balances using financial software to assess balance sheet for variances.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Maintained proper inventory controls and eliminated workflow gaps to balance projected demands with on-hand supplies.
Coast Community College District - Copy & Print ExpertCosta Mesa , CA09/2016 - 06/2017
- Developed and deepened relationships with key customers by closely monitoring projects, providing information and resolving concerns
- Ensured accuracy of information when recording the specific project details customers had on the respective projects they wanted to get done
- Evaluated customer information to explore issues, develop potential solutions and maintain high-quality service
- Successfully communicated with all team members to navigate job duties and completedaily tasks
- Educated new hires on company policies and procedures by designing and developing training program
- Expert in professional binding, presentations, manuals, booklets and document printing
Stanford Hospital (CAPE) - Advanced Pediatrics & Perinatal Education InternCity , STATE05/2015 - 08/2015
- Participated in lectures and simulations alongside nurses, physician assistants and residents in pediatrics and prenatal care
- Collaborated with peers to brainstorm strategies that could be used in an effort to minimize time and avoid fatal consequences during simulated procedures
- Prepped and stocked the rooms with essential props, as well as managed the audio and timings for each different simulation
Stanford Hospital - VolunteerCity , STATE10/2012 - 08/2015
- Helped radiologist Dr. Pete Poullos with certain tasks due to his limited mobility from a spinal injury.
- Followed healthcare professionals for more than 20 hours a week providing me with firsthand experience on medical practices around a hospital.
- Observed different types of meetings and informational lectures amongst residents and doctors of all fields during my rounds, providing me with unique insight on different medical cases, as well as medical terms and procedures.
Course Work
BIOL 352: Plant Physiology II: Plant Development
- Used SDS- Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Western Blotting to resolve proteins in plants extracts.
- Planned, executed and presented results of individual experiment on the effects of pH stress and abscisic acid on Nicotiana tabacum measured through hypocotyl growth, root growth and cell length.
BIOL 337: Genetics Laboratory
- Employed mapping techniques to determine the location of an observable phenotype relative to 2 known phenotypic markers
- Used a fluorescent ("GFP") 'scope to identify C. elegans individuals that carry gfp transgene. Three-factor mapping
- Properly and safely handled transgenic C. elegans
- Managed a project while working other projects in parallel
- Expert in pipetting and dilution calculation skills required for PCR
- Prepared and ran (electrophoresis) high percentage agarose gels in order to map a mutation of unknown location to a specific region of a chromosome
BIOL 432: Research Strategies and Techniques in Cell Biology
- Shadowed Stephanie Cheung, pHD candidate in the Measday Lab, UBC to acquire the techniques used in characterizing the interaction between Ty1 integrase and RNA polymerase III for Ty1 Retrotransposon Insertion into the yeast genome.
- Conducted a presentation to the class on the techniques learned throughout my experience such as whole genome sequencing preparation, including gel electrophoresis, and co-immunoprecipitation preparation, including Bradford assay and chemiluminescent western blotting.
Skills
- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Technical skills
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
- Planning and scheduling
- Data collection and analysis
- Experiment development
- Inventory and supply management
- Specimen and sample preparation/ handling
- Project management
- Multi-tasking
- Computer
- Multilingual
Education
05/2018University of British ColumbiaCityBachelor of Science: Biology
- Continuing education in Human Anatomy and Biochemistry as preparation for the Optometry Admission Test - University of California, Berkeley
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School Attended
- University of British Columbia
Job Titles Held:
- Optometric Technician
- Copy & Print Expert
- Advanced Pediatrics & Perinatal Education Intern
- Volunteer
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science : Biology
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