Summary
Experienced Medical Assistant in helping with doctor care for patients by performing administrative and clinical tasks. Focused on taking patient histories, performing physical exams, taking vital signs, and preparing examination rooms while providing necessary support to the physician and the medical team.
Experience
Responsible for front and back office procedures and assisted Physicians and Nurses with medical examination of patients.
Managed Triage patients arriving for appointment and obtained patient vital signs such as height, weight, temperature and blood pressure.
Reconcile patient medication list, acted as a chaperon when appropriate and assist during minor surgeries and diagnostic procedures.
Maintained clean, well-equipped examination rooms; clean and sterilize instruments and completed Allscripts tasks as directed daily.
Conducted stock examination rooms and triage area with patient care supplies.
Assisted with inventories and reordering of supplies as directed and prepared QA patient charts prior to their appointment.
Reviewed patient lab results, discuss abnormal findings with the physician and follow up with patient in regard to treatment as necessary.
Assisted with facilitating patient referrals and appointments with specialists and prepared patient education and prenatal packets.
Won November 2019 "Truly Southside" award for exceptional teamwork, leadership qualities, and patient-centered care.
Assisted with the creation and implementation of many process improvement initiatives focusing on decreased admission times, increased patient satisfaction, and decreasing the number of patients discharged before being registered.
Served as the registration representative in the Emergency Department Collaborative Care Council focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration and process improvement.
Improved the patient experience in the Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgery Unit by improving communication between patients, members, and clinical providers and assisted with the implementation of Plainview Hospital’s first pet therapy program.
Improved the patient experience in the Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgery Unit by improving communication between patients, members, and clinical providers and assisted with the implementation of Plainview Hospital’s first pet therapy program.
Certifications
Set of clinical algorithms for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest, stroke, myocardial infarction (also known as a heart attack), and other life-threatening cardiovascular emergencies.
Education
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Industry Knowledge: Triage, EKG, Blood Pressure Monitoring, CPR, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Sterilization, Urinalysis
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