Hi, I’m
Sharon MOSS-ANDERSON
Lithonia,GA
Overview
27
years of professional experience
Work History
ARE EROBJECTIVE, Georgia Cancer Specialists
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
01.1999 - 10.2010
Job overview
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Assisted physicians and nurses with clinical procedures following safe practices.
- Documented patient information in EMR and prepared paperwork for medical staff.
- Protected patients and staff from infection risks by routinely cleaning and disinfecting common areas and patient rooms.
- Triaged incoming calls for provider to determine callers' needs for immediate appointments or scheduled visits.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Audited samples and refrigerated medications to verify freshness and remove any expired packages.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL, Atlanta Cancer Care
ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
07.1996 - 12.1998
Job overview
- Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves
- Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination
- Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility
- Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
- Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers
- Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures
- Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing
- Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
- Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission
- Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests
- Change dressings on wounds.
- Set up medical laboratory equipment.
- Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms
- Greet and log in patients arriving at office or clinic.
- Schedule appointments for patients.
- Inventory and order medical, lab, or office supplies or
- Greeted guests in with friendliness and professionalism.
Emory Healthcare
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
08.1993 - 11.1995
Job overview
- Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Documented patient information in EMR and prepared paperwork for medical staff.
- Assisted physicians and nurses with clinical procedures following safe practices.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
Pryor Winston & Johns
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
01.1984 - 07.1993
Job overview
- Equipment
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
- Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures
- Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing
- Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
- Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission
- Operate x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIXUNIVERSITY OF PHOENIXUNIVERSITY OF PHOENIXUNIVERSITY
Management Employment Law from OF PHOENIX, Human Resources
University Overview
GPA: 3.03
Atlanta College of Medical And Dental Careers
No Degree from Dental Lab
University Overview
Coastal Training InstituteMontgomery, AL
EDUC AT I O NCertified Medical Assistant from Heallthcare
03.1983
University Overview
Alabama Health Care
No Degree from Nursing Assistance
05.1981
University Overview
Skills
- IDX Appointment Scheduling
Timeline
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
ARE EROBJECTIVE, Georgia Cancer Specialists
01.1999 - 10.2010
ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL, Atlanta Cancer Care
07.1996 - 12.1998
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
Emory Healthcare
08.1993 - 11.1995
MEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANTMEDICAL ASSISTANT
Pryor Winston & Johns
01.1984 - 07.1993
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIXUNIVERSITY OF PHOENIXUNIVERSITY OF PHOENIXUNIVERSITY
Management Employment Law from OF PHOENIX, Human Resources
Atlanta College of Medical And Dental Careers
No Degree from Dental Lab
Coastal Training Institute
EDUC AT I O NCertified Medical Assistant from Heallthcare
Alabama Health Care
No Degree from Nursing Assistance