Alberta Carter
Baytown,TX
Summary
Reliable and hardworking individual seeking a rewarding position as a Certified Medical Assistant. Strong knowledge of medical terminology, patient care tasks, and clerical skills to maximize the productivity of a medical facility while providing excellent patient care. Highly motivated and committed Medical Assistant with proven history of superior performance at individual, team and organizational levels. Multitasks and prioritizes workloads with little or no supervision. Detail-oriented professional looking to bring medical background and team-building skills to deadline-driven environment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant
Principal Spine And Pain Consultants
03.2021 - 02.2023
- Collected pertinent data and calculations to aid physician in interpreting results.
- Helped improve patient outcomes by educating and advising on relevant treatments and care.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.
- Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.
- Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
- Liaised with patients and addressed inquiries, appointment requests and billing questions.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Measured patient pulse oximetry.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients, and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation.
Advocate
09.2021 - 10.2021
- Pain and Management
- Greeted patients
- Putting information in E clinical
- Obtained and recorded vital signs
- Interviewed patients for medical history
- Labeling of procedures images
- Updating medication list
- Administered injections
- Merging patients’ charts
- Creating encounters for medication refills
Scheduling Specialist
Baylor College of Medicine
01.2016 - 01.2021
- Processing insurance verification
- Scheduling appointments for patients, doctors, and managers of the Psychology, Ophthalmology, Endocrinology,
- Otolaryngologist departments
- Organizing, screening and prioritizing mail
- Answering questions
- Furnishing information on behalf of supervisor
- Customer service
Education
Medical Assistant Certificate Program -
The College of Health Care Professions
Skills
- CLINICAL SKILLS
- Proven ability to read and perform vital signs
- Knowledgeable of insurance coding and administrative procedures
- Administer basic urinalysis, urine dipstick, blood typing, strep test, and blood sugar
- Proficient with EKG electrode placement (within 90% accuracy)
- Understand basic dosage calculations
- Ability to recognize cardiac rhythms
- Skilled at accurately documenting patient history
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer Service
- Service-Orientation
- Patient Assessments
- Documentation Procedures Expertise
- Specimen Collection
- EMR Systems
- Charting Expertise
- Patient Management
- Electronic Medical Record
- Assisting with Physical Exams
- Patient Relations
Timeline
Advocate
09.2021 - 10.2021
Medical Assistant
Principal Spine And Pain Consultants
03.2021 - 02.2023
Scheduling Specialist
Baylor College of Medicine
01.2016 - 01.2021
Medical Assistant Certificate Program -
The College of Health Care Professions
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