Amanda Combs
Saginaw
Summary
Certified Medical Assistant with extensive experience in patient care and clinical support. Responsibilities include rooming patients, administering vaccines, and managing quality reports while ensuring compliance with HIPAA and OSHA procedures. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with healthcare providers to coordinate patient care and assist colleagues as needed. Proficient in EHR systems, data entry, and performing clinical diagnostic procedures such as EKGs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Certified Medical Assistant
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
Saginaw
01.2025 - Current
- I room patients, help with checking in and checking out patients, administer vaccines, order inventory, manage quality reports, answer a multi line telephone system, scan documents into patient charts, run in office lab tests, place orders, communicate effectively with multiple providers to ensure patient care is being performed correctly and help assist my co workers with anything they may need help with.
Medical Assistant
Jagannathan Neurosurgery
Bay City
09.2022 - 01.2025
- Schedule surgeries, chart prep, work in the post operative recovery room, educate people on their procedures, obtain medical clearances, triage patient phone calls, fit patients for their brace, fit patients for a bone stimulator, answer phones, rooming patients, scan documents into our EMR system, check out patients, super bill, travel to other clinics, complete disability paperwork, insurance verification and obtain surgical authorizations.
Medical Assistant
MyMichigan health
Midland
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Rooming patients, answering a multi line phone system, chart prep, EKG’s, medication refills, and assisting providers with paperwork and testing.
Medical Assistant
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Bay City
11.2020 - 06.2022
- Chart prep, answering phones, rooming patients, taking vitals, scanning, medication refills, and assisting multiple physicians with minor office procedures.
Medical Assistant
Covenant Healthcare Systems
Saginaw
03.2018 - 09.2020
- New patient referrals, room patients, answer phones, check in patients, disability forms, schedule, triage calls, stock the exam rooms, verify insurances through Webdenis, medication refills, staple and suture removal, chart prep using EPIC, scanning, obtain records, schedule surgeries, get surgical clearances, and obtain surgical authorizations.
Medical Assistant
Dr. Schell
Saginaw
01.2017 - 03.2018
- New patient referrals, room patients, answer phones, check in patients, disability forms, schedule IME appointment, triage calls, stock the exam rooms, staple and suture removal, verify insurances through Webdenis, chart prep using EPIC, scanning and obtain records.
Medical Assistant
Heritage Family Medicine
Saginaw
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Prepare patient charts using Touchworks, prior authorizations for services and medications, scheduling tests and referrals for specialists, patient care, medication refills, calling patients regarding Coumadin levels, general cleaning, administering shots, assist in medical procedures, vitals, wound care, triaging patient’s both in the office and on the phone and scheduling appointments. Also communicating effectively between the Dr and my co workers in any situation especially regarding our patient's needs and concerns. Accomplishments I am able to help both the Doctor and my co workers in making the flow of our daily routine easier. Skills include Interpersonal skills, medical records, patient relations, HIPPA, OSHA procedures, data entry, clinical diagnostic procedures, EKG, patient charting and filling, CPR and First Aid certified, aseptic techniques, Web Denis to verify insurances, disability forms, punctual and the ability to work productively independently and in a team oriented environment.
Medical Assistant
Dr. Mark Adams (Covenant HealthCare)
Saginaw
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Prepare patient charts using EPIC, disability forms, Web Dennis to verify insurances, ordering testing, referrals to other doctor's offices, scanning, checking in and checking out patient's, scheduling and cancelling appointments, new patient referrals, patient relations, medication refills, answering a multi line phone system, traveling to outlying clinic's and working effectively with helping my co workers. Accomplishments Communicating with my fellow co workers and the Dr. NP and PA to ensure our day ran as smoothly as possible. Skills Used Interpersonal skills, medical records, patient relations, HIPPA and OSHA procedures, data entry, patient charting and filing, scanning, helping to ensure that all six of our clinics ran as smoothly as possible, punctual and the ability to work effectively independently and in a team oriented environment.
Data Entry, Clinical
Dr. Natole
Saginaw
05.2015 - 06.2015
- Prepare patient charts using EPIC, prior authorizations, assisting with small medical procedures, filing, patient relations, checking in patients, answering a multi line phone system, stocking the rooms, medication refills, paper work, patient care, general cleaning, schedule/cancel patient appointments and working effectively with helping my co workers. Putting my best foot forward daily and being thankful for the experience knowing that this position was being offered to me temporarily. Accomplishments Communicating with my fellow employees and the Dr. to ensure our day went as smoothly as possible. Skills Used Interpersonal skills, medical records, patient relations, HIPPA and OSHA procedures, data entry, clinical diagnostic procedures, EKG, patient charting and filing, CPR and First Aid certified, aseptic techniques, punctual and the ability to work productively independently and in a team oriented environment.
- Family Practice
Medical Assistant
Bay Area Health Clinic
Bay City
05.2014 - 04.2015
- I was responsible for taking care of three doctors out of the six physicians that work in the office. Using the IMS system I scheduled/canceled appointments, sent prescriptions electronically, sent messages to other staff including the physicians through the task manager, ordered supplies, answering phones, assigning faxes to the appropriate person, vitals, assist in medical procedures, filing, paper charting and transferring the paper chart to IMS, stocking the rooms, taking care of the physicians paperwork and getting it ready for them to sign/fill out, schedule surgeries, do prior authorizations for medications, procedures and specialists, administer shots, assist the patient in the things they need help with, ran EKGS on patients and assisted by helping others if needed. Accomplishments I was able to help the physicians I worked for by making their day as smooth as possible and ensuring all aspects of patient care is being taken care of. Along with anything the physicians may need me to do. Also assisting my co workers by helping them out in any situation.
Medical Assistant
Dr. Ray Mangulabnan
Saginaw
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Prepare patient charts using the Pulse IMS program, prior authorizations, patient care, medication refills, scan paper work into charts, call patients regarding coumadin levels, general cleaning, administer shots, wound care, assist in medical procedures, schedule appointments, order medical supplies, and assist in patient triage both on the phone and in the office. Also communicating effectively between my co workers and the Dr in any situation especially regarding our patients needs and concerns. Accomplishments I am able to help both the Doctor and my co workers and assist in making the flow of our daily routine easier.
Education
Dorsey
Saginaw, MI 06.2011 - 02.2012
High school diploma or GED - General Studies
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Medical records
- Patient relations
- HIPPA and OSHA procedures
- Data entry
- Clinical diagnostic procedures
- EKG
- Patient charting and filing
- CPR and First Aid certified
- Aseptic techniques
- Punctual
- Ability to work productively independently
- Ability to work in a team oriented environment
- Patient care
- Medical assessment
- EHR systems
- HIPAA compliance
Timeline
Certified Medical Assistant
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
01.2025 - Current
Medical Assistant
Jagannathan Neurosurgery
09.2022 - 01.2025
Medical Assistant
MyMichigan health
06.2022 - 09.2022
Medical Assistant
Karmanos Cancer Institute
11.2020 - 06.2022
Medical Assistant
Covenant Healthcare Systems
03.2018 - 09.2020
Medical Assistant
Dr. Schell
01.2017 - 03.2018
Medical Assistant
Heritage Family Medicine
08.2016 - 12.2016
Medical Assistant
Dr. Mark Adams (Covenant HealthCare)
08.2015 - 06.2016
Data Entry, Clinical
Dr. Natole
05.2015 - 06.2015
Medical Assistant
Bay Area Health Clinic
05.2014 - 04.2015
Medical Assistant
Dr. Ray Mangulabnan
08.2012 - 05.2014
Dorsey
06.2011 - 02.2012