Amanda Samnarine
Saint Petersburg,Florida
Summary
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
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
Baycare Urgent Care
- Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies
- Phlebotomy.
- Improved patient experiences by efficiently managing appointments and maintaining organized medical records.
- Enhanced clinic efficiency by assisting physicians with routine procedures and diagnostic tests.
- Facilitated seamless patient care with thorough and accurate documentation of medical histories, vital signs, and medications.
- Ensured patient safety and comfort during examinations, effectively addressing concerns and answering questions.
- Streamlined office operations by managing inventory levels, ordering supplies, and organizing storage areas.
- Boosted patient satisfaction by providing compassionate care and promptly addressing needs during visits.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to provide coordinated care for patients in various settings.
- Reduced wait times by swiftly processing insurance claims, verifying coverage, and obtaining pre-authorizations when necessary.
- Measured patient spirometry.
- Conducted monthly and quarterly inventory of supplies using facility cost reporting records.
- Implemented care and efficiency improvements to support and enhance office operations.
- Followed appropriate procedures to minimize patient's exposure to radiation.
- Collected pertinent data and calculations to aid physician in interpreting results.
- Liaised with patients and addressed inquiries, appointment requests and billing questions.
Nurse Extern
HCA Largo Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
- Improved patient care by conducting thorough assessments and developing individualized nursing plans.
- Enhanced communication between interdisciplinary teams for better patient outcomes.
- Administered medications accurately and efficiently, reducing the risk of medication errors.
- Provided compassionate care to patients during difficult times, promoting emotional well-being and recovery.
- Assisted in surgical procedures by maintaining a sterile environment and providing necessary instruments to surgeons.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and management, empowering them to take control of their health.
- Collaborated with supervising nurses to ensure quality care for all patients on the unit.
- Streamlined documentation processes for increased efficiency in record-keeping and care coordination.
- Mentored new nurse externs, sharing best practices and guiding their professional development.
Medical Assistant
Optum
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies
- Phlebotomy
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Record patients' medical inform
- Conduct specified laboratory tests
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained
- 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
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician
- Collect blood, and other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing
- Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission
- Operate, electrocardiogram (EKG)
- 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 equipment
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms
- Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.
Medical Assistant
Mycare Medical Group
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies
- Phlebotomy
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
- Record patients' medical inform
- Conduct specified laboratory tests
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained
- 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
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician
- Collect blood, and other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing
- Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission
- Operate, electrocardiogram (EKG)
- 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 equipment
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming
- Care for children who are disabled or who have sick or disabled parents
- Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
- Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms
- Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brookdale Senior Living
08.2016 - 12.2019
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
- Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities
- Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
- Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine
- Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink
- Supply, collect, or empty bedpans
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves
- Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
- Prepare or serve food trays
- Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination
- Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas
- Record height or weight of patients
- Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care
- Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum
- Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician
- Change bed linens or make beds
- Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper
- Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds
- Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse
- Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brandon Regional Hospital
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays
- Explain medical instructions to patients or family members
- Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse
- Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel
- Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds
- Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation
- Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse
- Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper
- Change bed linens or make beds.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Nursing, Pacifica Senior Living
07.2014 - 01.2015
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
- Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities
- Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
- Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine
- Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
- Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility
- Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink
- Supply, collect, or empty bedpans
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves
- Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers
- Prepare or serve food trays
- Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination
- Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas
- Record height or weight of patients.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Florida Presbyterian Homes
01.2013 - 05.2014
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
- Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities
- Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
- Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink
- Supply, collect, or empty bedpans
- Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum
- Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care
- Record height or weight of patients
- Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas
- Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation
- Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse
- Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper
- Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse
- Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Education
Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing
Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing
03.2024
Associates of Science, Nursing -
Hillsborough Community College
2024
Medical Assistant -
Hillsborough Community College
03.2019
High School Diploma -
Plant City Hugh School
05.2011
Nursing Assistant CNA -
Central
05.2011
Skills
- EMR
- Microsoft
- CPR
- Hippa Guidelines
- Customer Service
- HIPAA Compliance
- Indirect Patient Care
- Medical Terminology
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant, 03/01/13
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, 04/01/19
Timeline
Nurse Extern
HCA Largo Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
Medical Assistant
Optum
12.2021 - 12.2022
Medical Assistant
Mycare Medical Group
01.2021 - 12.2021
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brookdale Senior Living
08.2016 - 12.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant
Brandon Regional Hospital
01.2015 - 12.2015
Certified Nursing Assistant
Nursing, Pacifica Senior Living
07.2014 - 01.2015
Certified Nursing Assistant
Florida Presbyterian Homes
01.2013 - 05.2014
Medical Assistant
Baycare Urgent Care
Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing
Nursing -
Galen College of Nursing
Associates of Science, Nursing -
Hillsborough Community College
Medical Assistant -
Hillsborough Community College
High School Diploma -
Plant City Hugh School
Nursing Assistant CNA -
Central
- Certified Nursing Assistant, 03/01/13
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, 04/01/19
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