Belinda Lawson
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Highly motivated, passionate, detail oriented individual seeking a position in a fast-paced facility where current skills will be utilized as well as continuing to learn new techniques to improve patient care. Goal oriented individual who is enthusiastic about the field of medicine. Offering over 20 years background in many areas with in a medical healthcare field.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant/Biologic Coordinator/Mohs Technician
Epiphany Dermatology
Saginaw, Tx
04.2019 - Current
- Deliver patient care per provider orders, based on practice guidelines and applicable regulations
- Ensure that specialty medications are ordered properly and using resources that make sense for the patient's insurance status
- Act as a resource for patients, prescribers and clinic staff who have questions about access to specialty medications
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with outside contacts such as patient access representatives, sales representatives, and specialty pharmacies
- Establish and maintain good relationships with pharmacies and medication representatives to have access to specialty medications and obtain assistance ordering medication as needed
- Work with clinic staff and patients to ensure patients are getting scheduled for routine appointments as needed by prescribers
- Use tools such as covermymeds, secure email platforms, and pharmacy portals as needed
- Rooming patients, patient histories, medication reconciliations, appointment scheduling, doctor to doctor communications, scribing all patient encounters using EMA EMR, generate lab requisitions for off-site labs, escribe prescriptions per doctor’s orders
- Discuss results with doctor and executed instructions per doctors’ orders
- Set up assisted with biopsies and offices surgeries
- Dismantled and prepped instrument for sterilization or autoclaving
- Assist with biopsy procedures and office surgeries and MOHS surgeries
- Assist with cosmetic injectables, laser treatments and PRP treatments.
Medical Assistant
US DERMATOLOGY PARTNERS, Nadeem Haq Ophthalmology
Weatherford, TX
05.2017 - 01.2019
- Performed preliminary physical tests to accurately record results in patient history summary.
- Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates or refill requests to facilitate treatment.
- Scheduled appointments for patients via phone and in person.
- Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.
- Prepared treatment rooms for patients by cleaning surfaces and restocking supplies.
- Educated patients about medications, procedures and physician's instructions.
- Contacted pharmacies to submit and refill patients' prescriptions.
- Collaborated with local pharmacies to resolve and clarify issues with patient medication.
Medical Assistant
Dr. Nadeem Haq
Denton, TX
01.2016 - 03.2017
- Patient intake-PHI, medication reconciliations, allergy reconciliations and chief complaints
- Worked patients for cataract checks, diabetic exams, glaucoma exams etc
- Performed visual acuities, confrontation fields and refractions
- I have used a manual Phoropter as well as the Epic machine
- Completed doctor orders for fundus and stereo photos using a Nidek camera
- Zeiss for OCT
- Heidelberg visual field machine for glaucoma follow ups.
Medical Assistant
Mid Cities Dermatology
Euless, TX
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Rooming patients, patient histories, medication reconciliations, appointment scheduling, doctor to doctor communications, scribing all patient encounters using Nextech EMR, generate all lab requisitions for off site labs, escribe prescriptions per doctor’s orders
- Discuss results with doctor and executed instructions per doctor’s orders
- Set up assisted with biopsies and offices surgeries
- Dismantled and prepped instrument for sterilization or autoclaving.
- Educated patients about medications, procedures and physician's instructions.
- Contacted pharmacies to submit and refill patients' prescriptions.
Traveling Medical Assistant
Wellmed Medical Management
San Antonio, TX
01.2014 - 11.2014
- Traveled to outlying doctor offices
- Appointment scheduling, doctor to doctor communication
- Performing patient vitals, medical reconciliations, patient histories, lab draws, lab requisitions, injections, escribe prescriptions per doctor’s orders
- Managed incoming lab results, discussed with doctor and executed instructions per doctor’s orders
- Scheduled appointments for patients via phone and in person.
- Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.
- Secured patient information and maintained patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records.
Medical Assistant
Dr. Danny Thomas
Benbrook, TX
07.2012 - 09.2013
- Performed preliminary physical tests to accurately record results in patient history summary.
- Relayed messages from patients to physicians about concerns, condition updates or refill requests to facilitate treatment.
- Interviewed and engaged patients to obtain medical history, chief complaints and vital signs.
- Prepared treatment rooms for patients by cleaning surfaces and restocking supplies.
- Educated patients about medications, procedures and physician's instructions.
- Contacted pharmacies to submit and refill patients' prescriptions.
- Responded to patient callbacks and phone-in prescription refill requests.
- Documented notes during patient visits.
- Labeled and completed lab requisitions using ICD and CPT coding.
- Cleaned and maintained medical equipment following procedures and standards.
Education
ATI-Career Training Center North Richland Hills - North
05.2012
Skills
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Process Implementation
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Interdepartmental Functions Coordination
- Employee Training Program
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Patient Advocacy
- Problem Resolution
- Instructional Material Development
- Patient Care Assessment
Timeline
Medical Assistant/Biologic Coordinator/Mohs Technician
Epiphany Dermatology
04.2019 - Current
Medical Assistant
US DERMATOLOGY PARTNERS, Nadeem Haq Ophthalmology
05.2017 - 01.2019
Medical Assistant
Dr. Nadeem Haq
01.2016 - 03.2017
Medical Assistant
Mid Cities Dermatology
01.2015 - 12.2015
Traveling Medical Assistant
Wellmed Medical Management
01.2014 - 11.2014
Medical Assistant
Dr. Danny Thomas
07.2012 - 09.2013
ATI-Career Training Center North Richland Hills - North
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