Brenda Vijil
Kayenta,AZ
Summary
My name is Brenda Vijil, I worked as a Medical Assistant for 7 years at Utah Navajo Health System. I also gained experience working with EMS as an EMS driver for 4 years while working for the same company. I am currently employed with the same company at Montezuma Creek Community Health Center, Montezuma Creek, Utah.
Experienced with healthcare procedures and patient assistance. Utilizing strong organizational skills to maintain efficient office operations and support 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
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant
Utah Navajo Health System
Montezuma Creek, UT
08.2025 - Current
- Administered patient care, including vital signs monitoring and medical history documentation.
- Facilitated patient flow by coordinating Nurse Visits.
- Supported clinical staff in procedural preparations and patient education initiatives.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Built strong relationships with patients through effective communication skills that foster trust in the clinic''s commitment to quality care.
- Maintained a safe and clean clinical environment by adhering to infection control guidelines and disposing of biohazardous waste properly.
- Facilitated seamless patient care with thorough and accurate documentation of medical histories, vital signs, and medications.
- Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and assisting with instruments needed.
- Ensured patient safety and comfort during examinations, effectively addressing concerns and answering questions.
- Enhanced clinic efficiency by assisting physicians with routine procedures and diagnostic tests.
- Coordinated patient referrals to specialists or other healthcare providers as needed for comprehensive care management plans.
- Provided support during emergencies, especially during a code green or code blue medical emergencies by administering first aid treatments under physician supervision until further assistance arrived.
- Enhanced team communication by organizing regular staff meetings and sharing updates on patient care protocols.
Medical Assistant
UNHS @ Monument Valley Health Clinic
01.2017 - 01.2024
- Working under a physician daily, assisting with daily room set ups per physician orders, continuously on the phone answering incoming phone calls as well as making outgoing calls to update patients with appointments, or updating their referrals that the physician has ordered for them. Great with multitasking, working on the floor, working at my desk inputting patient information all while also answering phone calls and working directly with patients in clinic as well as co workers. Familiar with the updated EMR systems, inputting patient information, documenting, scheduling, chatting with physician assigned to, and so much more our EMRs have with current updated technology. Working on referrals per physician orders, completing referral processes, scheduling and helping patients with transportation if needed.
- Per physician orders depending on daily schedules, assisting with:
- Toenail removal set-ups, PAP smear set up, IUD removal/insertion set up, Nexplanon insertion/removal set-ups, sport physicals preparedness, IM injections, updating children and adults with their immunizations, Subcutaneous injections, laboratory urine tests, labeling patient information correctly and double checking with two other nurses or physician before inputting patient information, blood draws, nasal swabs, throat swabs, inputting lab orders, vital signs, ER patient preparedness completing all documents needed for patients ER transport, set up for IV placement, using PPE, using different needle sizes for adults and children, restocking rooms, cleaning exam rooms, patient education in new DME equipment, printing patients well child documents for patient parents, inputting initial OB information, educating post partum patients on contraceptives, setting up EKG’s, printing and/or input EKG result into patients chart, familiar with Athena EMR systems.
EMS Driver
Utah Navajo Health System, @ Monument Valley Health Clinic
01.2017 - 01.2021
- As an EMS driver, I’ve gained experience working under pressure, especially in an event of an emergency. I had the opportunity to work under EMT’s, basic, advanced and paramedics. I’ve attended trainings, such as ambulance driver trainings, EMT training, such as running through different scenarios like car roll overs, ambulance landing marking if life flight is needed, learning to use a neck brace on patients unable to move in an car accident, learning to work together as a team, with flight nurses and paramedics as well. Learning to communicate through radio, learning different code numbers and names to better understand hospital transportation, and through EMS, PD and dispatch systems. As a driver, I was also able to know the inside of an ambulance knowing where equipment is kept, medications, vials for injections, backboards, oxygen tanks, making sure everything is wiped down and restocked daily
Education
Associates of science Degree -
Utah State University
01-2013
Medical Assistant Certification - undefined
01-2013
Clinical Laboratory Certification - undefined
01-2013
Skills
- Communication skills
- Teamwork
- Multitasking
- Organization
- Answering incoming and making outgoing phone calls
- Showing empathy to our patients
- Work well under pressure
- Flexible to work at other locations if needed
- Laboratory experience
- Vital sign monitoring
- EMR / EHR
- Clinical documentation
- Patient-focused care
- Procedure assistance
- CPR
- Professionalism and ethics
- Maintaining confidentiality
- OB/GYN procedures
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Utah Navajo Health System
08.2025 - Current
Medical Assistant
UNHS @ Monument Valley Health Clinic
01.2017 - 01.2024
EMS Driver
Utah Navajo Health System, @ Monument Valley Health Clinic
01.2017 - 01.2021
Medical Assistant Certification - undefined
Clinical Laboratory Certification - undefined
Associates of science Degree -
Utah State University
AWARDS
Medical Assistant Certification, USU, Clinical/Laboratory Certification, USU, CPR certification, 2026