Carly Paradise
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Qualified Medical Assistant with proven background in managing clinical tasks and patient care. Demonstrated ability to enhance operational efficiencies and support medical teams in delivering quality healthcare. Skilled in patient communication and medical record management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Medical Assistant
Genesis Medical Associates Inc.
09.2022 - 06.2024
- Escorted pt to exam room
- Obtained patients accurate height, weight, and vital signs
- Updated patients medical history, complaints, and accurate medication reconciliation with use of EMR system. (Athena)
- Maintained inventory by keeping accurate counts of supplies and ordering more as necessary
- Properly sterilized exam rooms after each patient
- kept exam rooms stocked with adequate supplies
- Administered injections under physician order
- Performed EKG testing, Snellen eye exams, breathing treatments, and ear lavages under physician order
- Obtained patient specimens such as urine, stool, saliva, and blood
- Managed staff schedules
- trained new employees
- accurately submitted patient medication refill requests to appropriate pharmacy and/or provider.
- Chart Prep
- Printed out the "fax box" and assured all documents went to correct personnel
- scanned documents into patient chart
- prepared room and sterile trays for provider for procedures (skin biopsies, wart removal, gynecological, stitch/staple extractions)
Medical Assistant
Pittsburgh Pain Physicians
08.2014 - 09.2022
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Maintained a safe and clean clinical environment by adhering to infection control guidelines and disposing of biohazardous waste properly.
- Assisted physician in procedure room by setting up sterile tray with appropriate supplies based off procedure and patient needs, sterilizing patients skin
- guided fluoroscope and ultrasound for image based procedures under direct physician guidance
- provided patient with pre and post procedural teaching
- obtained patient urine samples for routine drug testing under company protocol
- called patients for appointment reminders
- medication refills and authorizations
- trained new employees
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Assisting
Career Training Academy
Pittsburgh, PA08-2014
Skills
- HIPAA compliance
- Clinical leadership
- Insurance verification and billing
- Patient education and counseling
- Scheduling and appointment management
- Vital signs monitoring
- Staff oversight
- Medical office administration
- Professionalism and ethics
- Team building and supervision
- Electronic health records management
- Clinical flow management
- EMR / EHR
- Customer service
- Medical terminology
- Prioritizing stat orders
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Laboratory maintenance
- Medical records management
- Immunization administration
- Patient assessments
- Simple dressings
- Vital sign monitoring
- Specimens collection and processing
- Specimen labeling
- Sterilization techniques
Timeline
Lead Medical Assistant
Genesis Medical Associates Inc.
09.2022 - 06.2024
Medical Assistant
Pittsburgh Pain Physicians
08.2014 - 09.2022
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Assisting
Career Training Academy
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