Cesar A Saavedra
Dallas,TX
Summary
Personable Medical Assistant with five years of hands-on experience balancing problematic administrative and clinical duties to achieve patient satisfaction. Offering a thorough understanding of the medical registration process and procedures to streamline client processing. Compassionate and respectful collaborator recognized for delivering high-quality healthcare and excellent customer service. Creative, energetic professional skilled in office administration, team collaboration and qualitative and quantitative analysis with proven ability to work in fast-paced environment. Proven ability to manage diversified office administrative functions, manage events, offer customer assistance and provide team support.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant/Receptionist
deNovo Health & Aesthetics
Dallas , TX
03.2024 - Current
- Assisted patients with scheduling appointments and managing inquiries.
- Greeted patients and visitors, verified patient information, and managed patient flow in the reception area.
- Answered incoming calls, scheduled appointments, and provided general information to callers.
- Provided assistance to clinicians during exams when needed.
- Completed various clerical tasks such as typing letters, completing forms.
- Assisted with preparing exam rooms for patient visits and maintained cleanliness throughout the office.
- Performed administrative functions such as data entry into electronic health record system or other software programs.
- Managed inventory of medical supplies and placed orders for replenishment when necessary.
- Assisted surgeons during procedures by providing instruments and supplies.
- Prepared surgical instruments and equipment for various operations.
- Educated patients on pre-operative instructions and post-operative care requirements.
- Documented surgical procedures and maintained accurate patient records.
- Assisted in prepping operating room for surgery by sterilizing instruments and setting up equipment.
- Assisted surgeons in variety of minor and major surgical procedures.
- Assisted with minor office procedures such as suture removal, incision checks, biopsies.
- Provided assistance to surgeons, circulating nurses, and anesthesiologists with patient positioning, draping, and preparation of operative sites.
- Administered intravenous therapies following established protocols and safety guidelines.
- Monitored patients for adverse reactions during IV treatments, reporting concerns promptly.
Medical Assistant/Front of House Team Member
Concentra Urgent Care
Dallas, TX
02.2022 - 03.2024
- Welcomed patrons to front desk and engaged in friendly conversations while conducting check-in process.
- Prepared medical charts, scanned documents and organized patient information.
- Performed preliminary physical tests to accurately record results in patient history summary.
- Educated patients about medications, procedures and physician's instructions.
- Secured patient information and maintained patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records.
- Assessed, documented and monitored vital signs for patients within outpatient setting.
- Recorded test or medical data for reports using narratives, charts or graphs.
- Collaborated effectively on team of 20 workers in fast-paced and quickly changing environment.
- Assisted with diagnostic testing by collecting and packaging biological specimens for internal and laboratory analysis.
- Administered rapid tests for COVID and strep to help clinical staff assess conditions.
- Measured vital signs and took medical histories to prepare patients for examination.
- Obtained blood samples for medical testing and transfusion through venipuncture or capillary puncture.
Medical Office Specialist/Referral Coordinator
HCA Physician Services Group
San Antonio, TX
10.2020 - 02.2022
- Acquired insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by attending physician.
- Scheduled patients according to availability, urgency and insurance authorization guidelines.
- Prioritized referrals according to urgency and adhered to appropriate referral deadlines.
- Assisted organizational efforts by filing, entering data and answering phones.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
Education
Certified Medical Assistant - Medical Assisting
The College of Health Care Profession
San Antonio, TX01.2022
High School Diploma -
Roy Miller High School
Corpus Christi, TX2015
Skills
- Bilingual fluently in Spanish
- Detail-oriented
- Patient scheduling
- Excellent multi-tasker
- Customer relations
- Time management
- CPR certified
- Data entry
- Preparing specimens and samples
- Electrocardiography (EKG)
- Lab equipment setup
- Patient-handling equipment
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Vital sign monitors
- Surgical assistance
- IV insertion
- IV preparation
Reference
Shay McGhee-Supervisor 210-781-2026
Glenda Flores-Teacher- 361-445-2421
Nadra Jordan- Colleague 662-242-0854
Certification
IV Therapy
Timeline
Medical Assistant/Receptionist
deNovo Health & Aesthetics
03.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant/Front of House Team Member
Concentra Urgent Care
02.2022 - 03.2024
Medical Office Specialist/Referral Coordinator
HCA Physician Services Group
10.2020 - 02.2022
Certified Medical Assistant - Medical Assisting
The College of Health Care Profession
High School Diploma -
Roy Miller High School