Christina Stewart
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Skilled Patient Care Technician offering demonstrated expertise in patient support developed over 20+ years of healthcare experience. Skilled at supporting transports, ambulating patients and charting updates. Flexible team player with positive and upbeat nature.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PCT (Patient Care Technician)
Northwest Medical Center
04.2024 - Current
- ICU night shift
Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler
Southwest Shoulder Elbow and hand center
10.2022 - 04.2024
- Responsible for rooming patients, obtaining vitals, casting and splinting, suture removal. Returning patient phone calls.
- Responsible for surgery scheduling, obtaining authorizations, CPT coding and ICD-10, maintaining physicians surgery and clinic schedule. Scheduling diagnostic testing.
Administrative assistant
Northpoint Asset Management
01.2018 - 10.2022
- Day to day operations, collect rent money, answer phones, run and review reports, make daily bank deposits, run criminal and credit checks, prior rental verification, run 5 day reports and send out 5 day notices for 500+ units, run payroll reports, work orders, enter vendor bills for payment, update and schedule appointments for managers
Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler
SW shoulder, elbow, and hand center
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsible for rooming patients, obtaining vitals, casting and splinting, suture removal. Returning patient phone calls.
- Responsible for surgery scheduling, obtaining authorizations, CPT coding and ICD-10, maintaining physicians surgery and clinic schedule. Scheduling diagnostic testing.
Insurance representative
AppleOne
03.2015 - 12.2015
- Take incoming calls of providers who are calling for claim information on medicare and Medicaid claims.
Insurance Verification Representative
AppleOne
12.2014 - 02.2015
- Calling insurance companies to verify eligibility and benefits for Arizona Oncology temp position.
Surgery Scheduler/ Medical Assistant
Southwestern Surgery Associates
11.2012 - 10.2013
Medical Assistant
Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center
12.2010 - 11.2012
Medical Assistant
Urological Associates
08.2008 - 10.2009
Medical Assistant
Tucson Orthopedic Institute
07.2006 - 08.2008
Student
Brookline College
01.2006 - 08.2006
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
10.2003 - 01.2006
Education
Diploma - Clinical Medical Assisting
Brookline College
Tucson, AZ01.2006
Skills
- Medical Records
- ICD-10
- Vital Signs
- Catheter Care
- Medical Billing
- EMR systems
- Patient Care
- Vital signs
- Phlebotomy
- Experience Administering Injections
- CPT Coding
- Outlook
- Vital signs monitoring
- CPR certification
- Patient observation
- Blood glucose testing
Certification
- Medical Assistant August 2006 to Present
- CPR Certification
- AED Certification
- BLS Certification
Additional Information
- Skills:
- Surgery Scheduler:
- O Schedule surgeries with patient, hospital, anesthesiologist
- O Maintain multiple Dr.'s Schedule for office, surgery, and meetings
- O Obtain proper written consent for surgery
- O Research and data entry for patients records
- O Obtain prior authorization for surgeries and procedures
- PCT:
- O Provided assistance in ADLs for 6-8 surgical patients
- O Assisted Physical Therapist with Physical Therapy treatment
- O Properly took and recorded all vital signs
- O Assisted patient with 3 meals per day
- O Responsible for patient dressing changes
- O Trained patients for home catheter care
- O Proper placement and care of catheters
- O Provided glucose monitoring and proper recording
- O Administered 12 lead EKG exams
- MA:
- O Assisting the Dr. with patient exams and procedures
- O Properly took and recorded all vitals
- O Setting up and assisting with sterile procedures
- O Phlebotomy and injections
- O Obtain referrals and authorizations
- O Proper placement and removal of cast and splint
- O Pharmacy calls for new and refill prescriptions
- O Removal of sutures and staples
- O Placement of steri-strips
- O Placement of urinary catheters
- O Assisting Dr. with cystoscopies and vasectomies
- O Administering prostate and bladder cancer treatments
- Additional skills:
- CPR and first aid certified, computers-Microsoft word, excel, power point, internet search, electronic medical records
Timeline
PCT (Patient Care Technician)
Northwest Medical Center
04.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler
Southwest Shoulder Elbow and hand center
10.2022 - 04.2024
Administrative assistant
Northpoint Asset Management
01.2018 - 10.2022
Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler
SW shoulder, elbow, and hand center
01.2016 - 01.2018
Insurance representative
AppleOne
03.2015 - 12.2015
Insurance Verification Representative
AppleOne
12.2014 - 02.2015
Surgery Scheduler/ Medical Assistant
Southwestern Surgery Associates
11.2012 - 10.2013
Medical Assistant
Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center
12.2010 - 11.2012
Medical Assistant
Urological Associates
08.2008 - 10.2009
Medical Assistant
Tucson Orthopedic Institute
07.2006 - 08.2008
Student
Brookline College
01.2006 - 08.2006
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
10.2003 - 01.2006
Diploma - Clinical Medical Assisting
Brookline College