CIERA D'AGUILAR
Queens ,NY
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant - Emergency Department
Mount Sinai Morningside / Mount Sinai Queens
Astoria, NY
11.2020 - Current
- Assists the healthcare team during medical trauma, sepsis, and stroke codes.
- Monitors patients and reports changes to nurses and physicians.
- Assists patients with limited mobility in dressing, bathing, and other day-to-day needs.
- Collects specimens, performs venipuncture,and fingersticks for blood glucose.
- Performs stat electrocardiograms as ordered.
- Post-mortem care
Clinical Assistant - Otolaryngology
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
New York, NY
08.2019 - 11.2020
- Obtained patient vital signs, medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Maintained up-to-date patient records with medical histories and test results.
- Reviewed physician's calendar and scheduled patient appointments by telephone and in-person.
- Utilized effective communication and active listening skills when interacting with physicians, staff, and patients.
- Coordinated with appropriate administrative staff to address clinical, operational, and financial questions.
Laboratory Technician/Manager
Integrative Medicine of NYC
New York, NY
04.2017 - 08.2019
- Handled specimens according to laboratory protocols to maximize the accuracy and precision of patient results.
- Developed and implemented new protocols to improve accuracy of laboratory results.
- Documented machine performance by maintaining daily logs in equipment record books.
- Kept supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Updated inventory expiration, temperature and vaccine logs to maintain current tracking documentation.
Lead Medical Assistant
Manhattan Gastroenterology
New York, NY
02.2016 - 04.2017
- Assisted physicians with clinical procedures following safe practices.
- Filtered incoming calls to determine the needs for immediate appointments or scheduled visits.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Precepted newly hired employees and trained each on proper procedures, policies and electronic medical records (EClinicalWorks).
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
Medical Assistant
Astoria Cardiology
Astoria, NY
08.2015 - 02.2016
- Scheduled appointments and registered patients.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations and procedures.
- Followed appropriate procedures to minimize patient's exposure to radiation during cardiac stress tests.
Education
Associate of Science - Business Administration-Healthcare Management
LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY12.2023
Medical Assistant Certificate - Medical Assistant Specialist
Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY09.2013
High School Diploma -
World Journalism Preparatory School
Flushing, NY06.2010
Skills
- Patient-Focused Care
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Phlebotomy
- 12-lead Electrocardiogram
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Emergency Room Procedures
- Lab Result Interpretation
- Medical Office Administration
- Patient and Office Flow Management
- Inventory and Supply Management
- Record Keeping
Certification
- Medical Assistant Specialist
- Basic Cardiac Life Support/ Automated External Defibrillator
- Intravenous therapy (Peripheral IV)
- Laboratory testing machines (Pentra 400, Micros 60, Tosoh 360)
Timeline
Medical Assistant - Emergency Department
Mount Sinai Morningside / Mount Sinai Queens
11.2020 - Current
Clinical Assistant - Otolaryngology
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
08.2019 - 11.2020
Laboratory Technician/Manager
Integrative Medicine of NYC
04.2017 - 08.2019
Lead Medical Assistant
Manhattan Gastroenterology
02.2016 - 04.2017
Medical Assistant
Astoria Cardiology
08.2015 - 02.2016
Associate of Science - Business Administration-Healthcare Management
LaGuardia Community College
Medical Assistant Certificate - Medical Assistant Specialist
Borough of Manhattan Community College
High School Diploma -
World Journalism Preparatory School