Cynthia Alvarado
Tujunga,CA
Summary
Passionate, newly graduated nurse with demonstrated, extensive experience in a medical settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with patients and families while providing compassionate care. Seeking to further nursing experience with a position that offers professional challenges utilizing excellent communication, time management and critical thinking skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant
Optum Health/Maxim Health Services
Burbank, California
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Contracted/Temporary position through a temp agency
- Back office Medical Assistant for the General Medicine and Specialty
- Greeting and rooming patients
- Obtaining vitals and entering information in EMR, Preparing chart for Physician
- Assisting Providers in any procedures, translating and chaperoning
- Administered Vaccinations and various medications.
- Performed high volume, phlebotomy tasks efficiently while ensuring minimal discomfort for patients during blood collection procedures.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
Covid 19 Vaccine Administrator
Dignity Health/Officeworks
Northridge, California
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Contracted/Temporary position
- Part of a team that initiated a Covid 19 vaccine clinic.
- Administered high volume of Covid 19 vaccines to adults and children in the Community.
Medical Assistant 2
Providence/Facey Medical Group
Mission Hills, CA
02.2014 - 02.2021
- Back office Medical Assistant for the Internal Medicine Department
- Greeting and rooming patients
- Obtaining vitals and entering information in EMR, Preparing chart for Physician
- Administered Vaccinations and various medications.
- Enhanced clinic efficiency by assisting physicians with routine procedures and diagnostic tests and Spanish translation.
Medical Assistant
Dr. Gregory C. Yu
La Canada, CA
08.2011 - 02.2014
- Single back office Medical Assistant for an Internal Medicine Physician and Nurse Practitioner for a private practice.
- Obtaining vital signs and administering vaccinations and other injections.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.
- Conducted monthly and quarterly inventory of supplies using facility cost reporting records.
Office Assistant
Exact Staff Inc
Valencia, CA.
06.2011 - 08.2011
- General office duties for a temporary staffing agency.
- Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying, and distributing mail.
- Managed daily data entry and kept clerical information accurate and up-to-date.
- Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.
Office Manager/Personal Assistant
Ada's Basic Training
Encino, CA
06.2008 - 06.2011
- Manage a staff of Pilates instructors and physical conditioning trainers for a private fitness studio/wellness center
- Responsible for trainer's schedule and rescheduling of clients
- In charge of general office duties, such as ordering supplies, performing basic bookkeeping work as well as the hiring and overseeing general maintenance, such as plumbing, lighting repairs, and cleaning crew
- Resolve customer complaints and provide employees with guidance in handling and resolving escalated complaints or disputes.
Verification Loan Officer
Shell Vacation Club
Pasadena, CA
05.2006 - 06.2008
- The verification of loan paperwork for a non-traditional time-share company
- Retrieving and answering high volume customer service related calls
- High volume data entry.
Medical Assistant
Prototypes Women Center
Pomona, CA.
06.2001 - 06.2006
- Independently maintained the medical department of an inpatient drug rehabilitation center after hours, evenings, and weekends
- Organized and oversaw patients taking their medication
- Administered First Aid and CPR to women and children when necessary
- Worked together with Counselors and made decisions as far as health was concerned under the guidance of Medical Director
- High level of charting and documentation.
Medical Assistant 2
UCLA Medical Center
Westwood, CA.
09.1994 - 09.2001
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical history and measured their vital signs, weight, and height
- Prepared and administered medications as directed by a physician
- Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean and collected blood and/or other laboratory specimens
- Assisted in minor surgeries: Sigmoidoscopies, Colposcopies, Dilation and Curettage, Circumcisions
- Rotated in Urgent Care.
- Part of The Children of the Night" team working with at risk, runaway youth.
Education
Vocational Nursing
Concorde Career College
North Hollywood, California08.2023
Medical Assisting Diploma - Medical Assisting
Concorde Career College
Van Nuys, CaliforniaNo Degree - General Education/Science
Antelope Valley College
Lancaster, CaliforniaSkills
- License in Practical/Vocational Nursing of California
- Bilingual – Spanish
- American Heart Association BLS certification
- Injection Administration (Adult and Pediatric)
- Phlebotomy
- Hemoglobin A1C
- Urine Analysis Dip/HCG and Electronic
- Electronic Medical Records- Epic, Allscripts
- Word/Excel
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Optum Health/Maxim Health Services
08.2021 - 12.2021
Covid 19 Vaccine Administrator
Dignity Health/Officeworks
02.2021 - 07.2021
Medical Assistant 2
Providence/Facey Medical Group
02.2014 - 02.2021
Medical Assistant
Dr. Gregory C. Yu
08.2011 - 02.2014
Office Assistant
Exact Staff Inc
06.2011 - 08.2011
Office Manager/Personal Assistant
Ada's Basic Training
06.2008 - 06.2011
Verification Loan Officer
Shell Vacation Club
05.2006 - 06.2008
Medical Assistant
Prototypes Women Center
06.2001 - 06.2006
Medical Assistant 2
UCLA Medical Center
09.1994 - 09.2001
Vocational Nursing
Concorde Career College
Medical Assisting Diploma - Medical Assisting
Concorde Career College
No Degree - General Education/Science
Antelope Valley College