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Dafne Tapia-Barrera

Summary

Joining a healthcare team as a dedicated and empathetic Medical Assistant offering highest level of expectations to patient care and patient satisfaction. Cultivate trust and rapport with patients through excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrates support and assist physicians to keep office operations running smoothly with various responsibilities.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Assistant & Dermatology Multispecialty

TotalMed/UCSF
11.2023 - Current

Obtain patients chief complaints, medical history, medication information, and allergies. Perform wound care treatment, wound dressings, and inelastic compression therapy. Enhanced clinic efficiency by assisting physicians with routine biopsy’s and excision’s. Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation. Staple and suture removal, and wound cleaning. Maintaining a sanitized, clean, orderly and well stocked exam rooms and medical equipment. Answering triage phone calls and direct calls. Process medication PA’s.

Medical Assistant & CVT Coordinator

Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
05.2022 - 11.2023

Obtained and document patient chief complaint at intake, medical history, record vital signs, and collect medical records. Perform EKGs, staple and suture removal and wound cleaning. Maintaining a sanitized, clean, orderly and well stocked exam rooms and medical equipment. Send E-Prescribe prescriptions and refills per physicians orders. Schedule new patient consultations and post-op appointments for the cardiovascular thoracic department. Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.

Medical Assistant

Activate-Union Family Health Care Center
03.2019 - 05.2022

Checking patients in and out. Obtain and document patients chief complains and medical history. Record vital signs, perform blood draws, performed CLIA Waived testing ordered by physicians, administered medications and injections as prescribed, adhering strictly to protocols for patient safety. Perform monthly controls. Assisting physicians in minimal invasive surgical procedures, sterile tray set up, removing staples and sutures. Processing DME prescriptions ordered by physician. Filing all types of records organizing and scanning documents, faxing referrals, appt scheduling, and submit medication PA's. Pharmacy inventory and placing medication orders. Maintaining a sanitized, clean, orderly and well stocked exam rooms and medical equipment.

Medical Assistant

Temp Agency Urology Specialist of Nevada
05.2018 - 03.2019

Charts prepping, documenting laboratory and imaging results in patients charts. Obtain and document patients chief complaints and medical history. Assisted physicians with minor procedures, including preparing and sterilizing instruments. Maintaining a sanitized, clean, orderly exam and procedure rooms with medical equipment.

Medical Assistant

Mountain View Medical Associates GME
12.2016 - 06.2018

Obtain and document patients chief complains, medical history, and record vital signs. Performed CLIA Waived testing ordered by physicians. Assisting physicians in minimal invasive surgical procedures, sterile tray set up, removing staples and sutures. Maintaining a sanitized, clean, orderly, and well stocked exam rooms and medical equipment. Processing DME orders.

Education

Pima Medical Institute (2016)

Medical Assistant

MedCA Exp 03/25

National Certification Medical Assistant

American Heart Association (Exp. 6/2026)

BLS Certification

Skills

  • Bilingual (Spanish)
  • Dermatology
  • Cardiology
  • General Surgery
  • Urology
  • Internal/Family Medicine
  • Vital Signs
  • Injections
  • Venipunctures
  • CLIA Waived Testing
  • EKG's
  • Pharmacology
  • Dispensing Medication
  • Phone Etiquette
  • Scheduling
  • Insurance Verification
  • ICD-10/CPT Coding
  • Pre-Authorizations
  • EPIC Program
  • NextGen Program
  • ECW Program
  • MedStream Program

Timeline

Medical Assistant & Dermatology Multispecialty

TotalMed/UCSF
11.2023 - Current

Medical Assistant & CVT Coordinator

Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
05.2022 - 11.2023

Medical Assistant

Activate-Union Family Health Care Center
03.2019 - 05.2022

Medical Assistant

Temp Agency Urology Specialist of Nevada
05.2018 - 03.2019

Medical Assistant

Mountain View Medical Associates GME
12.2016 - 06.2018

Pima Medical Institute (2016)

Medical Assistant

MedCA Exp 03/25

National Certification Medical Assistant

American Heart Association (Exp. 6/2026)

BLS Certification
Dafne Tapia-Barrera