Elijah Addison

The medical assistant's job at Foot and Ankle Specialist is to triage patients while making sure that they
maintain a high level of professionalism. While working with the physician they are expected to accurately
record patient history/chief complaint, procedures completed on patients, treatments given, and the patient's
response to treatment as reported by the patient. Additionally, they are required to know and understand the
anatomy of the foot and ankle and accurately read foot x-rays (as a certified x-ray assistant) and ultrasounds
while directly recording the clinical and radiological findings in the patient's chart. As a medical assistant, they
are required to dispense DME to the patient while educating them on how to properly use the device.

The Job of a Unit Coordinator was to verify patients' insurance, check them in with quality customer service, answer phone calls and schedule appointments. Additionally, Unit Coordinators must have availability during their off time, for when they are needed on-call. During this stent, I also worked as an medical assistant, where I filled the task of taking vital signs, triaging the patient and recording the information in the HPI. Since this was an Urgent care I would switch between MA and UC depending on where I was needed. Additionally, I was on-call for both positions.

The OR Assistant is responsible for transporting of patients, specimens/blood, instruments/equipment/supplies as needed to assigned locations. OR assistants must know and readily understand all medical equipment and supplies and be able to properly prep each case with the correct equipment depending on what the surgeon asks for. They are responsible for restocking surgical suites and support areas and disinfection of operating rooms and equipment as needed. Before each procedure, OR assistants are required to transport the patient to the correct operating/pre-op room. This sometime requires helping the patient transfer from their bed to the surgical table. Additionally, the are required to Identify and report situations that require intervention to the Operations Supervisor.

My time at the University of South Florida included taking prerequisites for physician assistant school. This included taking the courses Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry with the lab, Microbiology with the lab, Anatomy I & II with labs, and General Biology I & II with labs. All of which i have maintained an 3.3 GPA in the perquisites. During my tenure at USF i have been able to build upon my time management skills by attending classes and going to work full time.

My time at the College Dupage allowed to take on the role of a student athlete. This experience taught me time management and prioritization skills. I was able to develop my academics to a college level in preparation for the University of South Florida in addition to learning valuable leadership skills from being a captain of the Dupage football team.