Elisa Guardiola Meléndez
Brighton,CO
Summary
Accomplished family physician and provider site lead with 18 years of experience managing medical business operations and supervising staff while caring for patients. Accurate when assessing patients, determining diagnoses, and building targeted treatment plans. Decisive leader with systematic approach resulting in superior care.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SCL Health Medical Group
07.2017 - Current
- Provide medical care to diverse patient population including evaluation, diagnosis and management of their conditions.
- Minor procedures – skin extractions and skin biopsies; colposcopy; joint injections and toenail extractions.
- Daily use of EPIC electronic medical record
- Provide after-hours medical coverage.
- Ambulatory clinic representative on the Policy & Procedure committee
- Administrative Responsibilities – Physician Site Lead
- Provide supervision to medical staff, mentor to new providers/onboarding, and corrective intervention as needed.
- Promote, implement, communicate and support quality improvement/patient experience dashboard/scores produced by administrators/insurance plans.
- Work closely as a triad with Practice administrator and Practice manager to advocate for patient care including addressing care gaps, concerns and safety for all.
- Cascade communications related to providers and daily huddles.
- Foster group culture and teamwork
Independent Consultant
Jackson & Coker
09.2016 - Current
- Review standing orders/protocols for vaccines and naloxone protocols via DocuSign
InnovAge Greater Colorado PACE
09.2016 - 07.2017
- Outpatient Clinic setting ~ 90% of time
- Provide medical care to participants including evaluation, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic medical conditions
- Participate within the interdisciplinary team daily and formulation of Plans of Care for each individual participant.
- Minor procedures – skin extractions and skin biopsies
- Prime Suite - Greenway electronic medical record
- Provide after-hours medical coverage.
- Skilled Nursing Facilities setting ~ 10% of time.
- Admit and confirm orders for new admits and transferred participants.
- Provide medical care as noted above during monthly regulatory visits.
- Review medications and adjust medications as deemed appropriate.
LA CLINICA TEPEYAC, INC
09.2011 - 07.2016
- Administrative Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Executive Director and Board of Directors to operate and manage a $3 million-dollar non-profit health facility
- Define and orchestrate the delivery of culturally competent, comprehensive, integrated health care.
- Supervise scheduling and responsibilities of medical, behavioral and health promotions staff.
- Establish exemplary standards for clinical operations and codes of conduct in all pertinent areas of services: labs medication, record keeping, patient confidentiality, referrals to specialty care.
- Implemented an integrated health care model of service: medical, behavioral health and health promotions.
- Transition medical records from paper charts to electronic health record system – eClinical Works
- Implemented Diabetes Registry for population management.
- Revised client services cost and implemented new lab pricing.
- Develop, review and implement ambulatory clinic policy and procedures.
- Provided input throughout application process for New Access Point application to HRSA.
- Worked closely with Leadership staff to develop and implement workflows for a successful Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC) implementation plan.
- Collaborated and implemented Quality Improvement/Assurance Plan and Peer Review Committee
- Collaborated closely with various leading community organizations to implement and develop programs such as population health registries; team-based care for integration health model to include behavioral health and health promotions and wellness programs.
- Oversee departmental budget and fiscal management.
- Collaborate with leadership team to optimize patient care and patient satisfaction.
- Incorporation of evidence-based tools, best practices, guides and strategies in the delivery of culturally competent integrated health care
- Serves as ex-officio, non-voting member of the board.
- Chief Medical Officer
- Serve as Physician in Charge for nonprofit clinic, serving underserved, uninsured primarily Hispanic patient base of approximately 5,000.
- Provide medical care to diverse patient population including evaluation, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic conditions.
- Minor outpatient procedures: skin biopsies, skin excisions, incision and drainage, 2-layer laceration repairs, toenail removal, endometrial biopsy, IUD removal, Implanon removal, colposcopy, cast removal.
Family Medicine Physician
SALUD FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS
11.2007 - 06.2011
- Outpatient Clinic setting
- Treat 18 to 24 patients per day: adult/pediatric/adolescents/obstetrical patients
- Minor procedures – skin extractions, skin biopsies, incision and drainage, toenail removal, endometrial biopsies, IUD placement/removal, Implanon removal cast removal.
- Referrals to specialists, medication refills
- Daily use of eClinical works electronic medical record.
- Clinical Quality Improvement Chairperson at clinical site
- Inpatient setting
- Admitting, diagnosing, treating and discharging patients
- Obstetrical care including management of labor and delivery, second assist on C-sections.
- Newborn infant initial exam and subsequent hospital care
- Collaborated in the development and implementation of basal insulin order set.
- Admitting privileges at Platte Valley Medical Center
Education
Residency -
University of Wyoming Family Medicine
Cheyenne, WY01.2007
Internship - undefined
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Family Medicine
Odessa, TX01.2005
Doctor of Medicine - undefined
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO01.2004
Bachelor of Science - Biology (Allied Health)/ Spanish
Adams State University
Alamosa, CO01.1995
Skills
- Health promotion
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Chronic disease management
- Patient-centered care
- Positive attitude
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Reliability
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 7 medical providers members.
- Collaborated with team to improve quality sum score
Certification
- American Board Certification of Family Medicine
- Colorado Practitioner’s License
- Drug Enforcement Administration License
- ACLS/BLS Certification
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
SCL Health Medical Group
07.2017 - Current
Independent Consultant
Jackson & Coker
09.2016 - Current
InnovAge Greater Colorado PACE
09.2016 - 07.2017
LA CLINICA TEPEYAC, INC
09.2011 - 07.2016
Family Medicine Physician
SALUD FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS
11.2007 - 06.2011
Internship - undefined
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine - undefined
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Biology (Allied Health)/ Spanish
Adams State University
Residency -
University of Wyoming Family Medicine
Awards
Trio Colorado Aspire 2010 Achiever Award, Colorado Health Foundation – Physician Loan repayment recipient 2008 - 2011, Diversity Scholarship, UCHSC 1999 – 2001
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