Erica Torres
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Health care professional with strong background in patient care, hygiene assistance, and vital sign monitoring. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with medical teams to ensure patient well-being and adapt to changing needs. Skilled in maintaining clean environments, administering medications, and providing compassionate support. Reliable and results-driven, with focus on delivering high-quality care and fostering positive patient experience.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Aide/Instructional Aide
Rosedale School District
09.2024 - Current
- Improved patient comfort by providing attentive and compassionate care.
- Recorded patient information in patient journals and notified nursing supervisors of changing or unusual conditions.
- Contributed to a positive work atmosphere through effective teamwork, communication, and collaboration with colleagues.
- monitored diabetic clients, glucose monitoring, bolus insulin
- monitored clients with seizures
- catheter care
- administered gastric tube feedings
- toilet training
Medical Assistant
FPA Women’s Health
10.2023 - 06.2024
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- administered injections (IM)
- Verified insurances
- schedule appointments
- surgical tech
- sanitization, decontamination
- room and tray set up
- lab technician (blood draws), (urinalysis), (Hgb), (Hct), Rh testing, Check glucose
Medical Assistant
Ajitpal S. Tiwana, MD
03.2021 - 06.2023
- clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms
- interview patients to gather medical information
- prepare patient treatment areas for use
- clean medical equipment
- assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment
- record vital statistics or other health information
- administer medications or immunization
- monitor patients
- perform EKG, Holter monitors
- Perform ear irrigations
- Autoclave/surgical instruments
- Vision/hearing test
- Glucose monitoring
- throat cultures
- Urinalysis, stool sample collection
- wound care
- suture removal
Education
No Degree - Nursing
Unitek College
Bakersfield, CA12-2024
No Degree - Medical Assistant
Milan Institute
Bakersfield, CA03-2021
High School Diploma -
Mount Olive High School
Duarte, CA06-2009
Skills
- Patient monitoring (3 years)
- Experienced administering injections
- Vital signs
- Patient care
- EMR system
- Venipuncture
- Medical Scheduling
- Laboratory experience
- Medical office experience
- Communication Skills
- Insurance verification
- Bilingual
Certification
- BLS certification
- CPR certified
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Health Aide/Instructional Aide
Rosedale School District
09.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant
FPA Women’s Health
10.2023 - 06.2024
Medical Assistant
Ajitpal S. Tiwana, MD
03.2021 - 06.2023
- BLS certification
- CPR certified
No Degree - Nursing
Unitek College
No Degree - Medical Assistant
Milan Institute
High School Diploma -
Mount Olive High School
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