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HANNAH HIGDON

Savannah,GA

Summary

Effective liaison between patients and physicians with over a decade of expertise in clinical management for high-volume, multi-physician, fast-paced medical practice. Looking to expand on skills and devote expertise to care and treatment of animals along with providing exceptional service to their owners.


Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Assistant

Chatham Orthopedic Associates
10.2020 - Current
  • Facilitate pain management clinic with two providers, ensuring efficient work flow to optimize patient office visits.
  • Managing voicemail and phone lines as calls are received while being attentive to patients questions and concerns in a professional and compassionate manner.
  • Effectively utilizing the GA PDMP to gain insite on patient's prescription drug usage as directed by physician.
  • Entering patient's prescriptions, imaging, procedures and physical therapy orders into EMR.
  • Prepare and administer medications and injections in a sterile manner as directed by physician.
  • Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of exam rooms, as well as maintain well-stocked and organized clinical space.
  • Obtain patient medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies and compile in EMR.
  • Schedule appointments, register patients, and obtain imaging reports from outside facilities.
  • Complete prior authorization requests on prescribed medications as necessary.
  • Assist with insurance authorizations and schedule peer to peer discussions in order to obtain authorization for requested procedures and advanced imaging.
  • Explain procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation to create clearly defined treatment goals and expectations.

Medical Assistant

OrthoGeorgia
03.2012 - 11.2019
  • Assisted physician with in-office procedures, including rooming, prepping and draping patients for exam
  • Facilitated communication among team of MDs, PAs, MAs, RNs, NPs and pre-certification department to ensure successful patient outcomes.
  • Performed administrative duties, including scheduling surgeries and appointments, returning patient's calls in a timely manner, charting and filing patient information.
  • Accurately documented physician's orders into patient chart, including labs, imaging, DME, etc.
  • Efficiently managed an orthopedic clinic of approximately patients daily with physician and mid-level.
  • Dressed wounds, removed sutures and staples.


Education

Diploma - Medical Assistant

Central Georgia Technical College
Macon, GA
12.2011

Skills

    Detail oriented

    Multi-tasker

    Compassionate

    Adaptable

    Strong work ethic

    Critical thinking

    Time management

    Medical terminology

    Handling pressure

    Positive attitude

    Problem Solver

Certification

CPR Certified

Timeline

Medical Assistant

Chatham Orthopedic Associates
10.2020 - Current

Medical Assistant

OrthoGeorgia
03.2012 - 11.2019

Diploma - Medical Assistant

Central Georgia Technical College

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