Jose Castro
Medical Assitant
Kissimmee,FL
Summary
Conscientious Healthcare professional offering over 11 years of experience in fast-paced settings. Competent in organizing charts, preparing patient rooms and supporting diagnostic processes through laboratory testing and medication administration. Positive and upbeat with excellent communication skills. Highly motivated and committed with proven history of superior performance at individual, team and organizational levels. Multitasks and prioritizes workloads with little or no supervision. Detail-oriented professional looking to bring medical background and team-building skills to deadline-driven environment.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant/Scribe
Jacob Medical Associates
06.2019 - 07.2024
- Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
- Supported duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.
- Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Selected appropriate ICD-10 and CPT codes for records.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
- Communicated regularly with clients' families to provide updates on health and wellbeing.
- Documented complete information about examinations, treatment plans, lab results, and other details directly into charts.
- Accompanied physicians through day in fast-paced, stressful environments.
- Reviewed and edited transcribed reports and corrected material for spelling, grammar, and clarity.
- Stayed organized and kept detailed records to accurately track progress and client information.
- Maintained database of transcribed documents for easy access and retrieval.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve transcription efficiency.
- Stayed current with industry terminology to provide accurate transcription services.
- Obtained patient medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies
Medical Assistant
Maxim HealthCare @ Lockheed Martin West- Orlando, FL
07.2018 - 06.2019
- Front Desk, made appointments, answer calls, made follow up calls, check in/out, collect co-pays
- Prepare charts for procedures, back office, room patients
- Prepare treatment rooms for exam, Vitals, B/P checks, Strep and flu testing, Record on patient charts
- Clean and Sterilize instruments, Enter data into computer to maintain clinic and Patient records
- Performed Admin task, Complete client company and OSHA regulated forms
- Phlebotomist, Drug Screening test, Solder and Welder eye exam, Bio Metrics Results
- Tanita Scale, Ear Lavage, Enter Certs in Medical Scheduler and Document in OHM.
Medical Assistant
Sterling Medical Group
03.2017 - 06.2018
- Front Desk, Billing and Coding ICD-10, in charge of office (open and close)
- Order front and back office supplies and medical supplies to different companies
- Patient (PT) intake, vitals, physical exam, standard nursing care duties
- Trigger Point Injection (TPI), intramuscular injections
- Assist Pain Management Doctors in many different Sterile Procedures
- Operate C-arm Fluoroscopy machine
- Pre Op and Post Op Standards for Surgery, Triage PT over the phone, suture removal and Wound Care
- Consent PT for surgeries and scheduled surgeries.
Medical Assistant
Family Health Care of Central Florida
03.2015 - 09.2016
- PT intake, Vitals and Medication History
- Perform Procedures such as Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), EKG's, Allergy Test, blood glucose monitoring Machine, specimen collection and many other laboratory Procedures
- Assist the Doctor in Sterile Procedures such as Circumcision, Biopsies, suture removal and wound care
- Triage PT over the phone, call PT for laboratory results, radiography reports and call in medication to the pharmacy.
Medical Assistant and Respiratory tech
The Lung Clinic Sleep Disorders Center- Kissimmee, FL
05.2013 - 03.2015
- PT intake, Vitals and Medication History
- Admission and discharge, Collect Co-Payment, Insurance Verification and Schedule outpatient procedure
- Perform PFT, Skin Allergy Testing, 6 Minutes' Walk Test, in PT and out PT sleep Studies and Oximetry test
- Perform Intra Muscular, Intra Dermal and Subcutaneous Injections
- Prior Authorization, Appeals and Face to Face process for medication approval
- Worked nights and weekend shifts during holiday season to complete full documentation for Xolair Medication approvals for insurance companies with a turnaround of less than 2 weeks.
Education
Associate of Science - Medical Assistant
Sanford Brown- Orlando
Orlando, FL06.2012
Skills
- Exceptional time management skills
- Excellent work ethic
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Team Building Expertise
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Bilingual
- Good listener
- Agile
- Patient Flow Management
- Patient Scheduling
- HIPAA Compliance
- Patient-focused care
- Medical office administration
- Medical Terminology
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