Kara Holzworth
Pawleys Island,SC
Summary
Highly motivated and committed Medical Assistant 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
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Medical Assistant
UNC Family Medicine, Fuquay Varina
04.2021 - 07.2022
- Assist physician with minor procedures
- Room patients and take vitals and other pertinent history
- Called patients back with questions or advice per the provider and lab results
- Make appointments if needed.
Certified Medical Assistant
Neuse Valley Internal Medicine
02.2014 - 01.2019
- Obtained patients complaints, vitals, medication history, and other pertinent history
- Prepared exam rooms with supplies and equipment
- Administered intramuscular and subcutaneous injections to patients
- Assisted the physician with minor procedures and exams
- Contacted patients with their results of lab results, diagnostic results and other information
- Assisted the referral coordinator with referrals and verifying insurances
- Ran the quality management program with the insurances closing gaps of care.
Certified Medical Assistant
CENTRAL CAROLINA EAR NOSE AND THROAT
09.2012 - 08.2013
- Obtained patients chief complaint, vitals, and other pertinent history
- Prepared exam rooms with necessary equipment and supplies
- Administered allergy injections to pediatric and adult patients
- Assisted the physician with minor surgeries and exams
- Ordered clinical and office supplies as needed
- Sterilized instruments and ran autoclave
- Verified insurance on surgical and radiological procedures
- Collected and posted co-pays
Certified Medical Assistant
CHAPEL HILL URGENT CARE
09.2011 - 01.2012
- Obtained patients chief complaint, vitals, and other pertinent history
- Prepared exam rooms with necessary equipment and supplies
- Performed venipunctures, injections, EKG's, chemistry analysis, hematology, urinalysis, IV's, and x-rays as directed by the physician
- Assisted the physician with minor surgeries and exams
- Ordered and maintained clinical and office supplies and equipment as needed
- Collected and posted co-pays
Certified Medical Assistant
DUKE SPORTS MEDICINE
12.2009 - 07.2011
- Assisted physician as needed during examination and doing minor procedures
- Prepared injections and ordered x-rays as ordered by the physician
- Reviewed charts prior to appointments -obtained prior films and records
- Instructed patient with after-care instructions and fitted patient with braces as ordered by the physician
- Changed soiled dressing and removed stitches
- Sterilized instruments and ran autoclave
- Assisted the physician-assistant with scheduling pre-operative visits and surgeries
Certified Medical Assistant
UNIVERSAL FAMILY MEDICINE
01.2008 - 07.2008
- Obtained patient vitals and other pertinent history
- Assisted the physician with examinations and minor procedures
- Instructed patient with after-care instructions-medications and diet
- Collected and prepared lab specimens
- Prepared and administered medications and injections
- Telephoned prescriptions and refills to pharmacy
Education
Associate - Nursing Assisting
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NCAssociate - Medical Assisting
Wake Technical Community School
Raleigh, NC2007
High School Diploma - undefined
Raleigh Christian Community School
Raleigh, NC2001
Skills
- CMA
- Injections
- Patient Care
- EMR
- Vital Signs
- Triage
- Laboratory Experience
- Phlebotomy
- Medical Imaging
- Quality Management
- Venipuncture
- Medical Records
- Medical Office Experience
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Insurance Verification
- HIPAA
- Physiology Knowledge
- Computer Skills
- Clerical Experience
- Transcription
- Epic
- Medical Coding
- Medical Terminology
- Allscripts
- Customer Service
- ICD Coding
- Phone Etiquette
- Medical Scheduling
- ICD-10
- Quality Assurance
- CPT Coding
- Medical Billing
- EMR systems
- Nursing
- Primary care
- Medication administration
- Certifications and Licenses
- Medical Assistant
- HIPAA Compliance
- Clinical Applications
- Telephonic Triage
- Performing EKGs
- Vitals Collection and Documentation
- Patient Documentation
- Specimen Collection
- Injection Administration
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Injury Treatment
- Basic Laboratory Tests
- Clinical and Operational Judgement
- Administering Immunizations
- Sterilize Instruments
- Multi-Line Telephone System Operation
- Patient Assessments
- Exam Room Preparation
- Operating EKG Equipment
- Efficiency Improvement
- EPIC EMR
- Processing Specimens
- Nursing Assistance
- Venipuncture Expertise
- Healthcare Procedures
- Completing Insurance Forms
- Lab Specimens and Collections
- Patient Scheduling
- Active Learning
- Skin Tag Removal
- Collect Trash
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Answering Questions
- Flu Vaccinations
- Patient Chart Tracking
- Payment Collection
- Coordinating Drug Refills
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Holter Monitoring
- Patient Admission
- Family Medicine
- Dressing Removal
- Updating Medical Records
- Electronic Health Records
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Rapid Strep Testing
- Reading Comprehension
- Pulse Oximetry
- Patient Engagement
- Pulmonary Function Measurement
- Vital Sign Monitoring
Certification
January 2007 to March 2023
AAMA
Certified Medical Assistant
CPR Certification
BLS Certification
Additional Information
CPR Certified- American Heart Association
3/2022-3/2024
Additional Information
- Hope to hear from you soon. , Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Certified Medical Assistant
UNC Family Medicine, Fuquay Varina
04.2021 - 07.2022
Certified Medical Assistant
Neuse Valley Internal Medicine
02.2014 - 01.2019
Certified Medical Assistant
CENTRAL CAROLINA EAR NOSE AND THROAT
09.2012 - 08.2013
Certified Medical Assistant
CHAPEL HILL URGENT CARE
09.2011 - 01.2012
Certified Medical Assistant
DUKE SPORTS MEDICINE
12.2009 - 07.2011
Certified Medical Assistant
UNIVERSAL FAMILY MEDICINE
01.2008 - 07.2008
Associate - Nursing Assisting
Wake Technical Community College
Associate - Medical Assisting
Wake Technical Community School
High School Diploma - undefined
Raleigh Christian Community School
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