Karen Cruz
San Antonio,TX
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
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
South Texas Family Medicine And Urgent Care
10.2021 - Current
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.
- Verified patient insurance coverage and collected required co-payments.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients, and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
Medical Assistant
Texas MedClinic
01.2018 - 10.2021
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and vitals.
- Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
- Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Verified patient insurance coverage and collected required co-payments.
- Performed X-rays on patients.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Assisting
Hallmark University
San Antonio, TX02.2018
Skills
- Bilingual
- Direct Patient Care
- IV Discontinuation
- Charting
- EMR Systems
- Advanced Anatomy Knowledge
- Assisting with Physical Exams
- Proper Sterilization Techniques
- CPR
- Customer Service
- Medications Familiarity
- EKG Set Up and Monitoring
- Specimen Collection
- Phlebotomy
Certification
- First Aid/CPR Certified
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Medical Assistant
South Texas Family Medicine And Urgent Care
10.2021 - Current
Medical Assistant
Texas MedClinic
01.2018 - 10.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Assisting
Hallmark University
- First Aid/CPR Certified
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