Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer Experience
Professional Memberships
Certifications And Awards
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Karina Mullen

Anaheim Hills,CA

Summary

Dedicated employee with a strong commitment to excellence and adaptability in dynamic environments. Exceptional interpersonal skills enhance collaboration and communication. Proven ability to rapidly acquire new skills and deliver results under pressure.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Scribe & Medical Assistant

Center for New Medicine and Cancer Center for Healing
Irvine, CA
11.2022 - 08.2023
  • Welcomed and escorted patients from the waiting room to begin their visit. Obtained vital signs, reviewed and confirmed their medical history and medications, gathered the primary complaint, and presented findings to the provider.
  • Documented patients encounter efficiently, accurately, and thoroughly within the HPI, ROS, physical examination, assessment, and plan.
  • Pre-charted and prepared for each visit by reviewing the patient's chart and finding applicable information to inform the provider of such findings.
  • Contacted the patient to communicate diagnostic results as directed by the provider.

Medical Scribe

Rancho Family Medical Group
Temecula, CA
10.2020 - 10.2022
  • Documented patient encounters efficiently, accurately, and thoroughly within the HPI, ROS, physical examination, assessment, and plan.
  • Pre-charted and prepared for each visit by reviewing the patient's chart and finding applicable information in order to inform the provider of such findings before entering the patient's room.
  • Discussed lab and imaging results with the provider and communicated the recommendations to the patient. Submitted orders for medications and referrals as needed and as requested by the provider.
  • Assisted in minor procedures such as pap tests, I&D's, skin biopsies, IUD insertion/removal, suture placement/removal by setting up required materials, cleaning skin, handing tools to provider, and retracting skin as needed.

Chiropractic Intern

Hands on Wellness
Anaheim, CA
07.2020 - 10.2020
  • Escorted patients from the front office to the intersegmental traction table and their designated room to maximize the chiropractor's efficiency and decrease patient wait time.
  • Set the intersegmental traction table to each patient's comfortable intensity level in order to efficiently elongate, stretch, and relax spinal joints and muscles prior to their alignment.
  • Assisted the practitioner in applying the TENS unit electrodes on the target area of each patient to further relieve pain, relax muscles, and enhance the patient's wellness and recovery goals.

Intern for Athletics Nutrition

California State University of San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
01.2020 - 05.2020
  • Educated athletes on proper nutrition and hydration needs to maximize their training performance.
  • Created educational tools that are easily accessible to athletes, resulting in frequent and convenient exposure on ways to maximize their health.
  • Collaborated nutrition with the Cougar Pantry for the first time at CSUSM, resulting in nutrition information to be distributed and utilized by students who struggle with food insecurities.

Education

Master of Science -

Marshall B. Ketchum University, School of Physician Assistant Studies
Fullerton, CA
11.2025

Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology

University of California, San Marcos
San Marcos
07.2020

Skills

  • Suture placement and removal
  • EKG, X-Ray, and lab interpretation
  • Pelvic exam and pap smear collection and analysis
  • I&D- Abscess, thrombosed hemorrhoid
  • Lesion Removal - Cryotherapy, shave biopsy, punch biopsy
  • Joint injections - Knee, shoulder
  • IUD removal
  • Intravenous access
  • Sterile technique
  • Proficient in Epic
  • Proficient in eClinicalworks

Volunteer Experience

  • Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk, Newport Beach, CA, PA Student Volunteer, 10/01/24, Set up booths and engaged survivors, their loved ones, and other participants in different interactive activities., Educated participants about the mission of Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk for breast cancer. Discussed how the proceeds from the fundraiser are invested in research for treatments, community health outreach programs, financial assistance for eligible individuals struggling to pay for breast cancer treatments, and for programs that advocate for policies to accelerate breast cancer research.
  • Doctors of the Americas Medical Mission Trip, El Salvador, PA Student Volunteer, 08/01/24, Collaborated with fellow students, PA's, physicians, medical residents, nurses, paramedics, and translators from all over the US and El Salvador to provide excellent care., Provided care to individuals of all ages. Gathered HPI, medical history, ROS, and completed a focused physical exam on each patient., Conducted and interpreted diagnostics, such as glucometer, urine testing strips, and ultrasounds., Administered treatments, such as joint injections and nebulizer treatments., Prescribed, administered, and dispensed medications to patients. Collaborated with the paramedics of El Salvador to find alternatives to medications that they did not have available., Educated patients on their care plan and worked together with each patient to find ways to promote health with the resources they have available to them.
  • Saint Joseph Hospital, Santa Ana, CA, Volunteer/Messenger, 04/01/14, Efficiently discharged patients from their room to their car, to the nursery, or to other departments in the hospital in order to guide them to their next level of care., Delivered specimens to the lab and medications to the nursing staff in a timely manner., Navigated guests to different areas of the hospital to help eliminate confusion and stress among visitors.

Professional Memberships

  • California Academy of PAs (CAPA), Student Member, 04/01/11
  • American Academy of PAs (AAPA), Student Member, 08/01/23
  • MBKU Student Association Board, Team Captain for CAPA Challenge Bowl 2024, 01/01/24

Certifications And Awards

  • Lynn Gabriel Scholarship Award, 03/01/25
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Training, 10/01/24
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 09/01/24
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, 09/01/24
  • MBKU HIPAA Training, 09/01/24
  • Annual Cyber Security training, 09/01/24
  • Stop the Bleed Training, 08/01/24
  • Mandated Reporter: Elder and dependent adult abuse and neglect, 07/01/24
  • Mandated Reporter: Child abuse and neglect, 06/01/24

Timeline

Medical Scribe & Medical Assistant

Center for New Medicine and Cancer Center for Healing
11.2022 - 08.2023

Medical Scribe

Rancho Family Medical Group
10.2020 - 10.2022

Chiropractic Intern

Hands on Wellness
07.2020 - 10.2020

Intern for Athletics Nutrition

California State University of San Marcos
01.2020 - 05.2020

Master of Science -

Marshall B. Ketchum University, School of Physician Assistant Studies

Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology

University of California, San Marcos