Karla Fuentes
Van Nuys,CA
Summary
Responsible with excellent communication skills demonstrated by the number of years
In healthcare. Enthusiastic with a dedicated work ethic level headed professional.
Excellent people skills strong belief in importance of compassion and support in patient care.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
Susan Baker MD INC Rheumatologist & Internal
Beverly Hills
04.2024 - Current
- Obtain and document patient reason for visit and vital signs
- Prepare patients for in-office medical procedures such as EKGs, and draw blood and collect urine specimens for laboratory work
- Answer phones, make appointments, confirming, canceling, and rescheduling appointments
- Ensure examination rooms are clean and stocked with the right equipment
- Pharmacy requests for prescription refills according to physician protocol.
Back Office Medical Assistant
Comprehensive Urology Medical Group
Los Angeles
10.2018 - 12.2021
- Prepare exam rooms for patients, keeping the rooms neat and sanitized
- Assist physicians during physical examinations and procedures vasectomies, cystoscopies
- Take vital signs, perform lab draws, injections, urinalysis and other diagnostic testing
- Manage disposable clinical supply and medication inventories.
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
Medical Assistant
Axis Clinical Trials
Los Angeles
03.2010 - 09.2018
- Take patients histories and vital signs and record all information on patients charts
- Greet patients and prepare them for examinations, assist physician with procedures as needed
- Performed electrocardiograms, phlebotomy for lab testings
- Assisted in answering phone calls and scheduling appointments.
Education
Certificate in Medical Assistant -
American Career College
11.2010
High School Diploma -
Fairfax High School
01.2007
Skills
- Bilingual Spanish
- Phlebotomy
- EKGs
- Front and Back Office
- ICD-10 coding
- Epic
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Medical terminology
- Venipuncture
- EMR systems
- Blood sampling
- Laboratory Experience
- HIPAA
- Communication skills
- Vital signs
- Organizational skills
- CPT coding
- Medical receptionist
- Computer literacy
Certification
BLS Certification, 03/01/23, 03/01/25
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Susan Baker MD INC Rheumatologist & Internal
04.2024 - Current
Back Office Medical Assistant
Comprehensive Urology Medical Group
10.2018 - 12.2021
Medical Assistant
Axis Clinical Trials
03.2010 - 09.2018
Certificate in Medical Assistant -
American Career College
High School Diploma -
Fairfax High School