Karla Gonzalez
West Palm Beach,FL
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SECRETARY
Instituto Politecnico
- Maintained office scheduling and event calendars
- Composed, typed, distributed daily reports and routine correspondences
- Collected and coordinated the flow of internal and external information.
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Palm Beach Pediatrics
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Cleaned treatment rooms and medical instruments, complying with infection control standards.
- Maintained established quality control standards, driving continuous improvement efforts.
- Reported significant changes in patient condition to facilitate advanced care.
- Triaged patients and performed vital checks for patient flow facilitation.
- Performed routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
- Obtained medical information and measured vital signs, weight and height.
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Pediatric Associates
07.2016 - 09.2017
- Monitored and recorded vital signs for about 40 patients per day
- Performed approximately 20 - 25 phlebotomy sticks and EKGs per day
- Performed venipunctures and injections as stipulated by doctors order
- Collected various specimen such as urine and blood and prepared them for the lab
- Handled Urinalysis procedures using the urine dipstick
- Administered rapid strep tests as needed by the physician
- Cleaned sanitized and restocked patient rooms prior to physician consultations
- Helped implement practice's quality assurance and control program
- Efforts ensured compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations and improved patient care/satisfaction
- Provided necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures.
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Water Edge Dermatology
04.2021 - Current
- Stocked supplies and instruments for examination rooms.
- Obtained patient medical histories for inclusion in records.
- Provided patient education and after visit care instructions to foster care continuum.
- Authorized drug refills and provided prescription information to pharmacies.
- Explained treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations, kept rooms neat and clean.
- Changed dressings on wounds.
Medical Assistant
Dedicated Senior Medical Center
05.2023 - Current
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Perform EKG, Labs, IV.
- Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation.
Education
COMPLETED COURSEWORK TOWARDS ASSISTANT -
Medical Institute of Palm Beach, Educators Private Christian Schools
Greenacres, FLSkills
- Surgical Asepsis
- Compliance With HIPAA Guidelines, Updating And Filing Medical Records, Complying With OSHA, Performing
- Venipuncture, Performing Electrocardiograms, Obtaining Anthropometric Measurements And Vitals, And Administrating
- Parenteral And Non-Parenteral Medication More Than 1 Year Of Experience
- Skills
- Patient Assessment / Medical Emergency
- Urinalysis, Vital Signs And ECG / EKG
- Diagnostic Coding
- OSHA
- Fees, Billing And Collection
- Procedural Coding
- Administrative
- Customer Service / Patient Care
- Injections,Venipunctures And Capillary Punctures
- Insurance And Inventory
- Phlebotomy And Quality Assurance
- Reception,Recording And Scheduling
- Team Player Mentality
- Ear Piercing
- MOHS SURGERY
LANGUAGES
Bilingual Medical Assistant (English/Spanish)
Certification
- Certified MA, [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Dedicated Senior Medical Center
05.2023 - Current
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Water Edge Dermatology
04.2021 - Current
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Palm Beach Pediatrics
08.2020 - 04.2021
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Pediatric Associates
07.2016 - 09.2017
SECRETARY
Instituto Politecnico
COMPLETED COURSEWORK TOWARDS ASSISTANT -
Medical Institute of Palm Beach, Educators Private Christian Schools