Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer Experience
Timeline
Kathy Garner

Kathy Garner

Medical Assistant
Altadena,CA

Summary

Efficient and reliable Certified Medical Assistant with 8 years of experience in the healthcare field. Looking to utilize extensive administrative experience and knowledge in a role as a medical assistant health care facility where I can provide excellent services.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Assistant Supervisor

Acacia Home Health
COSTA MESA, CA
05.2023 - 10.2024
  • Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Collaborated with medical and administrative personnel to maintain patient-focused, engaging, and compassionate environment.
  • Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
  • Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
  • Conducted monthly and quarterly inventory of supplies using facility cost reporting records.
  • Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
  • Collected pertinent data and calculations to aid physician in interpreting results.
  • Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.

Medical Office Assistant

Skin by Kat Day Spa
Arcadia, CA
02.2020 - 04.2023
  • Assessed each client’s skin through skin graphing, find the problematic areas, and prepare the perfect skincare regiment for the client to see the best and fastest results
  • Able to make sure that each of the clients is happy, relaxed, and left wanting more by the end of each treatment
  • Informed licensed nurse of any changes in patient condition/needs, of patient complaints, and of the patient/significant other educational needs.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
  • Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.

Medical Assistant

Above Urgent Care
Montclair, California
03.2019 - 01.2020
  • Assisted physicians with patient care by taking vital signs, patient histories and preparing patients for examinations.
  • Administered injections, medications and treatments as directed by the physician.
  • Provided assistance to medical staff in performing minor surgical procedures.
  • Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.

Unarmed Security Officer

SPEC CONCEPTS
LOS ANGELES
02.2015 - 05.2024
  • Preventing unauthorized visitors from entering the building, or visitors from entering unauthorized areas of the building
  • First and foremost, serving as an ambassador to the public, using professionalism, tact, and decorum as guiding principles
  • Writing reports on property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons and unusual occurrences.
  • Greeted guests professionally and courteously to cultivate welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority.
  • Reported suspicious activities and persons to law enforcement.
  • Checked and verified photo identification prior to granting facility access.
  • Acted quickly during emergency situations to reduce opportunity for damage and injury.
  • Monitored and authorized entrance and departure of vehicles, cargo trucks, and visitors.
  • Checked identification of persons entering and exiting facility to eliminate unauthorized visitors.
  • Screened individuals and prevented passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas.
  • Executed security rules and procedures and calmly and promptly escorted non-compliant individuals out of building.
  • Remained calm, assertive, and mindful to think critically and problem solve during stressful situations.
  • Operated handheld metal detector and other surveillance devices to screen individuals entering facility.
  • Communicated with security team and building supervisors using two-way radios, mobile phones and other technological devices.
  • Investigated suspicious activities and persons to maintain security of premises.

Medical Office Assistant

Dr. Sami
Los Angeles
08.2017 - 03.2019
  • Helped maintain a professional reception area and make every patient feel welcome as I check them in and out of the office
  • Prepared patient charts accurately and neatly for the clinic
  • Checked in patients according to office protocol, verifying and updating patient information.

Medical billing

  • Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
  • Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
  • Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
  • Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
  • Helped improve patient outcomes by educating and advising on relevant treatments and care.
  • Updated inventory, expiration and vaccine logs to maintain current tracking documentation.
  • Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
  • Prepared lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation.
  • Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.
  • Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.

Certified Medical Assistant

Huntington Hospital
Pasadena, CA
04.1994 - 01.1997
  • Assisted physician and patients which included scheduling, providing health information and forms, issuing prescriptions, and explaining pre-op material
  • Maintained a cleaned environment, order and maintained the inventory of supplies including keeping exam rooms stocked
  • Assisted provider during treatments, examinations, and testing as directed by provider.

Education

Certified Medical Assistant - Medical Assisting

US College , Montclair, CA
05-2022
Status: in progress

certificate in surgical technology - Surgical Technology

American Career College, Los Angeles, CA
06-2017
Status: graduated 1991

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -

WASHINGTON ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
Status: GRADUATED 1977

Skills

  • Efficient and reliable Certified Medical Assistant
  • Extensive administrative experience
  • Knowledge in healthcare field
  • Skincare regiment
  • Patient care
  • Communication skills
  • Office management
  • Security protocols
  • Professionalism
  • Receptionist duties
  • Patient chart preparation
  • Patient check-in procedures
  • Health information and forms
  • Prescription issuing
  • Inventory management
  • Assisting providers during treatments and examinations
  • Surgical technology
  • Volunteer experience

Medical Billing

Next Gen

Medical Records

Volunteer Experience

  • ABC Urgent Care Montclair , CA. volunteer MEDICAL ASSISTANT, 03/2024
  • HUMAINE SOCIETY, PASADENA, CA, VOLUNTEER OFFICE ASSISTANT, 03/2021, present

Timeline

Medical Assistant Supervisor - Acacia Home Health
05.2023 - 10.2024
Medical Office Assistant - Skin by Kat Day Spa
02.2020 - 04.2023
Medical Assistant - Above Urgent Care
03.2019 - 01.2020
Medical Office Assistant - Dr. Sami
08.2017 - 03.2019
Unarmed Security Officer - SPEC CONCEPTS
02.2015 - 05.2024
Certified Medical Assistant - Huntington Hospital
04.1994 - 01.1997
US College - Certified Medical Assistant , Medical Assisting
American Career College - certificate in surgical technology, Surgical Technology
WASHINGTON ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,
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