Katia Fonseca
Silver Spring,USA
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
ENT Medical Assistant
Feldman ENT
Chevy Chase , MD
06.2025 - Current
- Assisted physicians with patient examinations and procedures.
- Maintained accurate patient records in electronic health record systems to support patient care and information retrieval.
- Scheduled patient appointments and managed follow-up communications to ensure patient engagement and continuity of care.
- Prepared examination rooms and ensured cleanliness and organization.
- Collaborated with medical staff to streamline workflow processes and improve patient service delivery.
Dog Deputy(Volunteering)
MDSPCA
Baltimore, USA
10.2023 - Current
- Walked dogs around property, providing exercise and socialization
- Observed and documented medical and behavioral concerns, ensuring timely reporting to staff
- Assisted customers in kennels by answering questions and directing them to staff for further assistance
Senior Intern
HEAL Clinical Networking
05.2022 - Current
- Advanced HEAL movement by promoting high-quality clinical education in preparation of future healthcare leaders.
- Completed over 200 hours of hands-on internship experience in a healthcare setting
- Led revamp teams, verifying task submissions, communicating with interns, and proofreading materials for executive review.
- Oversaw workflow for multiple teams, including product development, case-checking, courses, and testing.
Blood Donor Ambassador
American Red Cross
Norfolk, USA
02.2022 - Current
- Checked in donors and collaborated with collection charge nurses to guide donors towards optimal blood donation procedures.
- Notified staff of donor conditions, promptly addressing any signs of illness or emergency situations.
- Managed reception process, greeting and assisting each donor according to appointment system to enhance donor experience.
Medical Assistant
INOVA Health System
Fairfax, USA
10.2023 - 06.2025
- Follow guidelines for point-of-care testing and performed EKG techniques and orthostatics.
- Perform general patient care responsibilities which include scheduling, organizing patient flow
- Measuring Patient's Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, Pulse Oximetry and Temperature
- Assisting Physicians/Nurses to prepare patients for examination and treatment and relaying those instructions to the patient and family
- Organized medical records, laboratory results, and progress notes to provide providers with comprehensive information for effective patient treatment.
- Assisted in pediatric cardiology procedures to facilitate optimal care and patient outcomes.
Ophthalmic Technician/Tester
Virginia Eye Consultant
Norfolk, USA
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Supported ophthalmologists by conducting comprehensive vision tests to ensure accurate patient evaluations.
- Performed eye dilation and refraction to assess vision health.
- Perform Visual Fields, OCT, IOL Master, Auto Refractor and Topography
- Assessed patient's eye condition by observing pupils, muscles, visual acuity, and extraocular movements to aid in diagnosis.
- Working knowledge of eye anatomy, diseases and symptoms
Medical Screener
Medical Screener
Norfolk, USA
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Executed finger stick to obtain samples for testing donor's hematocrit and total protein levels, contributing to accurate health assessments
- Conducted health screening procedures to assess patient vitals including blood pressure and temperature. such as Patient's vitals to performing blood pressure, pulse, weight, height and temperature
- Responded to basic medical inquiries related to the plasma donation process to ensure donor understanding. associated with the donation process to get the most efficient plasma
Education
PostBaccalaureate -
University of New England
Biddeford, Maine08-2026
Bachelors in Science - Biology, Chemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA12-2021
Advanced High School Diploma -
Kellam High School
Virginia Beach, Virginia06-2017
Skills
- Patient care
- Triage skills
- Patient assessment
- Medical terminology
- Electronic health records
- EKG setup and monitoring
- Infection control
- Safety protocols
- Triage skills
- Crisis management
- Critical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Communication skills
- Patient-focused care
- Patient relations
- Triage skills
Volunteer Experience
- Blood Donor Ambassador, American Red Cross, Norfolk, VA, 02/01/22, Present, Manage the reception process by ensuring each donor is greeted and assisted according to appointment system, Check in donors, work with collection charge nurses to help donors choose the best procedure for blood donation possible to maximize their donation., Alert Staff immediately if the donor shows any signs of feeling unwell, emergency situations.
- Dog Deputy, MDSPCA, Baltimore, MD, 10/01/23, Present, Walk dogs around the property for up to 15 minutes, Assist customers in the kennels by answering their questions or directing them to a staff member, Observe and document any medical and behavioral concerns and report them to appropriate staff
- Senior Intern, HEAL Clinical Networking, 05/01/22, Present, To help advance HEAL movement to bring high quality clinical education to the forefront of available preparation of future healthcare leaders, Lead 'individual' teams for Revamps, being in charge of verifying submission of tasks work, communication with interns and proofreading all the material before sending to Executives., Overseeing the flow of multiple teams up to three teams at once, that being Product Development, Case-Checking, Courses and Testing, Over 200 hours of Internship Experience
Awards
- Honor Roll
- Representative of the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, 05/01/17
- National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence, 05/01/17
- Deans Lists, 12/01/17
Certification
- CPR/BLS
Timeline
ENT Medical Assistant
Feldman ENT
06.2025 - Current
Dog Deputy(Volunteering)
MDSPCA
10.2023 - Current
Medical Assistant
INOVA Health System
10.2023 - 06.2025
Ophthalmic Technician/Tester
Virginia Eye Consultant
01.2023 - 08.2023
Senior Intern
HEAL Clinical Networking
05.2022 - Current
Blood Donor Ambassador
American Red Cross
02.2022 - Current
Medical Screener
Medical Screener
10.2021 - 12.2022
PostBaccalaureate -
University of New England
Bachelors in Science - Biology, Chemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
Advanced High School Diploma -
Kellam High School