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Kristina Perez

Gaithersburg,Maryland

Summary

Experienced nursing student with 10 years of Medical Assistant experience in family medicine and pediatric urgent care. Seeking a hospital position to apply clinical expertise, patient care skills, and commitment to quality healthcare while advancing nursing education. Eager to contribute to a collaborative healthcare team and provide exceptional care to diverse patient populations.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Assistant

PM Pediatric Urgent Care
12.2023 - Current
  • Perform patient triage, obtain medical history, and record vital signs.
  • Conduct in-house lab testing, including CMP, rapid strep, urinalysis, and viral panels.
  • Administer medications, apply splints, and assist with wound care and in-office procedures.
  • Assist providers with procedures such as laceration repairs, abscess drainage, and foreign body removal.
  • Educate patients and families on treatment plans, ensuring a supportive environment.
  • Maintain infection control and sterilization protocols for medical equipment.

Medical Assistant

PM Pediatric Urgent Care
12.2023 - Current
  • Provide high quality care to patients and their families
  • Triage and assess patients as they come in
  • Obtain patients medical history, allergies, vital signs and more thorough intake
  • Run labs in-house, CMP, rapid strep, urinalysis, rapid viral panels, mono testing and more
  • Draw and process send out labs
  • Administer medications per provider order
  • Irrigate wounds and assist with in-office procedures
  • Perform other duties as needed including applying splints and assisting the nurse and/or provider in other medical procedures as needed
  • Provide education to patients and parents as needed to assist in the recovery of the patient
  • Always maintain a positive and caring environment

Medical Assistant/ Medical Readiness Coordinator

Angayut LLC contracting company
11.2016 - 01.2024

Family health center at the Uniformed Serviced University of Health and Science (USUHS)

  • Providing medical care to Military personnel and their dependents from birth-geriatric population
  • Checking in patients for their appointments
  • Medication reconciliation
  • Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
  • Triaging patients over the phone and in person
  • Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
  • Performing point of care testing to include rapid strep, HCG, blood glucose and urinalysis and more.
  • Front desk duties, scheduling appointments, answering phone calls, phone triage, opening the schedule and coordinated schedule templates for all 26 providers

Medical Readiness Coordinator

  • Maintained medical readiness requirements for over 3000 Military students and staff
  • Maintained spread sheets to track readiness and coordinated with the brigade
  • Updated medical records and pulled individual medical records (IMR) reports monthly
  • Maintained the medical readiness email as well as the occupational health phone calls
  • Filled out various occupational health forms for all 800 medical students
  • Coordinated medical in-processing for new medical students

Medical Assistant/ Medical Readiness Coordinator

Angayut LLC contracting company
11.2016 - 01.2024


Family health center at the Uniformed Serviced University of Health and Science (USUHS)

  • Providing medical care to Military personnel and their dependents from birth-geriatric population
  • Checking in patients,
  • Triaging patients over the phone and in person.
  • Performing point of care testing to include rapid strep, HCG, blood glucose and urinalysis and more.
  • Front desk duties, scheduling appointments, answering phone calls, phone triage, opening the schedule and coordinated schedule templates for all 26 providers

Medical Readiness Coordinator

  • Maintained medical readiness requirements for over 3000 Military students and staff
  • Maintained spread sheets to track readiness and coordinated with the brigade
  • Updated medical records and pulled individual medical records (IMR) reports monthly
  • Maintained the medical readiness email as well as the occupational health phone calls
  • Filled out various occupational health forms for all 800 medical students
  • Coordinated medical in-processing for new medical students


Medical Assistant/ Lab Technician

Maryland Oncology Hematology
10.2014 - 11.2016
  • Provided high-quality lab practices to patients.
  • Worked independently and with other members of the healthcare team to provide an examination in an outpatient clinic setting, assisting medical staff in the diagnosis and treatment of patients ranging from routine imaging studies to advanced interventional procedures
  • Responsible for providing patient care and safety throughout the exam and running Sysmex XS and Culture for CBC’s
  • Providing and Insuring CBC results to the doctors and nurses as fast as possible while documenting and notifying necessary personnel of critical results
  • Preparing medical procedures such as blood smears, staining slides, and sending out specialized testing
  • Following up on lab work to insure all labs were performed
  • Filling out lab requisitions and maintaining all mandatory lab requirements to include maintaining all monthly QC’s for the lab
  • Performing proficiency testing per CLIA’s requirements and preparing samples for outside lab’s and biohazard waste boxes for pick up
  • Stocking and ordering lab supplies
  • Supporting the mission and vision of the Health Facilities and its associated facilities achieve its goals, in addition to demonstrating excellent customer service at all times
  • Use knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to the population(s) served by the department

Administrative Assistant/ Medical Assistant

Xpress MedCare
04.2014 - 10.2014
  • Medical Assistant triaged and documented patient vitals and other medical information in the EMR
  • Preformed other medical duties such as drawing blood, preparing labs to go out, running HBA1C, TSH, Chloestech, flu, strep, H pylori, HCG, UA’s in house, taking brief medical history and performing EKG’s, running spirometry tests and assisting with other medical procedures
  • Making sure the exam rooms are stocked and clean between patients
  • Dispensing medication from in-house pharmacy
  • Administrative Assistant/ Front desk clerk welcoming patients and visitors by greeting them, making or cancelling appointments, answering questions in person or on the telephone
  • Maintaining patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating personal and financial information
  • Made deposits twice a week
  • Maintained office audits on all employees and scanned documents into their file
  • Collecting co-pays, deductibles and balances; sending and receiving faxes
  • Verifying insurance when needed and credentialing with insurance companies and maintaining equipment by completing preventive maintenance

House Manager

Compass Inc.
01.2011 - 04.2014
  • House manager Overseen, managed, and improved individual’s health and wellbeing by way of giving medication, documenting medication given in medication administration record (MAR)
  • Ensured that medical appointments are completed within specified DDA guidelines and other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
  • Responsible for site and individuals’ budget, provided staff supervision, scheduling, training, writing up’s and counseling staff as needed
  • Provided guidance regarding the performance evaluation process
  • Ensures that each employee within Compass Inc
  • Receives an annual evaluation according to the employee increment month
  • Reconciled the performance evaluation status report to identify discrepancies
  • Planned and organized developed activities for various cognitive functioning levels and ensured (IP) goals were executed and documented appropriately
  • Maintained a healthy and nutritious menu for the household
  • Ensured the house met all DDA requirements

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Maryland
12.2025

Associates - General Studies

Montgomery Community College
07.2023

Medical Assistant Certification -

Everest College
03.2009

Skills

  • Medical Assistant
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Office Admin support
  • BLS certified
  • Oral and Written Communicator
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Collaborative Team worker
  • Specialized Industry Software
  • Relationship Builder
  • Proactive Problem Solver

Highlights And Core Competencies

  • 10 years’ experience
  • Medical Assistant
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (Maryland)
  • Office Admin support
  • BLS certified (2026)
  • Oral and Written Communicator
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Collaborative Team worker
  • Specialized Industry Software
  • Relationship Builder
  • Proactive Problem Solver

Timeline

Medical Assistant

PM Pediatric Urgent Care
12.2023 - Current

Medical Assistant

PM Pediatric Urgent Care
12.2023 - Current

Medical Assistant/ Medical Readiness Coordinator

Angayut LLC contracting company
11.2016 - 01.2024

Medical Assistant/ Medical Readiness Coordinator

Angayut LLC contracting company
11.2016 - 01.2024

Medical Assistant/ Lab Technician

Maryland Oncology Hematology
10.2014 - 11.2016

Administrative Assistant/ Medical Assistant

Xpress MedCare
04.2014 - 10.2014

House Manager

Compass Inc.
01.2011 - 04.2014

Associates - General Studies

Montgomery Community College

Medical Assistant Certification -

Everest College

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Maryland
Kristina Perez