Lara Aziz
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lifestyle Educator
Kaiser Permanente
09.2023 - Current
- Performing body composition tests.
- Educating patient and guide them toward their weightloss journey.
- Monitoring and evaluating specific lifestyle and behavior changes that contribute to the improvement of health.
- Identifies education and needs of patients.
- Serves as a patient advocate in the coordination and delivery of services both within the organization and the community.
- Prepares reports as assigned.
- Track, evaluate and document patient progress towards identified goals.
Clinical Medical Assistant
Nursefinders-Kaiser Permanente
11.2020 - Current
- COVID_19 screening including taking temperature and providing safety precautions for patients, employees, and visitors.
- Transports patients by assisting or lifting individuals with wheelchairs onto other clinic areas as directed.
- Assures safety or patient during procedures and transport.
- Performs other duties as required, such as checking patients' medical records for incomplete data.
Medical Assistant
Positive Choice Integrative Wellness Center
10.2022 - 09.2023
- Drawing blood and checking patient's medical record.
- Taking initiative to reflect on patient survey and recommend operational changes
- Performing EKG and vital signs.
Research Assistant
Scripps Research Translational Institute
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Diabetes care and education program focuses on addressing the specific needs of culturally diverse populations.
- The program objectives are to design diabetes care management program including health coaching and peer education using paraprofessionals to deliver ultimate diabetes self-management education
- Implementing and delivering health educations to diverse patient population.
Clinical Medical Assistant
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
09.2020 - 07.2021
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean, and prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients and collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures
- Perform general office duties, such as answering telephones, taking dictation, or completing insurance forms
- Educate patients on their health through post-appointment education and guidance.
Clinical Medical Assistant
Concentra Urgent Care
10.2017 - 01.2021
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, and test results in medical records.
- Working one-on-one with patients and monitor the flow of onboarding patients and delivering routine medical care
- Providing health education after each patient visit on their expectations.
- Preparing reports and patient results for the physician
- Implemented instructions to patients based on the assessments.
- Track and document patient outcome and progress through different procedures based on their injury.
- Advising and counseling patients on their work injury and recovery.
- Handle blood draws, injections, electrocardiogram, vitals, drug screens, Audiograms, Pulmonary function tests, physical ability test and rooming patients.
Research Assistant
UCSD Moores Cancer Center, Diego State University and UC
06.2020 - 10.2020
- San Diego Cancer Partnership Scholars Program to advance cancer health equity through excellence in cancer research, cancer education, and community engagement in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
- Our project proposes to evaluate potential disparities in telemedicine use during COVID-19 and identify actionable barriers that will reduce disparities in telemedicine implementation among minority and underserved cancer patients.
- Future steps will focus on developing and evaluating interventions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposures and increase health equity among vulnerable undeserved cancer patients.
- Identifying patients' needs and the disparities they face through virtual interviews and education.
Education
Master of Science - Community Medicine
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Claremont, CA05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences and Psychology
San Diego State University
San Diego, California05.2021
Associate of Science - Human Biology and Mathematics
Grossmont And Cuyamaca Community Colleges
El Cajon, CA07.2017
Clinical Medical Assisting -
Health Occupations Center
Santee, California12.2016
Skills
- Interpreting: Kurdish, English
- Handle blood draws, injections, electrocardiogram, vitals, drug screens, Audiograms, Pulmonary
- Function tests, physical ability test and rooming patients
- Time management skills
- Great Communication Skills
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Adaptability and Creativity Leadership and Public
- Speaking Teamwork and Problem-solving
Certification
California Certifying Board for Medical Assistants | Sep. 2020 - Sep. 2025
Publications
Wiley Library-Cancer Medicine:
Qian AS, Schiaffino MK, Nalawade V, Lara A , et al. Disparities in telemedicine during COVID‐19.Cancer Medicine. 2022;11(4):1192-1201. doi:10.1002/cam4.4518
Languages
Kurdish
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Professional Working
Timeline
Lifestyle Educator
Kaiser Permanente
09.2023 - Current
Medical Assistant
Positive Choice Integrative Wellness Center
10.2022 - 09.2023
Research Assistant
Scripps Research Translational Institute
06.2022 - 01.2023
Clinical Medical Assistant
Nursefinders-Kaiser Permanente
11.2020 - Current
Clinical Medical Assistant
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
09.2020 - 07.2021
Research Assistant
UCSD Moores Cancer Center, Diego State University and UC
06.2020 - 10.2020
Clinical Medical Assistant
Concentra Urgent Care
10.2017 - 01.2021
Master of Science - Community Medicine
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences and Psychology
San Diego State University
Associate of Science - Human Biology and Mathematics
Grossmont And Cuyamaca Community Colleges
Clinical Medical Assisting -
Health Occupations Center
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