Larna Louis-Powell
New London,CT
Summary
My background spans excellent experience medical and warehouse lines, work areas, production lines and finished products to drive continuous quality improvements and ensure compliance with client Patient and industry regulations. Clinical Medical assistant and Medical administrative duties in Hospital in outpatient settings. Inspecting duties. From testing samples and measuring items to updating databases and repairing defect products. Furthermore, my expertise in federal standards and FDA electronic medical records requirements and positions me to make a significant impact on your organization.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Administrative Assistant Ayer
Neuroscience institute, Hartford Health Care Medical Group Multi-Specialty
10.2022 - Current
- Greets patients and visitors, checks patients in and out, and obtains necessary documentation
- Verifies and enters demographic information
- Escort patients to exam rooms, take patients, Height, vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient’s (EMR) chart
- Obtains and verifies insurance authorizations/precertification
- Completes medical record release requests forms
- Updating electronic medical records (EMR) requests calling scheduling/confirming patient upcoming patient appointments and procedures
- Enters, reviews and submits charges for patient procedures and services daily
- Collects co-payments and reconciles all daily reports and deposits for accuracy
- Reviewing and answering practice correspondence Collects co-payments and reconciles all daily reports and deposits for accuracy
- Provided general office and clerical support to assigned out-patient /Multi-specialty medical office
- Coordinating referrals and physician schedules and specialty screenings, utilizing the electronic medical records (EMR)
- Disinfects, cleans treatment rooms following patient examinations
- Plan and coordinating transcribe eternal and external referrals for hospital transfers out patient services for laboratory tests and services.
Clinical Medical Assistant
Metabolism Tallwood, Urology & Kidney Institute
Hartford Health Care Medical Group
12.2021 - 10.2022
- Escort patients to exam rooms, take patients, Height, vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient’s chart
- Prepare examination room and equipment for the provider
- Performed in-office procedures thyroid biopsies and collect lab specimens samples for pick up handling prescription refill requests
- Communication with patients including scheduling and reschedule patient appointments and check in and checkout and coordinate zoom meetings for the provider
- Enter updated patient and healthcare information into computer systems and maintain patients electronic medical records
- Download portable blood glucose meters, glucometers, and pumps for fingerstick and sugar levels reading for the provider
- Collect patient information including name contact information and insurance information to obtaining preauthorizations for patient procedures
- Disinfects, cleans treatment rooms following patient examinations
- Manage communication by answering calls and replying to emails call patients for remainder appointments and labs
- Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, and office supplies maintain medical inventory instruments, prepare sterilization as required; Properly disposes of contaminated supplies.
Medical Assistant Mental Health
Substance Addiction, Stonington Institute
06.2020 - 12.2021
- Complete manual vital signs, breathalyzer testing, urine screens, strip searches
- Assist with client screening, admission, discharge, orientation and assessment functions
- Conduct 15 or 30 minute observation checks on all clients, or as dictated by supervisor
- Precaution level, for duration of shift and complete necessary documentation
- Collect and communicate information to staff and clinical team
- Accurately search securing and documenting client inventory
- Facilitate client orientation, educational and recreational groups.
Quality Assurance Engineer
NASA & Aerospace Dynamics, BST Systems
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Analyze blueprints and knowledge with Geometric Tolerancing
- Partner with Armed Forces, Federal Government, & NASA to produce and test the equipment needed
- Centralize and manually inspect inventory
- Apply and examine mechanical inspection tools
- Electrical-mechanical background which includes examining the battery and cell charges
- Operate Statistical Process Control – assist to ensure the process operates efficiently, producing more specification conforming
- Coordinate & head Zoom meetings for NASA.
Quality Control Specialist III
Sheffield Pharmaceutical
03.2013 - 06.2019
- Monitor/inspect the production line and supervise assembly line workers
- Distribute and test product samples for productivity and quality
- Examine equipment for processing and distribute to pharmacies, hospitals and stores
- Facilitate assignments in filling department including packing, loading components into semi- automated/automated machines
- Generate inspections and ensure all quality procedures are align
- Operate production line to obtain company goals
- Execute cleaning duties align with company procedures
- Implement manual and computer inspections, including Department paperwork
- Assemble items from machines, carts, and dollies.
Dietary Aide Food & Nutrition
ProMedica Senior Care
03.2010 - 02.2013
- Set up tables or other dining areas with attention to cleanliness and order
- Assembled daily meals for patients
- Administrated patient charts
- Prepare meals under the supervision of a dietary manager or cook
- Deliver dishes and trays at designated times and rooms
- Take down dining areas and collect plates, glasses etc
- Discard leftovers and take out garbage
- Clean food stations and wash dishes, cooking vessels and silverware
- Stock ingredients and monitor inventory
- Assist in keeping track of expenses and menu planning
- Help maintain kitchen equipment and appliances.
Warehouse Worker
Walmart Distribution Center
01.2009 - 03.2010
- Evaluated inventory and verified merchandise
- Assembled inventory pallets
- Ensured proper distribution of products to designated areas in center
- Examined and restocked products in all departments
- Generated inventory daily documentation
- Supervised and assigned job duties to other team members
- Performed routinely cleaning duties.
Education
University of Delaware
Wilmington, DEUniversity of Connecticut
Groton, CTundefined
Continental Academy
North Miami Beach, FLCPR Certification June 2021 to June 2023 First Aid Certification - undefined
Skills
- Quality assurance & validation (7 years)
- Strong communication skills (10 years)
- Multitask in a fast-paced environment (10 years)
- Team building & collaborative work (6 years)
- Warehouse Distribution Experience (7 years)
- Dietary Aide Experience (3 years)
- Quality Control (6 years)
- Quality Inspection (7 years)
- Data Entry (7 years)
- Computer Literacy
- Basic Math (10 years)
- Forklift (6 years)
- Customer Service (10 years)
- Pharmacy Technician Experience (3 years)
- Packaging (7 years)
- Microsoft Word (8 years)
- Order Picking (7 years)
- Laboratory Experience (6 years)
- Assembly (7 years)
- Databases (6 years)
- Logistics (3 years)
- Manufacturing
- Materials Handling (7 years)
- QA/QC (7 years)
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Documentation review
- CGMP (7 years)
- Quality management (7 years)
- Microsoft Office (9 years)
- Supervising experience (7 years)
- Maintenance (7 years)
- Controlling experience (7 years)
- Filing (7 years)
- Calipers (1 year)
- Micrometer (1 year)
- English
- Sales (8 years)
- SAP (3 years)
- Internal Audits (6 years)
- Microbiology (6 years)
- Blueprint Reading (1 year)
- Lean Manufacturing (6 years)
- ISO 9001 (6 years)
- User Acceptance Testing (2 years)
- Customer support (10 years)
- Recruiting (4 years)
- Childcare (2 years)
- Experience with children (2 years)
- Machining
- Heavy lifting (7 years)
- Product Development (1 year)
- Research & Development (1 year)
- Caregiving (4 years)
- Microsoft Access (7 years)
- Precision measuring instruments (1 year)
- Plastics injection molding (1 year)
- Microsoft Excel (9 years)
- Microsoft Outlook (10 years)
- Warehouse experience (7 years)
- 5S (6 years)
- Quality systems (6 years)
- FDA regulations (7 years)
- Data collection (7 years)
- SharePoint (2 years)
- Medical office experience mental health addiction (1 year)
- Patient monitoring (4 years)
- Windows (10 years)
- Help desk (10 years)
- Desktop support (2 years)
- Quality audits (2 years)
- Calibration (6 years)
- Lean (5 years)
- Front desk
- Primary care
- Bilingual
- Detailing
- Project management
- Risk management
- Lean management
- Telemarketing
- Medical terminology
- Communication skills
- Medical office experience
- Computer skills
- Medical records
- Addiction counseling
- Organizational skills
- Load & unload
- Time management
- EHR systems
- Epic
- Analysis skills
- Contracts
- Leadership
- Typing
- Continuous integration
- Conflict management
- Social work
- Senior care
- Cleaning
- Autism experience
- Word processing
- Vital signs
- EMR systems
- Public relations
- Hotel experience
- Medical imaging
- Sterilizing Procedures
- Reminder Calls
- Scheduling Expertise
- Charting and Clinical Documentation
- Maintaining Financial Records
- Technical Library Maintenance
- Medical Report Transcription
- Lab Specimen Handling
- Outpatient Procedures
- Patient Demographics
- CPT Coding
- Preparing Treatment Rooms
- Patient Interviews
- Program Coordination
- Prioritizing Patients
- Organization and Time Management
- Scheduling Tests and Procedures
- Patient Referral
- Regulatory Documentation
- Correspondence Management
- Meeting Minutes
- Workflow Coordination
- Staff Leadership
- Medical Office Management
- Patient Care and Confidentiality
- Software Applications
- Proficiency in Medical Management Systems
- Practitioner Support
- Computer Proficiency
- Interdepartmental Collaboration
- Pharmacy Correspondence
- Document Management
- Patient Scheduling
- Insurance Claims Handling
- Collecting Patient Specimens and Tests
- Multi-Line Phone Systems
- Call Transfers
- Medical Report Preparation
Timeline
Medical Administrative Assistant Ayer
Neuroscience institute, Hartford Health Care Medical Group Multi-Specialty
10.2022 - Current
Clinical Medical Assistant
Metabolism Tallwood, Urology & Kidney Institute
Hartford Health Care Medical Group
12.2021 - 10.2022
Medical Assistant Mental Health
Substance Addiction, Stonington Institute
06.2020 - 12.2021
Quality Assurance Engineer
NASA & Aerospace Dynamics, BST Systems
06.2019 - 06.2020
Quality Control Specialist III
Sheffield Pharmaceutical
03.2013 - 06.2019
Dietary Aide Food & Nutrition
ProMedica Senior Care
03.2010 - 02.2013
Warehouse Worker
Walmart Distribution Center
01.2009 - 03.2010
University of Delaware
University of Connecticut
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Continental Academy
CPR Certification June 2021 to June 2023 First Aid Certification - undefined
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