LAURA A. RAYO

• Bilingual Fluent - English/Spanish
• Diabetes Management - Assist in rooming patients and obtaining medical information regarding glucose levels, 24 hour food recall,vitals, side effects from diabetes medication, hypo/hyperglycemia episodes experienced in past month, medication review and update in EMR. Downloading reports from CGM or Glucometer documenting in patients chart for provider to review. Performing routine foot exams every 6 months. Finger sticks performed at every visit to check glucose level and A1c every 3 months along with blood draws every 3 months or 6 months. Review patient education regarding hyper/hypoglycemia symptoms and what steps to take incase of high or low glucose levels. Review patient education on any assigned education per provider. Retinal imaging performed every 6 months. Administered vaccines per provider order. Addressing any tests patient due for Breast Exam, Pap smears, Colon testing, HIV and Hep C testing. Exam room maintenance,restock and sanitizing after every visit.
• General Medicine - Assist in rooming patients obtaining vitals and chief complaint. Routine vaccines per provider order. Assist in physicals performing vision and audiometer exams. Assist with procedures and setting up sterile and non sterile procedure trays. Instructing and preparing patient for procedures including preparing exam room for any in house procedures eg: Pap smears, suture placement and removal, wound care sterile/ non- sterile, ear lavage's and EKG.
• Administrative - Preparing/scrubbing patients chart 2 weeks in advance. Obtaining any necessary consult notes from outside providers related to patient visit. Patient appointment confirmation 24-48 hrs prior to appointment. Initiating and completing Prior Authorizations using covermymeds or Advanced diabetes supplies. Create referrals per providers orders for outside specialist or Internal eg: Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Podiatry. Scheduling any recommended appointments by provider. Using CAIR site to verify any recommended vaccines. Completing monthly Relias trainings.
• Other routine responsibilities - Autoclave any used instruments. Assist in setting up video calls or phone calls for Telehealth visits. Every first of the month checking all expiration dates on supplies in assigned exam room replacing any expired supplies.

Medical Weight loss program

• Patient education on nutrition and healthy living
• Monitor and dispense medications to patients per Physician order phentermine, phendimetrazine and Hcg on weekly basis as well as support in weight loss goals
• Vitamin injections are injected (IM) and vitals are checked at every visit
• Conduct Ultrasonic cavitation treatments
• Assist in IV Therapy by preparing Intravenous pole with IV bag and tubing along with exam room

Physicals

• Assist in conducting Department of Transportation physicals, Sport/Camp physicals, Coast Guard physicals

Aesthetics

• Assist by preparing patients for Juvéderm Fillers, Botox/Dysport as well as Laser treatments by administering topical lidocaine per Physician orders
• Micro-needling and Platelet Rich Plasma treatments assist and conduct expertise in phlebotomy, transfer tubes to centrifuge and prefill individual syringes with platelet rich cells assist in administration of plasma

Hormone Replacement Therapy

• Assist in Biote Hormone Pellet therapy insertions preparing exam room with sterile drapes, prefill Lidocaine injectable and medical instruments on rolling surgical tray along with preparing provider for sterile procedure, dress and bandage insertion site
• Patient education on recovery and care of surgical wound
• Conduct Testosterone (IM) injections to patients on a weekly basis per Physician orders, perform venipuncture blood draws to determine hormone levels every 3 to 6 months if required therapeutic blood draws are performed per Provider order.