LAUREN CALDARULO
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Charleston,SC
Summary
Experienced Certified Medical Assistant. The medical felid is my passion as I truly enjoy working hand in hand with doctors and nurses to provide excellent medical care for our patients. I have had a variety of experience and training in my 8 years in the felid. As a great team worker I am very good at listening, communicating and working to problem solve. I am very organized and proficient in the work place, multitasking is a strong suit of mine.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Medical Assistant
Kitsap Childrens Clinic
08.2021 - 03.2023
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared patients for physician examinations.
- Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine purpose of visit and record medical history and current vitals in EMR (athena).
- Maintain a patient schedule of 15-20 patient per day with minimal wait times.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens for rapid strep, flu, covid, and urine analysis.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Educated patients by providing medication and diet information and clarifying physicians' orders, answering questions thoroughly.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents in athena.
- Assisted with in office procedures including wound cleaning and circumcisions.
- Prepared surgical equipment for autoclave.
- Preformed daily opening and closing duties such as documenting temperatures in in temp log for vaccines and doing quality control tests.
Certified Medical Assistant
Sweetgrass Pediatrics
05.2018 - 07.2020
- Opening office duties including setting up exam rooms, making sure rooms are stocked, straightening patient waiting room, completing morning temperature controls and test controls
- Obtain patient information such as medical history, vitals (height, weight, temperature, Blood pressure ), Reason for today's visit
- Manager patient flow for 1-2 providers with patient schedule of 20-25 patient per day.
- Preform necessary clinical tests such as strep or flu test, or any other test to help diagnose patient
- Administer medications as directed by doctor
- Administer vaccines accordingly
- Proficient in using EMR system (Greenway) to record patient information, test results, vaccines given, and medications administered
- Assisted with diagnostic testing by collecting and packaging biological specimens for internal and laboratory analyses
- Maintaining clean rooms for every patient
- Monitored medical supply levels to confirm sufficient stock, promptly placing replenishment orders before depletion
- Assist with in office procedures such as Circumcisions.
Certified Medical Assistant
Atlantic Health System Essex Morris Pediatrics
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Opening office duties, cleaning rooms, stocking, logging controls for tests and refrigerator temps
- Used Epic EMR software to process patient information
- Manage 4 providers schedules of 15-20 patients per day.
- Prepared treatment rooms for patients, including cleaning surfaces and restocking supplies
- Scheduled appointments for patients via phone and in person
- Complete school forms, shot records, school note excuses and any other paper work needed for patient
- Performed preliminary physical tests, such as taking blood pressure, weight and temperature, accurately recording results in patient chat via Epic
- Administer vaccines as scheduled and medications as needed or ordered by physician
- Preform tests to help diagnose patient and then package them to be sent to lab
- Trained new incoming employees.
Certified Medical Assistant
Primary Care Associates of New Jersey LLC
02.2016 - 04.2017
- Document all patient information in EMR system Soapware
- Train new employees
- Maintain office cleanliness by wiping down rooms and equipment between each patient
- Obtains lab work such as drawing blood, getting swabs for testing processing labs to be sent out
- Profficant in phlebotomy
- Call back patients with any lab results and follow up instructions
- Schedule patient appointments, medication refills as needed
- Handle any insurance medication denials, and get medications approved
- Work proficiently with all other staff as a team to provide the best patient care possible.
Education
High School Diploma -
Wayne Hills High School
Wayne, NJ06.2010
No Degree -
Passaic County Community College
Paterson, NJCertified Medical Assisting : Medical Assisting/Phlebotomy -
Fortis College
Wayne, NJ05.2015
Skills
- HIPAA compliance
- Inventory and supply management
- Medical terminology
- ICD 10 coding
- Venipuncture and phlebotomy
- Leadership skills
- Communication skills
- EMR trained
- Specimen Collection and processing
- Vitals Collection and Documentation
- Administering Immunizations
- Complex Problem-Solving
Certifications
AAMA- ID # 2478854 ex.6/30/27
American Heart Association- 205507151417
BLS /CPR/AED
Timeline
Certified Medical Assistant
Kitsap Childrens Clinic
08.2021 - 03.2023
Certified Medical Assistant
Sweetgrass Pediatrics
05.2018 - 07.2020
Certified Medical Assistant
Atlantic Health System Essex Morris Pediatrics
05.2017 - 05.2018
Certified Medical Assistant
Primary Care Associates of New Jersey LLC
02.2016 - 04.2017
High School Diploma -
Wayne Hills High School
No Degree -
Passaic County Community College
Certified Medical Assisting : Medical Assisting/Phlebotomy -
Fortis College