Lauren Cardenas
Southampton,USA
Summary
Professional in healthcare with solid experience in clinical duties. Skilled in patient care, medical procedures, and electronic health records. Strong focus on teamwork, adaptability, and delivering high-quality results. Reliable in fast-paced environments and adept at supporting medical staff and patients effectively.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant, Urgent Care
Convenient Payments
Pittsfield, MA
05.2025 - Current
- Provide Patient-Centered Care by conducting health assessments, physical exams, and review medical histories.
- Determine abnormal conditions: Administer or order diagnostic tests (e.g., x-rays, electrocardiograms, laboratory studies) and interpret test results.
- Perform therapeutic procedures:Administer injections and immunizations, suture, staple, splinting, foreign body removal manage wounds and infections.
- Educate and Counsel: Empower patients with knowledge about their health, describe therapeutic regimens, and provide education and wellness through counseling and guidance.
- Documentation and Compliance:
- Prepare clear, complete, accurate, and legible medical records for each patient under your care.
- Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Collaborate with a Team: Work collaboratively and pro-actively with other providers and health care practitioners within your clinic to efficiently treat patients, and plan coordinated, efficient, and thoughtful dispositions (including transfer), all in a timely manner.
Medical Assistant
Northern Utah Dermatology
South Ogden, UT
08.2020 - 04.2022
- Assisted in MOHS surgery.
- Medical Assistant/scribe
Medical Assistant
South Ogden Family Medicine
Ogden, UT
09.2018 - 01.2020
Medical Assistant/Scribe
Missouri Heart Center
Sedalia, MO
03.2018 - 08.2018
Certified Nurse Assistant/Ward Clerk
Bothwell Regional Health Center
Sedalia, MO
08.2016 - 03.2018
Education
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - undefined
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Worcester, MA12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO05.2016
Skills
- HIPAA compliance
- Incision and drainage
- Simple and complex suturing
- Staple
- Wound care
- Orthopedic splints
- Confident medical decision making and management
- Thorough patient education
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Flexible and adaptable
- Critical thinking
Certification
- Physician Assistant Certified - NCCPA December 31, 2027
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA Expiration June 2025
- Basic Life Support provider (BLS), CPR and AED - AHA Expiration October 2026
Awards
Employee of the month Bothwell Regional Health Center September 2017, Awarded for having professionalism, collaborating effectively with team members, having a strong work ethic and being highly motivated.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CLINICAL TRAINING
- Emergency Medicine- Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, RI
- Critical Care- University of Massachusetts Memorial University campus, Worcester MA
- Plastic Surgery-University of Massachusetts Memorial University campus, Worcester MA
- Surgery–Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA
- Family Medicine- Saint Vincent Medical Group, Sterling, MA
- Woman’s Health Care – Reliant Medical Group, Worcester, MA
- Pediatrics– Reliant Medical Group, Worcester, MA
- Psychiatry – South County Psychiatry, Cranston, RI
RESEARCH
- Research Assistant, Dr. Petkovsek, University of Central Missouri 2016
- Studied molecular genetics for sex differences in the DRD2 and DRD4 genes and their impact on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
- Complied molecular genetic plan of analysis to measure gene and use regression analysis using secondary data from the National Youth Survey Family Study (NYSFS) to make connections.
- Composed a thoroughly researched literature-review of the study and findings.
Timeline
Physician Assistant, Urgent Care
Convenient Payments
05.2025 - Current
Medical Assistant
Northern Utah Dermatology
08.2020 - 04.2022
Medical Assistant
South Ogden Family Medicine
09.2018 - 01.2020
Medical Assistant/Scribe
Missouri Heart Center
03.2018 - 08.2018
Certified Nurse Assistant/Ward Clerk
Bothwell Regional Health Center
08.2016 - 03.2018
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - undefined
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
University of Central Missouri