Ma de Lourdes Torres
Brownsville,TX
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven professional with a solid foundation in Public Health, specializing in Health Promotion. Passion for empowering individuals and communities through effective health strategies drives a commitment to excellence. Bilingual proficiency enhances communication capabilities, fostering strong interpersonal relationships and collaboration. Eager to leverage skills and expertise to contribute meaningfully to organizational success.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
Jose Luis Villaobos MD
02.2024 - Current
- Referral and authorizations coordinator: in charge of referral approving insurance referrals, prior authorization medication and discharge patient overseeing the referral approving process
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records; Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the room neat and clean.
- EKG performance
- Scriber
- Sending medications to pharmacy under doctor supervision by delegation authority
- EMR: Athena experience
- Interview patients to obtain medical information. Triage work.
Medical Assistant
JK Clinic Kazim Hussain MD
05.2021 - 02.2023
- Working in partnership with SWK immigrants Shelters, providing medical services to unaccompanied minors, doing screening tests. Covid, HIV, Flu, Strep, HCG. Tb test. Applying immunizations before entering to the United States general population. If necessary, debris and dressing wounds, administration of injectables medications.
- EMR: Eclinics experience
- EMR: PCC experience
Medical Assistant
Luis F. Morales MD PA, Medical office Brownsville TX
08.2002 - 02.2020
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records; Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the room neat and clean.
- Interview patients to obtain medical information. Triage work.
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, etc.
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials.
- Drawing blood, collecting tissue, or other laboratory specimens, logging the specimens
- EKG
- Administer IM medication requested by Physician.
- Change dressings on wounds.
- Vaccine Coordinator
- Laboratory Manager
- Head Medical Assistant.
Education
MPH - Concentration Health Promotion
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VAMD - undefined
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL)
01.1999
High School - undefined
Homer Hanna High School
Brownsville, TX01.1998
Skills
- Proficient in bilingual communication
- Experience with PCC and EMR systems
- HIPAA compliance coordinator
- OSHA compliance coordinator
Accomplishments
- Recognized for outstanding dedication to patient care.
- Collaborated with team of Department of Health in Monterey Nuevo Leon in the development of Dengue Prevention at a community.
- Supervised team of 20 staff members ( health promoters)
- Achieved goals 2 underserved communities through effectively health programs with prevention conferences and hands on workshops.
Certification
- CPR certification Exp date Aug 2026
- Substitute Teacher Certification 2025
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Jose Luis Villaobos MD
02.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant
JK Clinic Kazim Hussain MD
05.2021 - 02.2023
Medical Assistant
Luis F. Morales MD PA, Medical office Brownsville TX
08.2002 - 02.2020
MD - undefined
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL)
High School - undefined
Homer Hanna High School
MPH - Concentration Health Promotion
Liberty University
Community Service
- Brownsville, 2019-05, 2019-08, Preparing food for homeless people and providing classes in injury prevention, drug addiction and alcoholism. Funded by the City of Brownsville and the local church.
- Sunday school teacher, 2000-03, Present, Helping at my local church as a Sunday school teacher.
- Nursing Home Alta Vista, Leading Nursing Home ministry, 2023-01, Present, Every month Nursing Home Alta Vista. Leading Nursing Home ministry for 2 years
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