MARIA TURELL

• Room patients, obtain vitals, and record them on their chart. Review medications with patients and reconcile. Perform EKGs and Holter monitoring on patients. Obtain medical history and reason for seeking care. Translate during medical interviews with non-English speaking patients. Prep the patient chart prior to the clinic and make sure all testing is in the patient chart. Provide directions to patients according to physician orders. Communicate lab results and other pertinent medical information to patients. Record the content of the call with the patient in their record. Authorize prescription refills on behalf of the physician.
• Ensuring all surgical clearance letters and clinical notes are faxed. Telephone intake as needed. Educated patients prior to starting new medications. Obtain prior authorization for medications, using the Cover my meds site. Process PAP applications for patients. Process PAP applications for patients.
• Register Holter monitors into Biotel, remove and upload device information into the Biotel system for the provider to read. Scan all necessary medical records and upload them into the EMR system. Ensured room cleanliness and re-stock rooms. Contact Reps to obtain medication samples. Work on assigned buckets.

• Escorted patients to exam rooms. Scheduled patient procedures, pre-admission testing, and laboratory services. Faxed electronically patient prescriptions to the pharmacy and authorized medication refills as directed.
• Educated patients by providing pre and post-procedures and answering questions. E Forcse patients prior to their surgical procedure to see if they are taking controlled medications. Remove staples and sutures. Assisted provider with ultrasound-guided injections. Observed multiple surgical procedures in the operating room.
• Completed insurance, disability, and FMLA forms. Manage the surgery schedule for the Medical Director. Coordinate with two different doctors' offices to schedule a patient for a surgical procedure. Send electronic referrals for physical therapy, pain management, and imaging. Assisted in creating and facilitating meeting agenda to address member concerns including but not limited to improving communication between Home Health facilities, surgery centers, and hospitals.
• Trained new medical assistants and front desk staff on the daily duties in the office. Performed Orthostatic blood pressure. Maintains accurate call records by entering information into EMR. Arranged home health for patients’ post-surgical procedures. Maintained examined room cleanliness. Answered phone calls.

Surgery Scheduler

• Interacted with many departments ensuring a proper level of equipment and supplies were available for surgery. Communicated with operating room staff to ensure proper scheduling and any cancellations or changes in the schedule.
• Check on a daily basis the surgical agenda. Handle incoming calls and act as a liaison between patients and medical staff. Schedule appointments and diagnostic testing.
• Obtained pre-certification of patient procedures to guarantee coverage through insurance. Make sure all required tests are done prior to surgery. Scheduled prescribed diagnostics tests, treatments, procedures, surgeries, transfers, and referrals within and outside facilities.

Practice Assistant

• Greetings to the patients, check-in, and outpatients, collect co-pays, verify insurance and demographic information, register patients, schedule appointments, and take telephone messages. Assist with managed care plans, including prior authorization and referrals.
• Notify all scheduled patients of their financial responsibility prior to their date of service. Track no-show appointments. Provide work and school excuses to patients as needed. Reconciled cash and credit card payments on EMR daily. Trained new staff..

• Greeted patients and answered phone calls. Scheduled patient appointments, and procedures and mailed new patients' paperwork. Checked in and outpatients. Restocked clinical supplies in exam rooms. Administered medications as directed by a physician. Called in prescriptions and authorized medication refills as directed.
• Assist physicians with the writing of prescriptions. Collected and processed specimens for laboratory testing, maintained equipment and supplies, and sterilized instruments. Reviewed and maintained charts to ensure completeness. Educated patients by providing pre and post-procedure information and answering questions.
• Assisted prostate biopsies, cystoscopy and change catheters, Flow studies, and performed bladder sonograms. Updated patient's insurance information and collecting co-pays.

• Took vitals and medical history. Assisted the physician during exams and procedures. Gave injections, asthma treatments, TB tests, laboratory tests, and performed EKGs. Called in and faxed patient prescriptions to pharmacies.
• Maintained examination room cleanliness. Answered phone calls. Performed school and sports physicals. Assisted with IV infusion, and prepared and administered medications as directed by the physician. Recorded fridge medication temperature.

• Called in prescriptions and authorized medication refills as directed. Educated patients by providing pre and post-procedure information and answering questions. Ensured medical equipment and supplies were available for in-office procedures. Assisted in Cystoscopy, prostate biopsies, change catheters, Urodynamics test, and performed bladder sonograms.
• Collected and processed specimens for laboratory testing, maintained equipment and supplies, and sterilized instruments. Restocked clinical supplies in exam rooms.

• Took vitals and medical history. Assisted the physician during exams and procedures. Gave injections, asthma treatments, TB tests, laboratory tests, and performed EKGs. Called in and faxed patient prescriptions to pharmacies. Assisted IV infusions.
• Maintained examination room cleanliness. Answered phone calls. Performed school and sports physicals. Assisted with IV infusion, and prepared and administered medications as directed by the physician. Recorded fridge medication temperature.

• Assisted patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living. Documented necessary records. Aided with movement and placement of patients.
• Report findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff. Displayed strong clinical skills in assessing vital signs, performing lab draws and glucose checks, and providing pre-and post-operative care.

• Greeting the patients, checking in and outpatients, collecting co-pays, verifying insurance and demographic information, registering patients, scheduling appointments, and taking telephone messages.
• Assist with managed care plans, including prior authorization and referrals. Notify all scheduled patients of their financial responsibility prior to their date of service.