Melinda Antill

• Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
• Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
• Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
• Precepted newly hired medical assistants to train each on office procedures and important tasks.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Documented patient information in EMR and prepared paperwork for medical staff.
• Met operational targets consistently by guiding and motivating medical assistant team to effectively handling administrative and clinical needs.
• Monitored office procedures to correct problems and implement proactive improvements for better patient flow.
• Enforced department policies and procedures to keep team operating effectively and delivering top-notch care.

• Establishing reason for visit and triage of patient during office visit
• Documentation in OCHIN EMR
• Performing blood draws
• Administration of immunizations
• Completed orders as requested per providers such as dress wounds, perform ear irrigations, and recheck blood pressure
• Cleaning and stocking of rooms per protocols
• Maintain daily and monthly quality controls
• Assist with vaccine and medication counts
• Complete opening and closing procedures that include refrigeration and freezer temperature monitoring.

• Chart review of health maintenance for patients visit
• Triage of patients and documentation of vitals in EPIC EMR
• Administration of immunizations as ordered per provider
• Collection of specimens for laboratory orders
• Performing point of care lab testing
• Capturing images for diabetic eye exams via RetinaVue
• Providing patients with lab results and/or messages from providers via telephone calls or letters mailed
• Cleaning and stocking of supplies in room.
• Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.

Assigned positions as Medical Assistant.

• Performing front desk tasks such as, patient registration, verification of insurance coverage, answering phones, scheduling appointments
• Patient care skills such as triaging patients, administration of injections and medications, performing ear lavages, assisting physicians in surgical procedures, applying dressings to wounds
• Laboratory skills such as, strep/influenza testing, urinalysis, urine pregnancy testing, blood glucose testing, and venipuncture
• Office duties such as stocking rooms, placing orders of medical and office supplies
• Occupational health skills such as DOT physicals, work and school physicals, immigration physicals, breathe alcohol and urine drug screening, audio and vision screenings.