Melisa Vargas
Methuen,MA
Summary
Motivated, bi-lingual new graduate nurse with 9 years of experience as a Medical Assistant seeking a position in the emergency department.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
Merrimack Medical & Walk-In Center
02.2019 - Current
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data.
- Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.
- Prepared lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation.
Medical Assistant
Women’s health services GYN
10.2018 - 02.2019
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Prepped for examinations and medical procedures
- Obtain and monitored vital signs
- Administer contraceptives
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Triage phone calls and schedule patients, Scheduled U/S, BD and Mammograms
- Prescription refills and renewals
- Collection of lab specimens and performed HCG/Urinalysis testing
- Autoclave usage and maintenance
Medical Assistant
New England Allergy and Immunology
02.2016 - 10.2018
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, vital signs, and allergies.
- Administered Intramuscular steroid injections, IM/subcutaneous vaccine, and allergy injections.
- Prepare 30+ patients for procedures and exams (pap smears, biopsy, physical exams, steroid injections, abdominal exam, acupuncture)
- Provided patients albuterol treatments, steroid nasal treatments.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Assist in office emergencies (asthma attacks, fainting, allergic reactions).
Medical Assistant Externship
Methuen Family Health Center
08.2015 - 01.2016
- Obtained client medical history, symptoms, and allergies.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as vital signs, weight, ECG, cultures, and blood sugars.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Methuen High School
Methuen, MA06.2014
Medical Assisting Program -
LARE Institute
Andover, MA01.2015
Prerequisites -
Middlesex Community College
Lowell, MAAssociate Degree of Science Nursing -
Lawrence Memorial/ Regis College School of Nursing
Medford, MA05.2024
Certification
- National Healthcare Association: CCMA, 2015-Present
- ECG Tech, 2015-Present
- American Heart Association – BLS/ First Aid/ AED, 04/07/22
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Merrimack Medical & Walk-In Center
02.2019 - Current
Medical Assistant
Women’s health services GYN
10.2018 - 02.2019
Medical Assistant
New England Allergy and Immunology
02.2016 - 10.2018
Medical Assistant Externship
Methuen Family Health Center
08.2015 - 01.2016
High School Diploma -
Methuen High School
Medical Assisting Program -
LARE Institute
Prerequisites -
Middlesex Community College
Associate Degree of Science Nursing -
Lawrence Memorial/ Regis College School of Nursing