Melissa Settles
Aiken,SC
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a position as a Certified Clinical and Administrative Medical Assistant. Ready to help team achieve company goals. I am seeking to maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. I am a Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisor
Trinity On Laurens
06.2022 - Current
- Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
- Scheduled surgeries, managed pre-certifications and verified insurance coverage.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
- Secured patient information and confidential medical records in compliance with HIPAA privacy rule standards to protect patient's privacy.
- Collected and entered patient demographic and insurance data into computer database to establish patient's medical record.
- Utilized knowledge of electronic medical record systems and medical terminology to perform diverse data entry tasks.
- Followed document protocols to safeguard confidentiality of patient records.
Weekend Supervisor
Trinity On Laurens
02.2005 - Current
- Document call outs for nursing assistants and find coverage.
- Conduct interviews for nursing assistants
- Manage both floors
- Enhanced team efficiency by implementing effective scheduling and task delegation.
- Resolved conflicts among staff members by facilitating open communication and mediating disputes.
- Provided comprehensive training for new hires, fostering a supportive work culture that encouraged professional growth.
- Evaluated staff performance regularly, offering constructive feedback to improve overall capabilities.
- Performed all required tasks at start and end of shift to facilitate seamless transitions between work groups.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
Medicine Technician
Trinity On Laurens
02.1999 - Current
- Schedule doctors appointments and fill out patient forms
- Order residents' prescription medication
- Create and enter care plans
- Input and discontinue medication
- Improved patient care by accurately preparing and dispensing medications in a timely manner.
- Ensured compliance with federal, state, and local regulations through meticulous record-keeping and reporting procedures.
- Safeguarded patient privacy by adhering to HIPAA regulations when handling sensitive medical information.
- Prepared medication doses accurately by following medication administration record (MAR) written by healthcare providers.
- Reviewed patient progress to document effects of any prescribed medication.
- Documented medication administration into electronic medical records (EMR) to avoid duplication of medication dosages.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
Education
Diploma - HS
South Aiken High School
Aiken, SC06.1985
Skills
- Nursing Assistance
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Problem Identification
- Train Employees
- Patient Care Assessment
- Facility Oversight
- Efficient Data Entry
- Decision-Making
- Professionalism
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Effective Communication
- Organizational Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Time management abilities
- Attention to Detail
Certification
- Certified Clinical & Administration Medical Assistant - # 397-11187 01/18/2024-01/18/2026
Timeline
Supervisor
Trinity On Laurens
06.2022 - Current
Weekend Supervisor
Trinity On Laurens
02.2005 - Current
Medicine Technician
Trinity On Laurens
02.1999 - Current
Diploma - HS
South Aiken High School
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