Melissa Velazco
Peoria,AZ
Summary
Dedicated nursing student with a strong passion for patient care, eager to apply skills and knowledge in fast-paced settings. Seeking an opportunity to join a team that fosters growth and supports development as a healthcare professional.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
- Collaborate in maintaining patient and staff safety
- Assist the nurse and physician during examinations, treatments and procedures as requested
- Assist in patient and equipment preparation
- Perform follow up actions as requested by nurse or physician
- Assist patients with activities of daily living
- Monitor and report patient vital signs, ADL's, I&O, blood glucose readings
- Prepare patients for transpositions to other departments
- Assists with patient admission, discharge, and transfer to other departments
- Accurately provide report to oncoming shift staff
Medical Assistant
Associated Podiatrists
09.2020 - 06.2023
- Company Overview: Phoenix, AZ
- Examine patients and write down basic information about their health
- Arrange for clinic/procedure admissions and laboratory services
- Set up surgical suite for procedures such as amputations, flexor tenotomies, nail avulsions
- Communicate with patients and update records manually
- Support medical professionals sending medications and submitting prior authorizations
- Cleaning and preparing treatment rooms
- Obtain medical records such as specialist's notes, radiology reports, laboratory reports, and biopsy reports
- Phoenix, AZ
Medical Assistant
Palo Verde Cancer Specialists
09.2017 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: Peoria, AZ
- Translate for new patient consultations, follow-ups and on treatment visits
- Assist radiation therapy staff translate and explain to new radiation patients what they should expect on a daily basis
- Prepare and gather patient charts with all past medical history
- Take and record vitals for patients on weekly visits, consults and follow ups
- Perform nutrition, depression and fall risk screenings for new consults, weekly visits and follow ups
- Request disks and other medical reports, notes from outside providers
- Fax and confirm physician orders scheduled (imaging, referrals, and special procedures)
- Call in new or refill prescriptions per provider's orders
- Assist patients with appointments and referrals
- Obtain any clearance needed before patient starts radiation treatments
- Phone triage
- Give report to doctor and nurse regarding new consultations, weekly visits and follow ups
- Schedules CT Simulations and Fiducial Marker Placements
- Proficient pulling records from hospitals and imaging facilities
- Proficient using Cerner, Aria EMR's
- Assist in SAVI dressing
- Send dictation of follow ups and new patients to referring physicians
- Importing and identifying records into patient charts
- Creating chart round list for new patient starting radiation treatments for weekly meeting
- Assisting physician filling out FMLA paperwork
- Crossed trained in front office duties (take payments, check in patients for follow up, consult and on treatment patients, reminder calls for future appointments, etc.)
- Peoria, AZ
Medical Assistant
University of Arizona Cancer Center with Dignity Health
11.2015 - 09.2017
- Company Overview: Phoenix, AZ
- Prepare and gather patient charts with all past medical history
- Take and record vitals for patients on weekly visits, consults and follow ups
- Perform nutrition, depression and fall risk screenings for new consults, weekly visits and follow ups
- Request imaging disks and other medical reports, notes from outside providers
- Fax physician orders
- Refill prescriptions
- Assist patients with appointments and referrals
- Obtain any clearance needed before patient starts radiation treatments
- Phone triage
- Give report to doctor and nurse regarding new consultations, weekly visits and follow-ups
- Gather medical instruments and materials for HDR procedures
- Give Injections
- Phoenix, AZ
Medical and Therapy Assistant
Arizona Center for Cancer Care
06.2013 - 09.2015
- Company Overview: Peoria, AZ
- Perform Hyperthermia Treatments
- Assist Radiation Therapist Set up patients for treatment
- Record shifts on computer from CBCT's
- Help bring patients down from the treatment table and stabilize them
- Set up exam and treatment room
- Take and record patients vitals
- Room patient for weekly visit with doctor
- Document and Record all Chief Complaints
- Peoria, AZ
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Phoenix, AZ12-2024
Medical Assistant Program -
Sanford Brown College
Phoenix, AZ01.2013
Skills
- Dependable
- Driven
- Adaptable
Certification
- BLS Certified
- Stop The Bleed- Basic Bleeding Control
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
Medical Assistant
Associated Podiatrists
09.2020 - 06.2023
Medical Assistant
Palo Verde Cancer Specialists
09.2017 - 08.2020
Medical Assistant
University of Arizona Cancer Center with Dignity Health
11.2015 - 09.2017
Medical and Therapy Assistant
Arizona Center for Cancer Care
06.2013 - 09.2015
Medical Assistant Program -
Sanford Brown College
- BLS Certified
- Stop The Bleed- Basic Bleeding Control
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
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