Nicole Dwight
Yucaipa,CA
Summary
Highly motivated and committed Medical Assistant with proven history of superior performance at individual, team and organizational levels. Strong ability to multitask and prioritize workloads with little or no supervision. Detail oriented professional looking to bring medical background and team building skills to deadline-driven environment.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
Optum/BMG
Yucaipa, CA
08.2009 - Current
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing insurance forms and helping patients with diverse needs.
- Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Documented vital signs and health history for 10-20 patients everyday.
- Educated patients by providing medication and diet information and clarifying physicians' orders, answering questions thoroughly.
- Conducted preliminary evaluations, including measuring weight, temperature and blood pressure, and documented results with accuracy.
- Coordinated prescription and refill submissions through pharmacy calls and faxes.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Monitored test accuracy using quality controls.
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.
- Oriented and trained new staff on proper procedures and policies.
- Handled preparation of various lab specimens for diagnostic purposes.
- Updated inventory, expiration and vaccine logs to maintain current tracking documentation.
- Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine purpose of visit and record medical history.
Waitress
Tony's Spunky Steer
Redlands, CA
02.1998 - 06.2009
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
- Promoted office efficiency, coordinating charts, completing insurance forms and helping patients with diverse needs.
- Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Documented vital signs and health history for 10-20 patients everyday.
- Educated patients by providing medication and diet information and clarifying physicians' orders, answering questions thoroughly.
- Conducted preliminary evaluations, including measuring weight, temperature and blood pressure, and documented results with accuracy.
- Coordinated prescription and refill submissions through pharmacy calls and faxes.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Monitored test accuracy using quality controls.
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.
- Oriented and trained new staff on proper procedures and policies.
- Handled preparation of various lab specimens for diagnostic purposes.
- Updated inventory, expiration and vaccine logs to maintain current tracking documentation.
- Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine purpose of visit and record medical history.
Education
Medical Assisting
Concorde Career College
San Bernardino, CA2009
High School Diploma - undefined
Yucaipa High School
Yucaipa, CA1996
Skills
- Infection control and aseptic procedures
- Patient privacy
- Medical billing and coding
- Electronic health records
- Specimen collection and analysis
- Medical records management
- Charting and clinical documentation
- EMR / EHR
- Data entry
- Patient scheduling
- Phlebotomy
- Simple dressings
- Medical office administration
- CPR/First Aid certified
- Trained to run Autoclave
Certification
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- BLS
Lamplighter Award for Acedemic Excellence
I graduated Concorde Career College with a 4.0 GPA
Additional Information
References or Letters of Recommendation available on request
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Optum/BMG
08.2009 - Current
Waitress
Tony's Spunky Steer
02.1998 - 06.2009
Medical Assisting
Concorde Career College
High School Diploma - undefined
Yucaipa High School