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Nora Noaman

Staten Island,NY

Summary

Proficient and specialized in working in busy, demanding healthcare settings. Quality-minded, high-energy professional with an adaptable and resilient mindset and a solid history of providing exceptional performance. Resourceful and highly motivated team player and able to speak two languages. Eager to work in your institution as a medical assistant and contribute as much as I can while building on my skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Ophthalmic Technician

Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
12.2023 - Current
  • Perform humphrey visual felid test on patients as requested by doctors.
  • Led patients to exam rooms, collected medical histories and asked questions regarding health and current medications to provide physicians with optimal initial data.
  • Assist retina specialists by obtaining visual acuity, ocular pressure and preforming pupil assessment on each patient.
  • Cleaned, sterilized, and maintained ophthalmic instruments according to established protocols.
  • Transferred knowledge by training ophthalmic technicians and interns to do humphrey visual felid testing,
  • Administered eye drops to patients as directed by physician.

C0-asisstant to Dr. Joyce Khandji

Pediatric Ophthalmic Consultants
New York, NY
06.2020 - 09.2022
  • Managed Dr. Khandji’s schedule to allow for efficient patient flow while accommodating up to 50 patients per day.
  • Assisted physicians during patient consultations and minor in-office procedures and documented findings on chart notes.
  • Gathered patient symptoms, medical history, visual acuity, measures of binocular vision, fundus photos, stereopsis, and refraction to be utilized by physicians to guide their consultation.
  • Determine proper refraction using auto refractor, phoropters, or trial frames and lenses.
  • Proficient in operating ophthalmic equipment such as auto refractors, Icare, phoropters, and fundus photography.
  • Trained and supervised new staff in the technician, scribe, and receptionist roles and reported trainee progress to the hiring manager.
  • Determined correct ICD-10 and CPT codes for use in medical records while using EHR system to manage patient records.
  • Completed prior authorizations for medical procedures and medications.
  • Sterilized equipment in between patients.
  • Administrative work such as preforming inventory, writing consult letters to referring physicians, filing prescriptions, answering office phones, and scheduling patients.

Medical Assistant

Neighborhood Pediatrics, Dr. Inna Khval
Staten Island, NY
10.2018 - 09.2019
  • Answered the office phone, scheduled appointments, and helped the front desk with insurance policies as needed.
  • Arranged and maintained supplies for exam rooms
  • Greeted up to 40 patients per shift, prepared them for examination, and obtained and recorded their vital signs.
  • Assisted doctor with medical exams
  • Obtain patient blood and urine samples in preparation for lab texting and administered throat cultures and urinalysis.

Research Assistant

Zachary calamari
New York, NY
02.2022 - Current
  • Asissted professor Zachary Calamari through weekly virtual lab meetings to study the evolution of complex anatomical structures and how they may be influenced by development and changes in genetics.
  • Analysis of 3-D geometric morphometrics and high- throughput transcriptomics were accomplished with an emphasis on the cranial appendages such as antlers, horns and other bony outgrowths. mRNA analysis and measurements were also conducted.

ER and NICU Volunteer

Northwell Health
Staten Island, NY
04.2018 - 06.2019
  • Assisted clerk with paperwork as needed
  • Greeted patients in a friendly and positive manner and escorted them in the EMR from the waiting room
  • Sanitized hospital equipment and placed them where they belong.
  • Delivered items to patients such as flowers, water, blankets, and pillows as needed.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Biology And Psychology

CUNY Baruch College
New York, NY

Skills

  • Team player
  • Self starter
  • Strong patient service skills
  • Microsoft Office Proficient
  • Bilingual (Arabic and English)
  • Medical Terminology
  • Time Management
  • Multitasking
  • Medical Coding and billing
  • Appointment Setting
  • Data entry experience
  • Patient history expertise
  • Good written communication
  • Maintains strict confidentiality
  • HIPAA requirements
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software
  • Strong planning skills
  • Team player with positive attitude
  • PPE use

Languages

Bilingual (Arabic and English)

Timeline

Ophthalmic Technician

Weill Cornell Medical Center
12.2023 - Current

Research Assistant

Zachary calamari
02.2022 - Current

C0-asisstant to Dr. Joyce Khandji

Pediatric Ophthalmic Consultants
06.2020 - 09.2022

Medical Assistant

Neighborhood Pediatrics, Dr. Inna Khval
10.2018 - 09.2019

ER and NICU Volunteer

Northwell Health
04.2018 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Biology And Psychology

CUNY Baruch College
Nora Noaman