Patricia Ochs
Roseburg,OR
Summary
Ability to build trust and rapport with clients from diverse cultures. Committed to achieving high-quality, cost-effective care for clients and their families. Organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Diabetes Lifestyle Coach
Cow Creek Health and Wellness Center
Roseburg, OR
12.2022 - Current
- Plans, implements, and evaluates diabetes prevention health education programs.
- Screens potential participants for Diabetes Prevention Program, determines eligibility, and leads recruitment efforts for new cohorts on an ongoing basis.
- Delivers the Prevent T2 curriculum, as designed by the Centers for Disease Control nationally-recognized and evidence-based Diabetes Prevention Program.
- Prepares for each class session in a timely manner and provides feedback to participants on their food and activity logs on a weekly basis.
- Provides ongoing encouragement and guidance to program participants in pursuit of SMART goals.
- Encourages ongoing participation of Diabetes Prevention Program graduates in monthly AfterCore maintenance classes.
- Documents class participation and patient encounters in patients' Electronic Health Record, under the supervision of Registered Dietitian.
- Assists with ongoing data collection for maintenance of accreditation standards for education department, including Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), Diabetes Self-Management Education (DMSE), and any other Cow Creek Health and Wellness accreditation.
- Plans and implements events and other programs, including arranging for speakers, facilities, resources, and staffing as directed.
- Collaborates with medical staff and other departments to streamline education programs best practices, measures and ensure requirements with day to day documentation are met and recorded.
- Designs and develops brochures, reports, manuals, newsletters, pamphlets, resource packets, posters, and various training materials promoting public health issues and health activities.
- Assists with coordination of activities around Tobacco Prevention Education Program, writing newsletter articles and assisting with social media campaigns.
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Contract)
TRIBAL HEALTH
CANYONVILLE, OR
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Documented vital signs and health history for 15 patients in clinical setting each shift
- Used Greenway EHR system software to process patient documentation
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions
- Taught patients about medications, procedures and care plan instructions
- Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms
- Administered vaccinations for children and adults
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, and answering phones
- Organized charts, documents and supplies to maintain team productivity
- Trained new medical assistants with rooming process and documenting in EHR.
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
ACCENT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH
ROSEBURG, OR
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Roomed 10-15 patients while obtaining vital signs, verifying medications, medical history and any other pertinent information
- Chaperoned physician with physical exams when needed
- Assisted with procedures such as endometrial biopsies, vulvar/skin biopsies, and/or colposcopies
- Completed Pre-Op paperwork for surgeries, confirming times with patients and obtaining informed patient consent
- Set up ultrasound machine or non stress test for Obstetric patients, obtained their urine samples for urine dip stick tests
- Verbally gave results and complaints from obstetric patients to provider for review
- Contacted patient with results regarding lab results after physician review
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment
- Autoclave equipment before and after procedures
- Under physician direction, ordered and collected laboratory specimens for diagnostic testing
- Chart prepped for following day's office visits
- Trained other medical assistants
- Developed documentation for protocols and procedures.
Medical Assistant
AVIVA HEALTH
ROSEBURG, OR
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Roomed 15-20 plus patients while obtaining vital signs, medical history, medication information, allergies, and chief complaint
- Assisted provider or nurses as needed
- Performed EKG's, peak flows
- O2 as directed by provider
- Performed in office labs and UDS
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment
- Vaccination trained in adults and children
- Helped with COVID vaccinations and testing when available
- Chart prepped for following day's office visits
- Contacted patients with lab results after provider review
- Obtained medical documents from other medical offices in reference to providers patients for up to date medical history.
Education
Business Administration -
UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
06.2018
Associate of Arts - General Studies
UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Roseburg OR06.2018
High School Diploma -
Gallup High School
Gallup, NMSkills
- Client Needs Assessment with knowledge of local resources to benefit clients
- Data Collection
- Positive Communication Strategies
- Appointment Coordination
- Organizing and Preparing Meetings
- Proficient in office procedures, office equipment, Microix, word documents, excel, teams
Certification
- American Heart Association BLS-Provider - 02/01/2022
- FEMA 100, 200, 700, 800 Certifications - 03/2023
- Certified Distance Lifestyle Coach for the Diabetes Prevention Program - 03/2023
- Certified Tobacco Interventionist - 02/23/2023
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant - 04/28/2022
- QPR Gatekeeper Certificate - 12/17/2022
- Basic Food Handlers Card - 05/18/2023
OSU - Community Health Worker Course
Currently enrolled at Oregon State University to complete the Community Health Worker Certification in March 2024
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Diabetes Lifestyle Coach
Cow Creek Health and Wellness Center
12.2022 - Current
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (Contract)
TRIBAL HEALTH
06.2022 - 12.2022
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
ACCENT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH
04.2021 - 05.2022
Medical Assistant
AVIVA HEALTH
01.2020 - 04.2021
Business Administration -
UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Associate of Arts - General Studies
UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
Gallup High School
- American Heart Association BLS-Provider - 02/01/2022
- FEMA 100, 200, 700, 800 Certifications - 03/2023
- Certified Distance Lifestyle Coach for the Diabetes Prevention Program - 03/2023
- Certified Tobacco Interventionist - 02/23/2023
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant - 04/28/2022
- QPR Gatekeeper Certificate - 12/17/2022
- Basic Food Handlers Card - 05/18/2023
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