RAFAEL CAZARES
Doctor
Houston,TX
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
16
16
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Caregiver
The Village at Gleannloch Farms
HOUSTON, TX
09.2022 - Current
- Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Assisted patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene care both in private residences and facilities.
Medical Doctor
Doctor Amigo Family Clinic
Houston, TX
04.2021 - Current
- Experience recording patient medical history, vital statistics, and test results in electronic medical records.
- Ordered laboratory test such as X-rays, EKGs, CT scans, MRIs to diagnose medical conditions
- Skill and knowledge in performing EKGs
- Skill and knowledge in performing venipuncture and blood sampling for laboratory testing
- Evaluated test result and made appropriate recommendations for further testing or treatment
- Appropriate implementation of safety protocols within the facility
- Consulted with specialists regarding complex cases or difficult diagnoses
- Complied with established standards of practice within the facility
- Documented patient history and physical exam results in the electronic medical record system.
- Referred patients to medical specialists, social services, or other necessary resources.
- Provided treatment for illnesses, infections, injuries, and other medical conditions
- Counseled patients and family members on issues related to diet, activity, and disease prevention.
- Prescribed medications or treatment regimens to address patient conditions
- Educated patients about their condition or disease
- Knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics
- Theoretical technical, and practical knowledge in prescribing and administering medications for acute and infectious diseases
- Clinical theoretical and practical knowledge to perform physical examinations, analysis of laboratory and imaging studies to determine the diagnosis and differential diagnoses for the treatment plan for each patient.
- Clinical theoretical and technical skills for the application of injectable medications.
- Monitored patients with acute conditions to detect changes, improvements or need for intervention.
- Superior interpersonal skills to establish a good relationship and reassure patients in stressful situations.
- Knowledge of HIPAA regulation when handling confidential patient information.
- Strict confidentiality of patient privacy and patient information, taking care to comply with HIPAA guidelines and statutes for data security.
- Maintained awareness of advances in the medical field by reading relevant literature
Education
M.D. - PEDIATRICS
National University of El Salvador
El Salvador 01.2010 - 12.2012
M.D. - Medicine
National University of El Salvador
El Salvador 01.1998 - 09.2010
Skills
- Prescription drug management
- Health assessments
- Medical aid
- Medical diagnostics
- Diagnosis formulation
- Differential diagnoses
- Clinical decision making
- Respiratory evaluation
- Patient education
- Diagnostic testing
- Medical ethics
- Care quality initiatives
- Anatomy and physiology
- Medication prescription
- Patient assessment
- Clinical reasoning
- Physical examination
- Minor surgery skills
- Pathophysiology
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Caregiver
The Village at Gleannloch Farms
09.2022 - Current
Medical Doctor
Doctor Amigo Family Clinic
04.2021 - Current
M.D. - PEDIATRICS
National University of El Salvador
01.2010 - 12.2012
M.D. - Medicine
National University of El Salvador
01.1998 - 09.2010
Summary
Physician with fourteen years of experience in general medicine, nine of them focused on pediatrics and the las three years as a medical assistant at Doctor Amigo Family Clinic, expert in medical diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and in providing exceptional customer service. Excelling in collaborative environments, improving patient satisfaction and quality of care. With high reasoning in clinical decision making and patient education, committed to ethics, honesty compassion and patient dedication focused on service excellence and efficiency in achieving health care goals.
Work Preference
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Full TimePart TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceFlexible work hoursHealthcare benefitsPaid time offPaid sick leave401k matchWork Availability
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