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RITA LOPEZ

Austin,TX

Summary

Highly motivated and committed Medical Assistant with proven history of superior performance at individual, team and organizational levels. Multitasks and prioritizes workloads with little or no supervision. Detail-oriented professional looking to bring medical background and team-building skills to deadline-driven environment.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Medical Assistant

Northstar Surgery
09.2023 - 12.2023

Room patients and obtain vitals. Assist with in office procedures. Schedule surgeons for surgery according to their calendar and block times. Order labs and imaging per provider and follow up getting the results if they have not been received prior to the post op appointments. Read pathology reports and lab results to patients. Call in prescriptions to correct pharmacy and complete prior authorizations if needed. Crossed trained to do front desk when it is not my day for clinic. Check in patients and make sure that all new patient paperwork has been completed prior to appt. Collect co-pays and balances owed. Verify that info in chart is up-to-date and make any corrections if needed. Take patients picture for their chart. Open new note for surgeon and document patients demographics.

Registered Medical Assistant

Austin Diagnostic Clinic / Endocrinology
03.2020 - 09.2023

Call patients and complete intake over the phone. Room patients and obtain vitals. Review and update medications, allergies, medical history, surgical history, family history, pharmacy and Circle of Care. Download CGM's / glucometers and attach report to chart for review from provider. Administer injections. Complete prior authorizations for all diabetic supplies. Request medical records if needed per provider. CGM placements along with teaching each patient on how to use the device. Cover other depts. when needed per supervisor.

Non Certified Tech

Patriot Staffing Solutions / Cardiovascular Specialist of Texas
10.2019 - 03.2020
  • Create, maintain, and enter information into databases
  • Room patients
  • Obtain vitals
  • Perform EKG's
  • Abstract new patient information and accurately enter it in the patients chart prior to their appointment.

Medical Assistant

NW Diagnostic Clinic
08.2019 - 10.2019
  • Room patients
  • Obtain vitals
  • Perform EKG's for physicals
  • Draw blood and order labs for physicals
  • Obtain prior authorizations for medications
  • Referrals, refilling prescriptions verbally or electronically
  • Triage calls
  • Informing patients of all lab results
  • UA's, strep cultures and flu tests
  • Ear lavages, assist with in-office procedures, pap smears, breast exams, administering immunizations and injections
  • Restock my provider's exam rooms.

Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler

Austin Surgeons Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology, P.A
07.2018 - 08.2019
  • Authorized to work in the US for any employer, Rooms & interviews pt for medical hx, prescription changes & other updates
  • Record changes in demographic form
  • Takes & records vital signs including ht, wt, BP, pulse & temperature
  • Performs foot exams for diabetic pts
  • Downloads pt insulin data for physicians
  • Provides intramuscular & subcutaneous injections
  • Assist doctors with biopsies
  • Chart notes in EMR system
  • Monthly supply ordering for the clinical floor and prep for the next days schedule.

Surgery Scheduler/Medical Assistant

Austin Surgeons
06.2016 - 07.2018
  • Check-in/out patients, scheduling
  • Patient flow, taking vitals, assist with in office procedures(Colposcopy, Cryo, LEEP)
  • Administer injections Call in prescriptions Athena clinical Verify insurance & benefits Medical Assistant Superior Physical Medicine.

Medical Assistant

Preferred Spine and Pain, PLLC Dr. Matthew Kaplan
03.2015 - 05.2015
  • Patient Flow, Patient therapies, vitals, update patient demographics, develop x-rays, check patients in/ out of office, schedule appointments, inventory and ordering supplies.

Medical Biller & Coder

Texas Mutual Insurance
12.2014 - 03.2015
  • Answering phones, rooming patients, assisting with intra-office procedures, scheduling procedures at hospital and surgery centers and travel between satellite offices
  • Schedule patients for follow-up visits
  • Call in prescriptions, taking patients vitals as well as chief complaint.

Education

Medical Assisting -

Southern Careers Institute
Austin, TX

Medical Assistant -

Southern Careers Institute
Austin, TX
01.2012

Skills

  • Sevocity eHR
  • Leading Reach
  • AMD eHR
  • Athena Clinicals eHR
  • Chirotouch
  • EClinicals
  • E- MDs software
  • Outlook
  • MS Word
  • Office
  • Excel
  • Powerpoint
  • Medical Assisting (10 years)
  • CPR (10 years)
  • EKG (4 years)
  • EMR (10 years)
  • Injections (10 years)
  • Microsoft Word (10 years)
  • Patient Care (4 years)
  • Receptionist (6 years)
  • Vital Signs (10 years)
  • Filing (10 years)
  • EHR (10 years)
  • CPR Certified (10 years)
  • Venipuncture (4 years)
  • Scheduling (10 years)
  • Medical Records (10 years)
  • Phlebotomy (5 years)
  • Clerical
  • English Language
  • Active Listening
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Time Management
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Learning

Certification

BLS for Healthcare Providers, January 2015, January 2017

Additional Information

I am currently not a certified MA but I am studying and looking to take my exam soon.

Assessments

  • Medical Terminology, Familiar, August 2019, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/ieuhtgvar637jq3q
  • First Aid, Highly Proficient, August 2019, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/22itfjpm8fpkp3c
  • Electronic Medical Records Knowledge, Highly Proficient, August 2019, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/nq44ysneyndrcay
  • Attention to Detail, Completed, August 2019, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/5snuxiee5smccrm
  • Problem Solving, Proficient, August 2019, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/hgem6lrehtjr8wqx

Timeline

Registered Medical Assistant

Northstar Surgery
09.2023 - 12.2023

Registered Medical Assistant

Austin Diagnostic Clinic / Endocrinology
03.2020 - 09.2023

Non Certified Tech

Patriot Staffing Solutions / Cardiovascular Specialist of Texas
10.2019 - 03.2020

Medical Assistant

NW Diagnostic Clinic
08.2019 - 10.2019

Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler

Austin Surgeons Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology, P.A
07.2018 - 08.2019

Surgery Scheduler/Medical Assistant

Austin Surgeons
06.2016 - 07.2018

Medical Assistant

Preferred Spine and Pain, PLLC Dr. Matthew Kaplan
03.2015 - 05.2015

Medical Biller & Coder

Texas Mutual Insurance
12.2014 - 03.2015

Medical Assisting -

Southern Careers Institute

Medical Assistant -

Southern Careers Institute
RITA LOPEZ