Sofia Pachano

• Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
• Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
• Take x-rays for the doctor to diagnose the patient.
• Completed Podiatric X-ray Medical assistant certification.
• Responsible for sizing and measuring patient for Diabetic shoes.
• Inventory and supply orders.
• EHR Electronic Health Records experience.
• Followed appropriate procedures to minimize patient's exposure to radiation.
• Sterilized equipment/tools.

Assist in maintaining hemostasis, select and apply wound dressings.

• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Identified patients requiring debridement procedures and alerted attending physician.
• Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
• Provided retraction of tissue and organs for optimal visualization.
• First Surgical Assistant duties
• Maintained integrity of sterile field.
• Blood draws
• Ancillary testing
• Monitoring patient progress and patient care
• Hematology, urinalysis and catheter insertions.

• Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
• Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
• Infection control
• Aseptic procedures and simple dressings.
• Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.