Tameka Washington
Columbus,GA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Direct Care Staff
Florida State Hospital
02.2024 - Current
- Assist with all aspects of resident care as assigned by the nurse/shift supervisor, including activities of daily living, ambulation, mobility, and nutrition.
- Observe, identify, and report resident concerns or needs to the shift supervisor.
- Document information factually and objectively, within acceptable time frame as defined by facility policy.
- Provide safe and supportive observation and effectively monitor assigned residents.
- Complete assignments timely, completely, accurately and in a cooperative manner.
- Provide the necessary assistance when giving residents the following activities of daily living nursing care: oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, and grooming, hair and nail care, shaving, toileting, eating and drinking, and mobility.
- Assist with monitoring and accountability of residents to enable medical personnel to accomplish health related tasks.
- Display professionalism throughout employment including, but not limited to, arriving to work on time, maintaining an accurate timesheet, and maintaining professional appearance as defined by facility policy.
Medical Assistant
Thomasville Family Medicine Center
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Clinical
- Prepare examination and treatment rooms with necessary instruments
- Take patient histories and vital signs
- Prepare patient for examination and treatment
- Dispense medication as directed
- Instruct and educate patients about discharge instructions if applicable
- Handle telephone calls from clients, patients, prospective patients, physicians, pharmacies, as well as other staff
- Provide solutions to patient concerns within the scope of position
- Clerical
- Patient intake including scheduling, registration, insurance verification, and collections
- Provide accurate and timely documentation to staff, insurance carriers and companies
- Correspondence by phone, in person, or in writing regarding patient care, i.e. insurance carriers, physicians, non-clinic physicians
- Maintain patient records for clinical use, medical records use, billing use, physicians' review, etc.
- Assist with scheduling of test and treatments
- Complete opening and closing procedures
- Other Duties
- Maintain disposable and non-disposable supplies, i.e. wound care supplies, laundry, etc.
- Annual training as needed
- Help produce and maintain patient education instruction hand-outs
- Maintain clean, professional working/treatment area ok
- Accept and assume responsibility for special projects as they arise
- All other duties as assigned
Medical Assistant
Mainstreet Family Urgent Care
06.2021 - 10.2023
- Clinical
- Prepare examination and treatment rooms with necessary instruments
- Take patient histories and vital signs
- Prepare patient for examination and treatment
- Dispense medication as directed
- Instruct and educate patients about discharge instructions if applicable
- Handle telephone calls from clients, patients, prospective patients, physicians, pharmacies, as well as other staff
- Provide solutions to patient concerns within the scope of position
- Clerical
- Patient intake including scheduling, registration, insurance verification, and collections
- Provide accurate and timely documentation to staff, insurance carriers and companies
- Correspondence by phone, in person, or in writing regarding patient care, i.e. insurance carriers, physicians, non-clinic physicians
- Maintain patient records for clinical use, medical records use, billing use, physicians' review, etc.
- Assist with scheduling of test and treatments
- Complete opening and closing procedures
- Other Duties
- Maintain disposable and non-disposable supplies, i.e. wound care supplies, laundry, etc.
- Annual training as needed
- Help produce and maintain patient education instruction hand-outs
- Maintain clean, professional working/treatment area ok
- Accept and assume responsibility for special projects as they arise
- All other duties as assigned
Education
Medical Assistant (Certification) - undefined
South Georgia Career Center
Thomasville, GA06.2019
Phlebotomy (Certification) - undefined
South Georgia Career Center
Thomasville, GA06.2018
Skills
- Experience Administering Injections
- Laundry
- Patient Care
- Nursing
- Vital Signs
- HIPAA
- Vital signs
- Insurance Verification
- Transcription
- Phone Etiquette
- Customer service
- Phlebotomy
- Hospital Experience
- Venipuncture
- Medical Scheduling
- Triage
- EMR Systems
Certification
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- BLS Certification
- Certified Medical Assistant
Timeline
Direct Care Staff
Florida State Hospital
02.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant
Thomasville Family Medicine Center
10.2023 - 02.2024
Medical Assistant
Mainstreet Family Urgent Care
06.2021 - 10.2023
Medical Assistant (Certification) - undefined
South Georgia Career Center
Phlebotomy (Certification) - undefined
South Georgia Career Center