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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Teresa Gonzales

Needville,TX

Summary

To obtain a position in the medical field where my education, skills and experience will allow professional growth and advancement as a Medical Assistant/NCT. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

NRCMA

Houston Methodist
10.2023 - Current
  • Escorting patients to exam rooms and retrieving vital signs
  • Updating patients medical, family and social history
  • Preparing chart for provider
  • Administering injections
  • Poc testing such as UA,PT urine, rapid flu,covid and strep
  • Performing finger stick for lipid panel, A1C and glucose test
  • Assisting physician with any procedures
  • Placing referrals and any orders that may be needed
  • Preparing room and patient for annual exams, well women exams, pelvic exams, breast exams (chaperoning or assisting as needed)
  • Discharging patient and providing any instructions that may be needed after visit or before next visit
  • Scheduling patients
  • Cleaning and sanitizing room after patients departure
  • Retrieving prior authorization for medications and procedures
  • Addressing patient concerns via phone and my chart
  • Discussing patient lab and test results
  • Handling appropriate medication refills via electronically, fax or by phone
  • Checking voicemails, my chart messages and responding promptly
  • Tackling ongoing duties throughout the day such as my inbox, faxes,scanning, answering phones, scheduling and stocking rooms

NRCMA

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group
03.2023 - 10.2023
  • Triaging patients and retrieving vital signs
  • Updating patients medical, family and social history
  • Preparing chart for provider
  • Administering injections
  • Poc testing such as UA,PT urine, rapid flu,covid and strep
  • Performing finger stick for lipid panel, A1C and glucose test
  • Assisting physician with any procedures
  • Preparing room and patient for annual exams, well women exams, pelvic exams, breast exams (chaperoning or assisting as needed)
  • Discharging patient and providing any instructions that may be needed after visit or before next visit
  • Retrieving prior authorization
  • Addressing patient concerns via phone and my chart
  • Discussing patient lab and test results
  • Handling appropriate medication refills via electronically, fax or by phone
  • Checking voicemails, my chart messages and responding promptly
  • Tackling ongoing duties throughout the day such as my inbox, faxes,scanning, answering phones, scheduling and stocking rooms

NRCMA/CERTIFIED DERM TECH

U.S Dermatology Partners
02.2022 - 02.2023
  • Escorting patient to the exam room
  • Updating patients medical, family and social history
  • Preparing chart for provider
  • Scribing all information for provider
  • Preparing for surgical and cosmetic procedures
  • Assisting with surgical and cosmetic procedures
  • Preparing specimen for lab and assuring all specimen is sent out at the end of the day
  • Performing blood draw on patients for appropriate procedures
  • Administering appropriate injections ordered by provider
  • Removing sutures and staples
  • Apply appropriate dressing after procedures or to open wounds
  • Calling patient to discuss specimen results
  • Scheduling appropriate appointment for procedures
  • Retrieving prior authorization for medications and procedures
  • Completing applications for biologic's
  • Washing surgical tools and sterilizing them with autoclave

MEDICAL ASSISTANT/NCT/INVENTORY LEAD

NextLevel Urgent Care
09.2016 - 11.2021
  • Front office duties- Such as collecting insurance, verifying insurance, collecting copays or deductible, Imputing patient demographics and insurance information in to EMR chart
  • Answering phones, sending out faxes, sending emails, approving pharmacy refills
  • Back office duties- Such as triaging patient, retrieving patients medical history and medications
  • Taking patients vitals and creating patients chart for visit
  • Setting patient up for procedures
  • Setting up the appropriate tools needed for procedures
  • Assisting physician with procedures
  • Lab duties- Administering injections, dispensing appropriate medications , starting IV's, preforming blood draws, collecting lab specimens such as urinalysis, blood draws, cultures, removing sutures and staples
  • Running Strep, flu, RSV and covid test
  • All which is timed out by the ordering physician
  • Keeping lab clean and sanitized after each procedure
  • X-rays- Setting patient up for x-rays and shooting the x-rays ordered by physician
  • Sending and approving the images
  • If necessary I would splint or cast the patient if ordered by physician
  • Also dispense the necessary dme to patient and show them how to use it correctly
  • Sanitizing and keeping the X-ray room clean and sanitized for the next patient
  • Work Comp and Drug Screening- preforming pre-employment and post accident drug screens and sending specimen to the lab
  • Creating work comp charts
  • Physicals and DOT physicals- Retrieving all of the patients needed vitals and creating charts for physicals preforming blood, draws, ua, hearing and eye tests, EKG if requested on physical form
  • Inventory Lead- Placing orders for needed supplies for multiple vendors
  • Making sure all certifications were up to date
  • Making sure all machinery was running appropriately and up to par on calibrations
  • Assuring that we had no expired items on shelf.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Sugarland Dermatology, Dr. Scott McMenemy
07.2013 - 09.2016
  • Front office duties- Such as collecting insurance, verifying insurance, collecting copays or deductible, Imputing patient demographics and insurance information in to EMR chart
  • Answering phones, sending out faxes, sending emails, approving pharmacy refills
  • Back office duties- Such as triaging patient, retrieving patients medical history and medications
  • Taking patients vitals and creating patients chart for visit
  • Setting patient up for procedures
  • Setting up the appropriate tools needed for procedures
  • Assisting physician with procedures
  • Lab duties- Administering injections, dispensing appropriate medications , starting IV's, preforming blood draws, collecting lab specimens such as urinalysis, blood draws, cultures, removing sutures and staples
  • Running Strep, flu, RSV and covid test
  • All which is timed out by the ordering physician
  • Keeping lab clean and sanitized after each procedure
  • X-rays- Setting patient up for x-rays and shooting the x-rays ordered by physician
  • Sending and approving the images
  • If necessary I would splint or cast the patient if ordered by physician
  • Also dispense the necessary dme to patient and show them how to use it correctly
  • Sanitizing and keeping the X-ray room clean and sanitized for the next patient
  • Work Comp and Drug Screening- preforming pre-employment and post accident drug screens and sending specimen to the lab
  • Creating work comp charts
  • Physicals and DOT physicals- Retrieving all of the patients needed vitals and creating charts for physicals preforming blood, draws, ua, hearing and eye tests, EKG if requested on physical form
  • Inventory Lead- Placing orders for needed supplies for multiple vendors
  • Making sure all certifications were up to date
  • Making sure all machinery was running appropriately and up to par on calibrations
  • Assuring that we had no expired items on shelf.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT/ OFFICE MANAGER/ IN HOUSE BILLER

Sugarland Oncology
11.2008 - 08.2013
  • Front Office Duties- Checking patients in
  • Scheduling patients, Answering a multi phone line, faxing, filing
  • Checking all patients insurance benefits before being seen by physician
  • Back Office Duties- Taking patient to the exam room
  • Retrieving their vitals, medical history and medications
  • Assisting Doctor with minor surgeries
  • Calling patient with their pathology results
  • Administering injection and blood draws .Removing sutures and stapels
  • Cleaning exam rooms after each patient
  • Inventory- Ordering supplies from different vendors
  • Making sure office is appropriately stocked and no medications are expired
  • Front Office- Such as phones, faxing, filing, collection copays, checking patients in/out, calling pharmacy for prescription refill and new medications, entering EOB and applying the payments to the correct patients, aging reports, collections, billing, sending electronic claims and paper claims
  • Back Office- Bringing patients to the exam room, taking vitals, giving injections, drawing blood and running it through the Cell DYN 1700 to obtain the patients CBC, Finger stick to obtain a PT/INR, assisting doctor with bone marrows, access patient's vein for hydration and chemo cleaning exam rooms and restocking cabinets and reordering more supplies
  • Billing- Verifying patient's eligibility before coming in, getting referrals from insurances, handling credentialing
  • Resubmitting denied claims.

Education

NCT Radiology -

ADVANCED X-RAY INSTITUTE
Houston, TX
05.2018

Medical Assistant -

THE ACADEMY OF HEALTHCARE PROFFESSIONS
Houston, TX
05.2008

Skills

  • Professional office skills
  • Ability to take X-rays
  • Ability to Blood draw and IV's
  • HIPPA and OSHA compliant
  • CPR certified
  • Able to verify medical insurance
  • Able to administer injections and draw blood
  • Educated in working with EMR and Technology
  • Able to show compassion towards patients
  • Professional people skills
  • Ability to type 60 wpm
  • Educated in medical terminology

Certification

  • Certified Medical Assistant
  • Non certified radiology tech

References

References available upon request

Timeline

NRCMA

Houston Methodist
10.2023 - Current

NRCMA

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group
03.2023 - 10.2023

NRCMA/CERTIFIED DERM TECH

U.S Dermatology Partners
02.2022 - 02.2023

MEDICAL ASSISTANT/NCT/INVENTORY LEAD

NextLevel Urgent Care
09.2016 - 11.2021

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Sugarland Dermatology, Dr. Scott McMenemy
07.2013 - 09.2016

MEDICAL ASSISTANT/ OFFICE MANAGER/ IN HOUSE BILLER

Sugarland Oncology
11.2008 - 08.2013

NCT Radiology -

ADVANCED X-RAY INSTITUTE

Medical Assistant -

THE ACADEMY OF HEALTHCARE PROFFESSIONS

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