Twanequa Matthews
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Experienced Medical Assistant with extensive knowledge of medical regulations and policies. Offers strong dedication to informed patient care, administrative excellence and confidentiality.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Assistant
Arizona Oncology Associates
07.2023 - Current
- Room patients
- Vitals
- Phlebotomy
- Update medication list
- Assist with bone marrow biopsies
- Send different specialty test
- Prepare charts for providers
Medical Assistant
Arizona Urology Specialists
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Assisted in minor procedures
- Measured accurate vital signs
- Performed numerous administrative duties
- Recorded patient history
- Cleaned patient rooms
- Assisted with charting
ER Technician
Tucson Medical Center
07.2017 - 12.2022
- Keep patient rooms clean and sanitized
- Assist patients with daily needs
- Monitor vital signs
- Take fluid samples
- Check glucose levels
- Assist the nurse with basic treatments
- Perform basic nursing procedures
Phlebotomist (externship)
Northwest Medical Center
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Proper identification of patients
- Collected blood and urine specimens
- Knowledge of handling and transporting specimen
- Followed polices and procedures
- Knowledge in the use of phlebotomy equipment (tourniquets, vacutainer tubes, butterfly needles and syringes)
Patient care tech
Carondolet St. Mary's hospital
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Keep patient rooms clean
- Assist patients with daily needs
- Monitor vital signs
- Take fluid samples
- Insert urinary catheters
- Check glucose levels
- Assist the nurse with basic treatments
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Children's Habilitation Center
05.2013 - 12.2016
- Provide high-quality patient care for children and adults on ventilators and with tracheostomy
- Preserve patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties
- Provide bedside care to each patient
- Prepare patients for school
- Provide vitals for the team nurses
- Provide total care or assist patients with ADLs
- Maintains patient safety
- Communicate with the nursing staff relevant information about the patients well being
- Provide assistance to patients with mild or profound disabilities
- Maintain a clean area around the Gastrostomy tube/Jejunstomy tube site
- Orientated new CNA
Patient Care Technician
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
04.2016 - 10.2016
- Care for Patients
- Take vital signs
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living including helping with meals, transferring using assistive devices, bathing, dressing and groom
- Helping brain injured patients with rehab
Education
Diploma - Phlebotomy
Carrington College
Tucson, AZ06.2018
Diploma - Medical assistant
Everest College
Merrionette Park, IL06.2012
Certified Nursing Assistant -
South Suburban Community College
South Holland, IL12.2005
Skills
- Patient Care
- EMR
- Phlebotomy
- Injections
- CPR Certified
- EKG
- Tube Feeding
- Critical Care Experience
- Medical Records
- Laboratory Experience
- Vital Signs
- Venipuncture
- Epic
- Caregiving
- Medical Office Experience
- Triage
- Medical Terminology
- Catheterization
- ER
- Medication Administration
- HIPAA compliance
- Customer service
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Direct patient care
- Reliable team player
- Procedure assistance
Certification
- CPR
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- BLS Certification
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- State Tested Nursing Assistant
Additional Information
Performing blood culture, Vital signs and patient monitoring, BLS and CPR certified, Electric Cardio Gram (ECG) prep, HIPAA and OSHA trained, Point of care testing, Specimen processing, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Enthusiastic caregiver, Chart preparation/filing, Glucose testing, Proficient in blood draws, Specimen collection, Medical terminology
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Arizona Oncology Associates
07.2023 - Current
Medical Assistant
Arizona Urology Specialists
09.2022 - 07.2023
Phlebotomist (externship)
Northwest Medical Center
05.2018 - 06.2018
ER Technician
Tucson Medical Center
07.2017 - 12.2022
Patient care tech
Carondolet St. Mary's hospital
01.2017 - 06.2017
Patient Care Technician
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
04.2016 - 10.2016
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Children's Habilitation Center
05.2013 - 12.2016
Diploma - Medical assistant
Everest College
Certified Nursing Assistant -
South Suburban Community College
- CPR
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- BLS Certification
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- State Tested Nursing Assistant
Diploma - Phlebotomy
Carrington College
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