Veronica Perez
Lamont,CA
Summary
To obtain a position as a Medical Assistant that will best utilize my skills and experience in providing optimum patient care. Dedicated and empathetic Medical Assistant offering experience in direct patient care and medical office management experience. Committed to obtaining highest level of patient satisfaction. Dedicated to complying with regulatory and practice standards. Cultivates trust and rapport with patients through excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant Float (Full Time)
Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI)
Bakersfield , CA
08.2015 - Current
- As a Medical Assistant float, I have learned many tasks while working with various providers
- Starting by rooming patients, entering x-ray orders, performing vital signs, entering medications, communicating with patients
- Also removing splints, fitting patient to the correct size brace when needed
- Also, to obtain authorizations for braces, office visits, and specialty injections
- Assisting with injection procedures performed by MD and PA-C
- Schedule follow up appointments in EPIC, appointment program
- Assisted in the scheduling of surgeries for patients, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Coordinated with medical staff to ensure that all necessary paperwork was completed prior to scheduled procedures.
- Scheduled follow-up appointments according to post-operative protocols.
- Provided support to surgeons by preparing documents needed for surgeries, such as consent forms and discharge instructions.
- Scheduled follow-up appointments as designated by physician.
- Scan patient information into electronic medical records using I-cap
- Maintaining clean rooms at all the times and assist where needed
- I have worked with the joint specialist doctor and his physician assistant for the past few months
- Explain and consent patients for surgery
- Give all the instructions pre-operative and post operative as instructed by MD or PA
- Registered new patients into practice management software program accurately entering demographic information.
- Provided assistance to medical staff in performing minor surgical procedures.
- Adhered to HIPAA regulations regarding safeguarding confidential patient information at all times.
- Answered phones, scheduled appointments and managed patient flow while greeting visitors in a professional manner.
- Ensured that all instruments used during exams were cleaned properly after each use according to established protocols.
- Organized patient charts before each day's clinic sessions began.
- Inspected equipment to ensure proper working order prior to use on patients.
- Kept examination rooms clean, stocked with necessary supplies and prepared for incoming patients.
- Facilitated communication between physicians, nurses, front office staff, and other clinical personnel regarding patient needs and care plans.
- Assisted with daily operations such as opening and closing the clinic, managing inventory levels, ordering supplies.
- Responded promptly to inquiries from patients or their families regarding upcoming surgeries.
- Booked surgeries according to physician volume and maintained prompt turnaround times.
Cashier
McDonald’s
Bakersfield , CA
02.2013 - 09.2015
- Provided excellent Customer service, effectively responded to customer complaints, answered phones, maintained and sanitized facility, ensured quality of product, adhered to all food handling safety rules and regulations, and quickly filled orders.
Medical Records Clerk (Work Experience)
East Bakersfield Community Head Center (KHSD)
Bakersfield , CA
05.2015 - 06.2015
- Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained
- Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations
- Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel
- Use appropriate computer software
- Process patient admissions or discharge documents.
Medical Assistant (200 Hour Externship)
La Clinica Del Pueblo
Lamont , CA
08.2014 - 09.2014
- Front office I performed filing, registering patients, asking questions, scheduling appointments, helping filling out paper work, communication with patients
- Back office I performed urinalysis, EKG, venipunctures, vitals, capillaries, assisting in procedures like Pap smear, IUD removal, injections, cleaning the rooms after patient is seen.
Education
Medical Assistant Diploma -
Kaplan College
High School Diploma -
Bakersfield High School
Skills
- Draw Injections
- CPR/ First Aid
- Appointment scheduling (Centricity)
- Using EMR (EPIC)
- Scanning medical records into chart
- Charting patients vitals
- Data Entry
- Entering X-rays order
- Entering referrals
- Patient Scheduling
- HIPAA Compliance
- Patient-focused care
- Fluent in Spanish
- Vital sign monitors
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Medical Assistant Float (Full Time)
Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI)
08.2015 - Current
Medical Records Clerk (Work Experience)
East Bakersfield Community Head Center (KHSD)
05.2015 - 06.2015
Medical Assistant (200 Hour Externship)
La Clinica Del Pueblo
08.2014 - 09.2014
Cashier
McDonald’s
02.2013 - 09.2015
Medical Assistant Diploma -
Kaplan College
High School Diploma -
Bakersfield High School
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