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Work History
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Roger Garcia

Phoenix,AZ

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Assistant

Honor Healthcare
05.2022 - Current
  • Ensure the rooms are organized, stocked, and sanitized.
  • Room patients, take vital signs, obtain medication history if a new patient, update medication list, and obtain chief complaint
  • Ensure appropriate patient data information is scanned in to medical chart as necessary.
  • Collecting and processing specimens such as urine samples.
  • Implemented care and efficient improvements to enhance office operations.
  • Train new medical assistants on proper procedures and policies.
  • Explain the rooming process to ensure patient is aware of office visit plan and reduce anxiety
  • Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
  • Complete EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.

Nursing Student

Honor Health Hospital
07.2023 - 10.2023
  • Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Reported abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to RN.
  • Reviewed charts, doctor notes and test results to gather information on patients.
  • Bathed, changed and fed patients suffering from discomfort, ailments and disabilities to provide extra assistance and care.
  • Collaborated with other health care professionals to establish optimal patient care.
  • Participated in skills lab simulations to further develop nursing skills.
  • Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
  • Inputted accurate patient data on computer healthcare system to enable tracking history standardize process.
  • Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
  • Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
  • Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
  • Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

Medical Assistant

Arizona Pain Doctors
06.2019 - 06.2022
  • Handled behavior side of pain manage and handles suicidal patient whose called to inform of current stat. X13 clinics
  • Directed patients to exam rooms, take patient vitals, chief complaint, and pain level.
  • Call and fax to pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
  • Assisted physicians with minor procedure, such as joint injections, draw up the medication, reconstitute lidocaine with Kenalog.
  • Obtain routine drug screening for each patient on narcotic medications.
  • Educate the patient on the type of medication they will be getting prescribed..
  • Educate the patient on different procedures such as medial branch blocks, radio frequency ablations, epidurals, and spinal cord simulators,

Medical Assistant

The Pain Center Of Arizona
06.2016 - 06.2019
  • Medical scribe for medical director of the company
  • Room patients
  • Take vitals (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, pulse oxygen saturation, weight, and pain level).
  • Prep patient in surgery center for procedures.
  • Administer dressing on site on site of injection, block, epidural, and or radio frequency ablation.
  • Educate patient on risks of over use of narcotics.
  • Collect routine urine sample and proceed with drug test screening.

Medical Assistant

Sun Pain Management
10.2013 - 05.2016
  • Ensure patient is roomed in a timely manner,
  • collect urine drag screening from the patient.
  • Collect patient vitals signs such as blood pressure, temperature, weight, pain level, and chief complain.
  • Administer Ketorolac injection for break through pain.
  • Educate the patient on different risks that come with being on a narcotics.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Aspen University
Denver, CO
10.2023

No Degree - Medical Assistant

Carrington College - Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
10.2013

Skills

  • Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
  • IV Discontinuation
  • Clinical Applications
  • Proper Sterilization Techniques
  • EMR System (EPIC)
  • Customer Service
  • Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Ambulating and Repositioning Patients
  • Specimen Collection
  • Vitals Collection and Documentation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operating EKG Equipment
  • Judgment and Decision-Making
  • Medications Familiarity
  • First Aid / Blood Born Pathogens
  • Bilingual (English / Spanish)
  • Immunization administration

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Additional Information

References:

  • Caitlyn Allen, MD : (505) 203 - 9647
  • Heidi Symons, FNP : (651) 442 - 3777

Timeline

Nursing Student

Honor Health Hospital
07.2023 - 10.2023

Medical Assistant

Honor Healthcare
05.2022 - Current

Medical Assistant

Arizona Pain Doctors
06.2019 - 06.2022

Medical Assistant

The Pain Center Of Arizona
06.2016 - 06.2019

Medical Assistant

Sun Pain Management
10.2013 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Aspen University

No Degree - Medical Assistant

Carrington College - Phoenix
Roger Garcia