Zeenat Awan

As a clinical technician in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), my responsibilities encompass a wide range of critical tasks. Primarily, I conduct quarterly temperature checks and meticulously document them in the patients' charts. I also perform urinary catheter insertions.

Working the night shift, I handle essential morning lab work, including collecting blood and urine samples around 4 AM. Additionally, I prepare rooms for incoming patients and assist with transferring patients to other units as needed.

To prevent bedsores, I participate in turning patients every two hours. In emergency situations, such as when a patient is designated as "MSET" or is about to code, I am trained to swiftly retrieve the crash cart, Zoll monitor, and necessary equipment for CPR, including the Lucas automatic CPR machine. In the unfortunate event of a patient's passing, I carry out post-mortem care and assist in transferring them to the morgue, ensuring all necessary patient labels are accounted for.

• Ensured a safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control procedures and proper equipment handling techniques.
• Improved patient satisfaction with compassionate bedside manner and clear communication skills.
• Maintained strict patient confidentiality, following HIPAA guidelines and clinic-specific policies to protect sensitive information.
• Maintained inventory of clinic supplies, ensuring availability of necessary materials for daily operations.
• Upheld laboratory protocols dictated by facility, governing agencies, or special project requirements.

During my time at Reston Pediatrics as a Medical Assistant, our responsibilities encompass a diverse range of tasks. These include patient rooming for individuals aged from 0-21, conducting vital sign assessments such as temperature, height, weight, head circumference, oxygen levels, and manual blood pressure. Additionally, my role involves administering vaccinations, performing various procedures such as ocular screenings, depression screenings, kindergarten screening, and managing tests for potential illnesses like strep throat, COVID-19, and the flu testing by collecting and processing specimen.

• Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Facilitated seamless patient care with thorough and accurate documentation of medical histories, vital signs, and medications.

During my time at Verum Cutis Dermatology as a Medical Assistant, I played a pivotal role in elevating patient care. My core responsibilities included patient rooming, where I gathered crucial information on the patient's history and skincare specifics relevant to the purpose of their visit. In collaboration with healthcare providers, I offered essential support, by scribing and meticulously documenting comprehensive visit details throughout the entirety of the consultation. In addition to these duties, I actively participated in various medical procedures, specializing in shave and punch biopsies, I would assist the provider by numbing the area with lidocaine in a syringe and injecting the spot they plan to biopsy. I also took in the responsibility of managing the specimen samples we collected from our biopsies, ensuring their prompt dispatch, and ordering all necessary lab orders along with sending out patient prescriptions do their designated pharmacies.

• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
• Maintained a safe and clean clinical environment by adhering to infection control guidelines and disposing of biohazardous waste properly.

As a Medical Assistant at an INOVA outpatient OBGYN clinic, I am tasked with a diverse set of responsibilities to ensure comprehensive patient care. This includes taking patients' vital signs, conducting tests with specimen samples, administering vaccinations, and actively participating in various medical procedures. A significant aspect of our responsibilities is the meticulous preparation of examination rooms for healthcare providers and thorough documentation of patients' histories, including medications and personal background. The precision in documenting the History of the Present Illness (HPI) is crucial to equip providers with well-informed insights before they attend to the patient. Additionally, I play a vital role in assisting healthcare providers during procedures such as Endometrial Biopsies, Vulvar Biopsies, Colposcopies, IUD Insertions including other forms of birth control, and many more.

• Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
• Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.