South Texas Medical Assistant Resume

by Dayani
(McAllen, TX, USA)

South Texas Medical Assistant Resume

Career Objectives: I am seeking a full- or part-time position where I can utilize my years of experience as a medical assistant to enhance my skills and help others.

Summary of Qualifications: I am a hard-working, dependable individual who is eager to work and learn any new tasks to become an asset to the company.

Work History
Valley Surgical Center, MCALLEN, Texas Sep 01, 2010 - Nov 30, 2010
Medical Assistant
Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments or materials or performing such tasks as giving injections or removing sutures.
Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.

Dr. Norma Iglesias, San Juan, Texas Mar 01, 2010 - Apr 01, 2010
Medical Assistant
Assisted in the examination and treatment of patients.
Measured vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height.
Recorded information on charts.
Prepared treatment rooms for examination of patients.
Draped patients with covering and positioned instruments and equipment.
Handed instruments and materials to doctor as directed.
Cleaned and sterilized instruments.
Inventoried and ordered medical supplies and materials.
Gave injections and treatments and performed routine laboratory tests.
Scheduled appointments.
Expedited communication between upper level management and general personnel.
Demonstrated effective presentation skills.
Maintained high standards of excellence.

Vergel De Dios Family Clinic, McAllen, Texas Jan 01, 2010 - Feb 01, 2010
Medical Assistant
Assisted in the examination and treatment of patients.
Measured vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height.
Recorded information on charts.
Prepared treatment rooms for examination of patients.
Draped patients with covering and positioned instruments and equipment.
Handed instruments and materials to doctor as directed.
Cleaned and sterilized instruments.
Inventoried and ordered medical supplies and materials.
Gave injections and treatments and performed routine laboratory tests.
Scheduled appointments.
Expedited communication between upper level management and general personnel
Demonstrated effective presentation skills.
Maintained high standards of excellence.

Candy Stand, McAllen, Texas Mar 18, 2007 - Nov 27, 2007
Cashier
Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
Greet customers entering establishments.
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies
Process merchandise returns and exchanges.
Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.
Stock shelves, and mark prices on shelves and items.

Welcome Homes, Weslaco, Texas May 01, 2006 - Apr 15, 2007
Receptionist
Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
Transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine.
Hear and resolve complaints from customers or the public.
Perform administrative support tasks, such as proofreading, transcribing handwritten information, or operating calculators or computers to work with pay records, invoices, balance sheets, or other documents.
File and maintain records.
Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
Collect, sort, distribute, or prepare mail, messages, or courier deliveries.
Process and prepare memos, correspondence, travel vouchers, or other documents.
Receive payment and record receipts for services.

El Pollo Loco, McAllen, Texas Sep 22, 2006 - Mar 03, 2007
Cashier/Customer Service
Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.
Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
Request and record customer orders, and compute bills using cash registers, multicounty machines, or pencil and paper.
Clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas.
Notify kitchen personnel of shortages or special orders.
Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.
Select food items from serving or storage areas and place them in dishes, on serving trays, or in takeout bags.
Relay food orders to cooks.
Prepare and serve cold drinks, or frozen milk drinks or desserts, using drink-dispensing, milkshake, or frozen custard machines.

Education
South Texas Vocational Technical, McAllen, Texas Oct 2010 - Jun 2011
1 Year Technical GPA: 3.4
Medical Assistant

Continental Academy, Miramar, Florida Dec 2010 - Dec 2010
High School Diploma GPA: 3.44


Occupational License or Certification
Medical Assistant License
Expires: Nov 15, 2012
National Allied Health Test Registry, McAllen, Texas

Computer Skills

47 Words per Minute
Data Entry Terminal
Email Software
Internet Browser
Peripheral Devices
Personal Computers
Spreadsheet Software
Word Processing Software

Language Skills
English - Excellent (Read Write Speak)
Spanish - Excellent (Read Write Speak)

Additional Skills
Cleans and sterilizes instruments; Contacts medical facility or department to schedule patients for tests.

Interviews patients, measures vital signs, weight, and height, and records information; Lifts and turns patients; Maintains medical records; Operates electrocardiograph (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests. Performs routine laboratory tests; Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients; Schedules appointments.

Driver's License
Class C - Standard Driver's License