Medical Assistant Office
Resume:
Mercedes G. Avila
Riverside, Ca 92509
ac0q8h@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Dedicated, service-focused professional, seeking to work in the healthcare Industry, or where my work experience can be best utilized. Highly motivated, reliable, and Independent worker, with the ability to quickly learn new concepts, and skills. Backed by a solid work history, reputation as a team player and passion for helping others.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Home Caregiver
1/13/2016-Present, IHSS., Riverside, Ca.
Assist patient with his daily activities, cooking meals, cleaning, doing laundry, buying groceries, getting medicine ready for the week. Drive patient do his Doctors appointments, drive patient to store/market. Schedule all his Doctors appointments.
Medical Assistant Front and Back Office
01/26/15-11/3/2015, Gary Nishanian M.D., Mission Viejo, Ca. (Vascular and Endovascular)
Answer phones, Schedule appointments, authorization requests, filing, maintaining medical records, collect copays, and payments. Stock rooms, vital signs, translate for patients. Set up
Home Care Caregiver
09/26/2014-11/3/2015, BrightStar Care., Huntington Beach, Ca.
Assist patients with their daily activities, showering, dressing, grooming, check vital signs,
assist with hobbies and pastimes. Travel companion, laundry, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, and meal preparation. Transportation to doctors, and physical therapy appointments.
Caregiver for Disabled
6/2011- 09/15/2012, California Department of Social Services, Santa Ana, Ca.
Assist patient with her daily activities. Check blood pressure and blood sugar level, give patient her daily medications. Driving patient to her physical therapy, and doctor’s appointments.
Assist patient taking a shower, dressing, going to the restroom, transferring from wheelchair to/from bed. Routine laundry, shopping for food, and other shopping errands.
Care and assistance with prosthetics.
Data Coordinator/Spanish Liaison
2/2001 – 6/2011, Memorial Medical Center, Huntington Beach, Ca.
Entered new and updated personal and medical Information into computer system to print new medical Information and access cards to be mailed to members. Printed Information Cards, answer phones, filled paperwork. Translated and filled out paperwork for Spanish speaking patients in the Hospital. Translated Pamphlets from English to Spanish.
Office Manager, Biller, Medical Assistant. 1/1997 – 2/2001, Zuhair Kalawi, M.D. Inc., Orange, Ca. (OB/GYN)
Answer phones, schedule appointments, maintain medical records, patient processing, billing, authorizations requests, patient education. Taking patients medical history and vital signs, Injections, assisted Doctor in minor procedures. Autoclave instruments, order supplies, and stock exam rooms. Collected co-pays and payments, bank deposits, bookkeeping, wrote and called in prescriptions for patients, translated for patients, took on call, calls for Doctor.
Handled Administrative duties.
Supervisor/Medical Assistant
8/1996 – 2/2001, Saddleback Memorial Medical and Urgent Care, Mission Viejo, Ca.
Answer phones, scheduling appointments, patient processing, vital signs, checked out patients, collected co-pays, and payments, called in prescriptions, translated for patients. Chemistry analysis, hematology, injections, vaccines, ensured the cleanliness, the sanitation and maintenance of facility as well as exam rooms. Assisted MD’s as well as PA ensuring optimal patient care.
Medical Assistant Front/Back Office
03/1996 – 8/1996, Mullikin Medical Group, Garden Grove, Ca. (OB/GYN)
Answer phones, scheduling appointments, taking patient history, vital signs, collected co-pays and payments, billing, verify Insurance benefits, requested authorizations, and translated for patients. Maintain exams room cleaned and stocked, autoclave Instruments, Order supplies, Assisted Doctors in minor procedures/Surgeries.
Office Manager/Billing
11/1993 – 3/1996, Orsel S. McGhee, M.D. Inc., Santa Ana, Ca. (OB/GYN)
Manage office, assisted front/back office, billing, answer phones, collected co-pays and payments, verify Insurance benefits, requested authorizations, translated for patients.
Order supplies, in charge of employee payroll, took on call calls and translated for Doctors and patients. In charge of new projects and ensuring smooth working flow in office.
Medical Assistant Front/Back Office, Billing
11/1992 – 11/1993, Gerardo Canchola, M.D. Inc., Santa Ana, Ca. Processed patients, took vital signs, blood drawing, administer Injections/vaccines, urinalysis, hematology, EKGs. Scheduling appointments, answering phone, maintain patient files, collected co-pays and payments, verify insurance, and billing. Bank deposits, in charge of new projects, attended Cal OCHA Seminars.
Stock Clerk, Lead Person, Inventory Control
10/1979 – 03/1992, Emerson Electric Co./Leibert Corporation, Santa Ana/Irvine, Ca.
Filled orders/back orders, Inspected orders to be shipped to Mexico, shipped orders, printed shipping orders. In charge of 11 employees. Trained new employees, assisted supervisor with time cards, and payroll. Keypunch, In charge of Inventory Control
Bryman College 1991-1992
Medical Assistant/ Phlebotomist.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Available for all shifts, extended hours and weekend assignments.
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