MA Experience Expanded

June 13th, 2011

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My Extern Experience Expanded

 

Areas of Expertise:

  • Roomed and treated 194 patients in 30 days, and 57 blood draws in 5 days of externship.
  • Provided patient care, assisted providers, patient intake exams, charting EMRs, clinical treatments, mixed and gave injections, provided patient education.
  • Roomed and exited patients, patient care, assisted providers, charting, phlebotomy, and lab.
  • Ran 2-3 exam rooms at a time, covered staff, answered phones, phoned patients, covered front desk, directed patients to x-ray, eye clinic and EENT clinic, wrote work orders.
  • Venipuncture with straight needle and butterfly, in antecubital, wrist and hand, processed tubes per lab protocol.
  • Charted with complex VA-custom documenting system, assisted patients with self check-in.
  • Customer support, front desk, telephones, inter-office communications, maintained equipment.
  • Assisted in all areas of clinic PRN.

 

“He has a great work ethic, is a team player, eager to learn new things about patients, and his communication is awesome.”
Beauty Porotesano, LPN, Hillsboro-CBOC Lead, Primary Care

 

PATIENT CARE

  • Checked in and exited patients, charted patient histories, vital signs.
  • Performed ECGs, Bladder Scans, Dressings, checked blood sugars, mixed injections, gave injections in gluteal/deltoid/thigh, ear lavages, cleaned wounds, removed suture, dressing changes.
  • Provided patient education with BPs, checking blood sugar, wound care.
  • Charted in VistA EMR system.
  • Assisted provider with treatment procedures.
  • Printed and explained visit summary to patients.
  • Patients with special needs, deaf/blind, mobility-challenged.
  • Ordered lab work.
  • Called in pharmacy prescriptions.
  • Transported patients.
  • Assisted PRN throughout clinic.

 

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

  • Front desk, checked patients in, answered inquiries.
  • Assisted patients with self-check in.
  • Answered telephones, directed calls.
  • Front office applications.
  • Coded encounters.
  • Directed patients to X-ray, Eye Clinic, and EENT Clinic.
  • Wrote work orders.
  • Printed patients/provider lists.

 

PHLEBOTOMY/LAB

  • Venipuncture with straight needle and butterfly.
  • Multi-Draws, up to 8 tubes a patient.
  • Antecubital, wrist, hand draws.
  • Centrifuge, tube rocker, cooler for lab pick up.
  • Assisted patients in UA collection.
  • Checked patients in, verify fasting, print labels.
  • Processed collections per institutional protocol.
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