Joey S. Email and Phone Number

Training towards "Medical Coding Certificate" to build upon my skills and experience as a medical assistant for 15 years and an accounting support for 24 years.

Provide patient educationPerform patient intake by collecting vital signs, med recon, vaccination recon, chief complaintWound care & maintenance (including wound dressing, suture/staple removal)Collect & process lab specimens (blood, urine, sputum, stool, etc)Assist with visitor control and in notifying patients/families of any delay in careDraw venous labs, lab, prep for shipment of off-site processingAccurately obtain 12 lead EKG report, repeat as instructedTriaging patients (in-person/on the phone/via electronic communications)Discharge patients (patient education, discharge instructions, follow-up procedures/appointments)Document all interventions, responses to interventions, and changes in patient status in the chartEquipment sterilization (prep, soak, sterilize) & autoclaving~ Injections (vaccinations (pediatrics & geriatric patient pool, testosterone, estrogen, vitamin B12, etc.)~ Schedule ancillary exams along w/obtaining insurance authorization as needed~ Support physician & team with other duties as assigned/needed~ Inventory management: control, supply distribution, acquisition, ordering~ Procedure room maintenance, setup~ Autoclave (equipment prep, wrap, sterilization, autoclave cleaning)~ EHR (NextGen Ambulatory EMR) electronic medical records~ Prior authorization for medications & diagnostic imaging~ Assist with & procedural setup for minor surgical procedures (cyst removal, wound repair/closure)~ Manage/initiate & complete patient correspondence (diagnostic imaging, disability forms, employee health forms, tickler reminders, etc.) as appropriate/authorizedANCILLARY EXAMS: Rapid Strep, HCG urine, UA analysis (via UROTECH), drug screening, Rapid Influenza, INR rapid testing (Prochek), EKG, spirometry/peak flow, eye exam (vision acuity), glucose monitoring (microalbumin/Alere A1C, O2 data collect, QC urine testing