Medical Assistant
CurrentDescription: Responsible for performing clerical tasks, patient interviews to gather medical information for the physician. Educates the patients about various procedures based on their needs.• Efficiently performed insurance verification and pre-certification and pre-authorization functions.• Sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies in adherence to OSHA regulations.• Collected results of patients tests from the laboratory, sorted them out and made them available to the orthopedist before they attend the patients.• Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.• Led patients to exam rooms, answered general questions and prepared patients for physician by explaining process.• Explained medication instructions to patients based on orthopedist’s prescription and advised them on special diets to fasten their recovery.• Assisted physicians by preparing patients for procedures.• Cleaned the treatment room to avoid infection, and got it ready after use for the treatment of other patients.• Monitor patients recovery process, inform the orthopedist of observations, and recommend changes in unresponsive treatment techniques.