Medical Assistant Resume
Medical assistant performs administrative duties and handle basic clinical tasks. They work in doctor's offices, medical clinics, and hospitals and help to keep operations running smoothly and proficiently. Some of them do laboratory and patient work and others keep medical records, book keeping and answering phone calls. Mostly they work in private offices and their clinical duties vary according to state law. They do primary duties such as checking height, weight, blood pressure and temperature of each patient. They write patient's medical histories and run some laboratory tests. They are also responsible for answering questions about medicines and treatments. They may also give injections, take X-rays and apply bandages. To measure the electrical impulses of the heart, they take electrocardiograms.
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Medical assistant is also responsible for buying and maintaining medical equipment and furniture for clinic or doctor's office. They plan the doctor's schedules, meet patients, type letters and bills and keep file record. Handle tax and insurance form and keep medical record on daily basis. In large hospital, duties are distributed among several assistants. See one more medical assistant resume here.
Sample Medical Assistant Resume
Richard Anderson
1234, West 67 Street,
Carlisle, MA 01741,
(123)-456 7890.
Objective: Looking for the greatest opportunity to work as medical assistant for a reputed company.
Skills:
- Able to answer phones and greeting patients.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Ability to keep record and documentation.
- Ability to manage with hospitals.
- Coordinate with testing labs.
- Able to do medical billings.
- Excellent ability to do duties such as taking measurement of height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, X-ray to measure electrical impulses of the heart.
- Responsible for other duties as assigned.
Work experience:
New York University Hospital, Tarrytown
Medical Assistant
- Take interview of patients, measure vital signs including pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, weight, height and keep it as a record on patient's charts.
- They hand instruments and materials as the direction of doctor.
- Positions instruments and equipments and clothe patients with covering.
- Responsible for preparing treatment rooms to examine patient.
- Sterilize instruments and keep it very clean.
- Responsible for ordering medical supplies and materials.
- Help during GYN procedures.
- Performed pregnancy tests.
- Recorded and maintained office and patient records into computer.
- Responsible for keeping billing records and book keeping.
- Schedule appointments, keep X-ray and other medical records and complete insurance forms.
- Responsible for giving injections and performing routine laboratory tests.
- Done other duties as assigned.
Education:
Certified Medical Assistant Program
References: Available upon request.
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