Medical Assistant Externship

As a Telemetry Volunteer in the extremely busy Telemetry Department of Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, La Jolla, CA, I contributed over 300-hours to evening shifts in support of Telemetry Technicians, hospital staff, cardiovascular patients, stroke patients, and family members. More specifically, when not checking EKG monitors for malfunctioning telemetry boxes, batteries or leads, I delivered, in accordance with hospital protocols, extra care by: Maintaining, organizing and delivering clean telemetry boxes and batteries; adjusting patients’ EKG leads; replenishing supplies; transporting samples to the lab; running errands for staff; directly assisting nurses in patient’s rooms, including isolation rooms; and kindly, comforting patients …show more content…
Robert W. Foster in La Mesa, CA, I successfully performed both front office administrative and back office clinical duties for the full range of patients. In addition to formally completing my External Externship as Medical Assistant, my comprehensive scope of clinic activities as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, a Certified EKG Technician, and ongoing preparation for a subsequent formal qualification as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician included: • Administrative Front …show more content…
Furthermore, to the great delight of my clients and management, I also successfully added over 300 jobs to our Youth at Work website by pursuing on my own initiative direct telephone and face-to-face contact with local employers. Hence, this advisory position provided me with a real opportunity to genuinely help people in need while productively expanding my capability to understand and effectively communicate with