Medical Assistant Resume Template
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Brittany Ramirez
Certified Medical Assistant · Family Medicine
Contact
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 555-5193
brittany.ramirez@email.com
linkedin.com/in/brittanyramirez
Phoenix, AZ · (602) 555-5193 · brittany.ramirez@email.com · linkedin.com/in/brittanyramirez
Certifications
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
American Association of Medical Assistants
BLS for Healthcare Providers
American Heart Association
Clinical Skills
Patient intake & vitals
Phlebotomy
Injections & immunizations
EKG
Prior authorizations
Insurance verification
Scheduling
EHR & Office
athenahealtheClinicalWorksEpicArizona State Immunization Information System (ASIIS)
Profile
Certified medical assistant with 8 years in family and internal medicine, rooming 25–30 patients a day. Trained in venipuncture, injections and EKGs, and runs front-desk scheduling and prior authorizations.
Clinical Experience
Lead Medical Assistant
2021 – Present
Desert Sun Family Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
- Room 25–30 patients a day for 2 physicians: vitals, histories, medication reconciliation and screenings.
- Perform venipuncture, injections, EKGs and point-of-care tests with a 98% first-stick success rate.
- Lead a team of 6 MAs, building daily huddle sheets and covering schedules across 3 providers.
- Raised annual wellness visit completion from 54% to 71% by working care-gap lists in athenahealth.
- Process 40+ prior authorizations and referrals a week, cutting average turnaround to 3 days.
Medical Assistant
2018 – 2021
Camelback Internal Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ
- Prepared exam rooms, assisted with minor procedures and sterilized instruments by protocol.
- Administered vaccines and kept the vaccine log compliant with VFC and state immunization registry rules.
- Checked in 60+ patients a day, verified insurance and collected copays at the front desk.
- Scheduled appointments and managed refill requests through the eClinicalWorks patient portal.
Front Office Medical Assistant
2016 – 2018
Valley Urgent Care, Mesa, AZ
- Registered 80–100 walk-in patients a day and scanned IDs, insurance cards and consent forms.
- Answered a 4-line phone system and triaged calls to nurses and providers.
Education
Medical Assisting Certificate
2016
GateWay Community College
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Licenses and certifications
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Optional, valued by employers
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) American Medical Technologists (AMT) Optional, valued by employers
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification American Heart Association Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Phlebotomy
- EHR Documentation (Epic, Cerner)
- Injections/Immunizations
- Patient Intake
- Insurance Prior Authorization
- EKG Administration
- Appointment Scheduling
Software and tools
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Microsoft Office software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Medical condition coding software
- Billing software
- Diagnostic and procedural coding software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
Duties to describe on a medical assistant resume
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
- Explained treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- Collected blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, logged the specimens, and prepared them for testing.
Titles along the way
- Medical Assistant
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Lead/Senior Medical Assistant
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