Experience

United Health Services

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  United States I am currently working in a multi-physician orthopedic office and performing various duties in both clinical and administrative areas. Reviewing and summarizing medical records, coding various surgical procedures with CPT and ICD-10, obtaining authorizations, direct patient care, assisting surgeons, and triaging patient concerns are just some of my responsibilities throughout the day. I also work in the surgical department which involves scheduling surgical inpatient/outpatient procedures and… Show more I am currently working in a multi-physician orthopedic office and performing various duties in both clinical and administrative areas. Reviewing and summarizing medical records, coding various surgical procedures with CPT and ICD-10, obtaining authorizations, direct patient care, assisting surgeons, and triaging patient concerns are just some of my responsibilities throughout the day. I also work in the surgical department which involves scheduling surgical inpatient/outpatient procedures and pain management injection as well as managing schedules and preoperative clearances. My office implemented a new EMR system 3 years ago and I was a clinical trainer for my office during go-live and continue to be involved with staff when issues arise. Show less



Orthopedic Associates

• Medical Assistant/Team Leader

  • Nov 2001 - Oct 2017

  Busy orthopedic office assisting an orthopedic surgeon. I assisted with patient care in a clinical and administrative setting to include patient history and vitals, office surgeries, and pain management injections as well as assisting patients with various administrative needs. Medical charts were reviewed and summarized daily with presentation to the physician, both written and verbal. Assisted with surgery scheduling, authorizations, medical coding, triaging patient calls, and medical… Show more Busy orthopedic office assisting an orthopedic surgeon. I assisted with patient care in a clinical and administrative setting to include patient history and vitals, office surgeries, and pain management injections as well as assisting patients with various administrative needs. Medical charts were reviewed and summarized daily with presentation to the physician, both written and verbal. Assisted with surgery scheduling, authorizations, medical coding, triaging patient calls, and medical documentation in EMR system. I often worked independently to complete time sensitive tasks. I was also the team leader for my department and the liaison between management and staff. Weekly meetings with management which involved assisting with updates to policy and procedures as well as weekly meetings with my department. I was responsible for department concerns, weekly staff schedules, approval of PTO, and new employee training. I worked with the committee during transition from paper charting to EMR systems. This involved multiple meetings with various departments pitching ideas and creating policies. I was also involved in implementing the newly created policies and continued to be on-site during the transition to assist all departments. Show less



Asha Gupta, MD

• Medical Assistant

  • Jan 1998 - Nov 2001

  I assisted with allergy testing, performed allergy injections, transcribed medical dictation from visits. Reviewed and summarized medical charts, both verbally and written for physician review.