Experience

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  Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)

  • Infectious Disease Intern

    • Jun 2024 - Present

    Infectious Diseases Internship placement at AAPCHO through Health Career ConnectionSupported the planning, implementation, and evaluation of training activities for AAPCHO’s member health centers and Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance (TEA) stakeholders.Contributed to the development of a comprehensive "Lessons Learned Register," documenting essential insights, successes, challenges, and recommendations from program activities, including the TEA Mini-Grant Program, the 2022 TB Needs Assessment, and the 2023 TEA Impact Report.Identified knowledge gaps and research priorities stemming from the outcomes of the 2022 TB Needs Assessment and crafted effective strategies to address these gaps.

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  Carrington College

  • San Leandro, California, United States

  • Medical Assistant Instructor

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • San Leandro, California, United States

    Facilitated and ensured student learning and mastery of Carrington College’s Medical Assistant program curriculum through development of tailored lesson plans.Oversaw a classroom of an average of 15-20 students over 6-week terms, teaching various courses in relation to Medical Assisting.Worked in collaboration with struggling students to create a student success plan (SSP) to ensure academic success in the program.

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  Wellpath

  • Dublin, California

  • Medical Assistant

    • Jan 2020 - Present
    • Dublin, California

    Worked clinically serving Alameda County’s incarcerated population in providing culturally competent medical care.Used ATIMS jail management software and Correctional Electronic Medical Records (CorEMR) program daily to update patient medical records and schedule patient appointments for specialty clinics.Regularly administered Covid-19 vaccinations in coordination with facility's Infection Control Nurse (ICN) and Alameda County Public Health Department.Administered annual Tuberculosis Skin Tests (TSTs) and collected QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) blood samples for previous TB positive patients.Managed the facility's medical supply ordering through McKesson SupplyManager and regularly stocked nursing sick call rooms.Preformed as needed STAT EKGs using a 12 LeadEKG machine. Conducted general Covid-19 PCR and antigen testing for symptomatic, recently exposed, and newly admitted patients.Performed line list duties, which included tracking the spread of Covid-19 in our patient population using Excel spreadsheets and coordinated with the Alameda County Public Health Department on quarantine protocols to minimize the spread of infection in our facility.

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  Carbon Health

  • Canada
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Urgent Care Medical Assistant

    • Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

    Performed quality patient care in an urgent care (UC) setting by triaging and taking vitals.Assisted clinicians with patient examinations and procedures such as wound care, pelvic exams, and suture removals.Managed the front desk which included duties such as answering incoming calls, scheduling appointments, and faxing referrals.Frequently trained new hires on clinic standard procedures, laboratory equipment, phlebotomy, and vaccination administration.Administered medications and vaccines via intradermal (ID), intramuscular (IM), and subcutaneous (SC) routes.Regularly used the Cepheid GeneXpert System for rapid PCR testing and the Abbott ID NOW for rapid Covid-19 antigen testing.

  • Primary Care Medical Assistant

    • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Performed quality patient care in primary care (PC) setting by taking vitals, obtaining patient history, and scheduling follow up appointments.Assisted clinician with patient examinations and procedures such as cervical screenings and Nexplanon removal and placement.Administered medications and vaccines via intradermal (ID), intramuscular (IM), and subcutaneous (SC) routes.Preformed venipunctures daily for various routine PC labs such as for PrEP and annual physicals.Regularly used the Abbott Afinion 2 Analyzer System for A1c rapid testing.Coordinated with Primary Care Provider (PCP) regarding scheduling patients' future vaccination appointments and follow up visits for chronic care issues.

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  California Department of Public Health

  • United States
  • Public Safety
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Student Assistant

    • Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

    Internship placement at CDPH's Center for Infectious Diseases (CID) Immunization Branch (IZ)

  • Student Assistant

    • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

    Internship in the Environmental Health Laboratory Department (EHLB) to assist Intern Host with research study on the identification of microplastics and tire wear sampled from local rain gardens.Input collected sample IDs and analysis runs results into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).Prepared samples for Raman micro-spectroscopy (RMS) analysis by preparing KOH digestion solution to separate organic material from sample particulates.

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  Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation

  • Fremont, California, United States

  • Phlebotomist Extern

    • Oct 2021 - Oct 2021
    • Fremont, California, United States

    4-week Phlebotomy Externship placement at Sutter PAMF Fremont Laboratory with an average patient volume of 500 patients a day.Completed more than 650 successful venipunctures using straight and butterfly needles on patients of various ages, weight, and health statuses.

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  Phil, Inc.

  • San Francisco, CA, United States

  • Client Services

    • May 2019 - Nov 2019
    • San Francisco, CA, United States

    Communicated with providers/clients and updated patient accounts. Contacted insurance companies and submitted Prior Authorizations for patients’ medications.

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  Peralta Corporate Scholars

  • Student Scholar

    • Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

    Kaiser Permanente sponsored boot camp, designed by RepresentEd Leadership for Peralta Community College Students.Human-Centered Design Challenge focused on increasing accessibility of healthcare in marginalized communities.Learned essential soft skills to ensure successful preparation to competitively apply to and succeed as an employee in Kaiser’s KP Launch program.

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  UCSF Health

  • San Francisco, California

  • Patient Support Assistant (PSA)

    • Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
    • San Francisco, California

    Strike Coverage at UCSF Parnassus’ Emergency Department.Effectively worked in a fast paced, high stress environment.Practiced infection control and aseptic techniques when clearing out and resetting patient rooms.Assisted Registered Nurses and Doctors with patients such as taking vitals.

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  Tomo Hair & Co

  • 1403 Park Street Alameda, CA 94501

  • Front Desk Receptionist

    • Dec 2015 - Sep 2017
    • 1403 Park Street Alameda, CA 94501