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EDUCATION:
Nettleton Jr. College, Associate Degree in Medical
Assisting. Course emphasis on Exam Room
Techniques, Laboratory Testing, Anatomy and Physiology,
Electrocardiogram, Audiometry,
Spirometry and other specialized diagnostic testing, Office
Procedures, and Machines, and
Insurance Coding. First recipient of Outstanding Student
Award, Fall 1994. GPA 3.7
Successfully completed a nine week externship at Family
Practice Physicians Clinic in
Sioux Falls, SD
CERTIFCATION:
Certified by American Association of Medical Assistants by
National Examination in 1996
Recertified in 2001-2013
Registered as a Medical Assistant by the South Dakota Board
of Medical and Osteopathic
Examiners 1995-2011
EXPERIENCE:
November 1996 to present
Medical Assistant, Avera United Clinic Aberdeen, SD
Experience in Family Medicine
Including Geriatrics, Pediactrics, WorkPlace Health, the
Acute Care Clinic and
Medical Records.
September 1999 - 2001
Adjunct Instructor at Presentation College
September 2002 to present
Part time Instructor at Presentation College
April 1995- to present
Medical Assistant, Family Practice Physicians, South, Sioux
Falls SD Experience in Newborn
Geriatric care of patients. Was active in unscheduled care
nursing which included phlebotomy,
performing lab tests, giving EKG's, immunizations, allergy
injections, interviewing patients,
maintaining inventory and ordering supplies, and
autoclaving.
January 1992 to November 1996
Medical Records Clerk, Mc Kennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
Successfully implemented a
new program for medical chart completion and cut
delinquencies by half. Good telephone
skills. Courier and filing duties.
May 1988 to September 1991
Claims Clerk, South Dakota Dept of Labor, Aberdeen, SD
Maintained records and made
payments for state and federally funded job related
education and supportive service claims,
Paid
vouchers for car maintenance, advertising, utilities, travel expenses. Answered phone
November 1982 to May 1988
Deputy-Brown County Register of Deeds, Brown County
Courthouse, Aberdeen, SD
Recorded
legal documents in ledger books, posted legal transactions
to legal description of
real estate, microfilmed documents,. Maintained daily invoices for
vehicle title transfer.
Maintained care of
Poor Account.
October 1977 to November 1982
Medical Records Clerk Preparation of Birth certificates,
retrieval and delivery of charts,
Preparing and completing Out Patient and ER documentation.
Paper work for admitting
Patients. Answering phone
TEACHING
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PRESENTATION COLLEGE:
Fall 1998
Medical Assisting I (4)
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting (2)
Spring 1999
Medical Assisting II (4)
Medical Law and Ethics (2)
Medical Office Procedures (3)
Medical Assisting Externship (12)
Fall 1999
Medical Assisting I (4)
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting (2)
Spring 2000
Medical Office Procedures (3)
Medical Assisting II (3)
Medical Law and Ethics (2)
Medical Assisting Externship (12)
Fall 2000
Medical Assisting I (4)
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting (3)
Spring 2001
Medical Assisting II (3)
Medical Office Procedures (3)
Medical Law and Ethics (2)
Medical Assisting Externship (12)
Fall 2001
Medical Assisting I (4) Including Labs
Pharmacology I (3)
Spring 2002
Medical Office procedures (3) on-campus and picture-tel
Medical Assisting II (3) Including Labs
Medical Assisting
Externship (12)
Summer 2002
Medical Law and Ethics (2) Internet
Fall 2002
Medical Assisting I (4) on campus and picture-tel
including Labs
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting (3) on campus and
picture-tel
Spring 2003
Medical Office Procedures (3)
Medical Assisting II (3) on campus and picture-tel
including Labs
Medical Assisting Externship (12)
Summer 2003
Medical Law and Ethics (2) Internet
Fall 2003
Medical Assisting I (4) Including Labs
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting (3)
Spring 2004
Medical Office Procedures on(3) -campus and
video-conferencing to Fairmont
Medical Assisting II (3) including Labs
Medical Assisting Externship (12)
Summer2004
Medical Law and Ethics (2) Web Ct
Fall 2004
Medical Assisting I (4) on-campus and video-conferencing ,
including Labs
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting (3) on-campus and video
conferencing
Spring 2005
Medical Office Procedures (3) on campus & video conferencing
to Fairmont
Medical Assisting II (3) including Labs on campus and
video conferencing to Fairmont
Medical Assisting Externship (12)
Summer 2005
Medical Law & Ethics (2) Web Ct
Introduction to Medical Coding (2) Web Ct
Fall 2005
Medical Assisting I (4) including labs on- campus & video
conferencing to Fairmont
Pharmacology for Medical Assistants (3) on campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Spring 2006
Medical Office Procedures (3) on-campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Medical Assisting II (3) including labs on-campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Medical Law & Ethics, Medical Records and Coding (3) Web Ct
Medical Assisting Externship (12)
Summer 2006
Medical Law and Ethics (2) Web Ct
Introduction to Medical Coding (2) Web Ct
Fall 2006
Medical Assisting I (4) Labs on –campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Pharmacology (3) on-campus and video conferencing to
Fairmont
Spring 2007
Medical Office Procedures (3) Online/Web Ct
Medical
Assisting II (3) including Labs on-campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Medical Law &
Ethics, Medical Records and Coding (3) Online/Web Ct
Medical
Assisting Externship(12)
Fall 2007
Medical
Assisting I (4) Labs on Campus and video conferencing
to Fairmont
Pharmacology (3) on campus and video conferencing to
Fairmont
Spring
2008
Medical
Office Procedures (3) Online/Web Ct
Medical
Assisting II (3) including Labs on-campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Medical
Law & Ethics Medical Records and Coding (3) Online/Web CT
Medical
Assisting Externship (12)
Fall 2008
Medical
Assisting I (4) Labs on Campus and video conferencing
to Fairmont
Pharmacology (3) on campus and video conferencing to
Fairmont
Spring
2009
Medical
Office Procedures (3) Online /Web Ct
Medical
Assisting II (3) including Labs on Campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Medical
Law & Ethics, Medical Records and Coding (3) Online/Web Ct
Fall
2009
Medical Assisting I (4) Labs on Campus and video
conferencing to Fairmont
Pharmacology (3) on Campus and video conferencing to
Fairmont
Spring 2010
Medical Assisting II (3) & Labs with video
conferencing to Fairmont
Medical Office Procedures(3) Online/Web CT
Medical Law & Ethics, Medical Records and Coding (3) Online/WebCt
WORKSHOPS AND CONVENTIONS ATTENDED
1996 - 2009 South Dakota Society of American Association
of Medical Assistants
Convention
1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004,
2005 South Dakota Office Nurses
Association
Convention
1997 , 2003, 2007 National
Convention of AAM
2003-2009 Northern Plains Chapter
of South Dakota Meeting
Offices Held in the Northern Plains Chapter of Medical
Assisting
*2001-2004 Education Coordinator
*2005-2006 President
*2006-2007 Vice President
AAMA approved
CEU 's used for recertification:.
Legal Aspects of
Documentation And Risk Managements
Medicare D
Updates
Avian Flu
Secret Shame Self
Injury
Treatment Options
for Insomnia Part II
Meth and Your
Patient : What to look for
Clinical Hypnosis
– Calm Your Mind
Recognizing
Eating Disorders
Type 1 ˝ Diabetes
Working Together:
Building Strong Teams
HIPAA Update
Care for the
Midlife Women
The View From
the Other side
Mass Casualties
Guidelines for
Colorectal Screening
Welcome to
Medicare
Acupunctures Role
in Holistic Healthcare
Humor in the
Clinic
Health Issues for
the Women
Drive
Smart-Patient Education
The Value of
Pharmaceuticals
Warning Signs of
Alzheimer’s
Hormone Imbalance
“Being a Breast
Cancer Survivor” and Patient Programs and Services of the
American Cancer Society
ADHA: Necessity
of the Effective Treatment
Fertility
Appreciation – A New Perspective
Identifying and
Managing Eating Disorders
Psychological
Considerations of Pain Management
Use of Electronic
Medical Record in the Medical Clinic
Pediatric Asthma
Abdominal Aortic
Aneurysm
To Shoot or not
to Shoot –Guideline for Immunizations
Headache
management
Botox
Bioterrorism—General Session
Myths/Facts about
Back Pain
Cancer Prevention
Clinical Hands on
–Session
Fish/Catch the
energy
Electronic
Medical Records
Patient History
/Documentation Techniques
Risk Management
Compliance
Instructor/Planning Process
Mind/Body/ Spirit
Do the Right
Thing
Obesity/AN
Epidemic
Human Relations
in the Office
Caring for the
Patient with Cultural Differences
Recognizing Child
Abuse
Understanding Lab
Values
Hospital Medical
Coding /HIPPA
Increasing
Women’s Awareness
Reportable
Outbreak Diseases
What you should
know about STD’s/ HIV
Coding in
Healthcare
Drug Use - The
Teen Craze
Diabetes and the
Heart
Highway to
Healing
Bariatrics/Beyond
Fighting Fat
Balloon
Angioplasty
Material Safety
Data Sheets
Grave’s Disease
Bioterrorism/Frontline
ICD-9/Specificity
MA’s Can/Cannot
do in the Lab
Humor in Health
Care
Choices in
Bariatrics
Bariatric/Gastric
Bypass patients
Basics of AIDS
Collecting for
Services Rendered
Alternative
Medicine
Mood
Changes/Women Life Cycle
Mental
Health/Medical Office
Guide/Genetic
Testing/Counsel
Medical Compliance vs Medication Therapy
Adherence
The Joy Zone
In the strike of Time
Fraud and Abuse
Medicare 2009
Pour your Heart into Life
Chiropractic & Acupuncture Role with
Infertility/Chronic Pain
Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse
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