Certified Medical Assistant

I can finally say that I am officially a Certified Medical Assistant and also working as one. Alaska Career College staff has been by my side throughout the whole program, given me an abundance of knowledge and skills that I feel very comfortable to be working in the outside world. I am currently working for Dr. Michael McNamara and Dr. Kevin Paisley; We also have three Physician Assistants. We are orthopedic specialists. For four years, I’ve been working as their Administrative Assistant/Front desk receptionist. I absolutely love working for Alaska Hand Elbow Shoulder. As for my job duties before I became a Certified Medical Assistant it consists of checking patients in and out for their appointment, check insurance eligibility and benefits, answer phone calls, collect copayments and coinsurance, post charges into patient’s account, medical records requests, signing off provider’s dictations, scheduling appointments, checking tasks and messages, and supply ordering. These are some of daily tasks that I do daily even til this day.
McNamara’s. I had a lot of opportunities handed to me during my externship. I was able to remove sutures on patients, cleaned instruments and exam room, rooming patients into the exam room and chart, called in prescriptions to the pharmacies, called patients for their surgery check in times. I even had the opportunity to watch Dr. McNamara exam on of our patients. It really opened my eyes and realized Dr. McNamara is definitely an orthopedic specialist. I was listening and looking at some of the MRI images that Dr. McNamara was explaining those images to the patient. It really takes an expert to interpret and give the best plan of care for