1. Christina L. Howard
Chenry329@yahoo.com 773-540-6687
12609 South Edbrooke Ave • Chicago, IL 60628
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a career that will allow me to utilize my medical education and prior experience of phlebotomy,
medical assistant and excellent customer communication skills to promote enhancement of growth in a
medical facility
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Everest College January2009- October 2009 Professional Medical Assistant
Clinical Skills -
Medical /surgical asepsis, Injection, Vitas Signs, EKG’s Venipuncture ,Administering medications
,Collecting Specimens, Collect HCG samples, Perform basic lab tests and microscope work, Calibrate
equipment to ensure its operating within specifications, Perform Glucose, TB injections, Rapid strep test,
Cholesterol screening and Capillary puncture.
.Administrative Skills - Basic record keeping, File maintenance, Insurance verification, Typing medical
correspondence and transcription of ICD-9 and CPT coding, Medisoft, Data entry,Creating reports for
patient billing and health plan registration
Dawson Technical Institute January 2002 - May 2002 Certified Nursing Assistant Program
Skills Taking vital signs, assisting with medical procedures, aiding patients with walking, dressing daily
hygiene duties, and daily consumptions, Monitoring patients and reporting all changes,collecting
specimen samples for testing, Monitoring food and liquid input/output, and providing patients with a safe
and clean environment.
EXPERIENCE
Great Heights Family Medicine February-Current Medical Assistant
Bariatric, Addiction Treatment and Immigration services
Dreyer Medical Clinic January 2012- October 2013 Medical Assistant
Pediatric Dept./Internal Medicine Dept.
Tri-County Community Health Center August 2010 –January 2012 Office Manager &
Family Medicine/ Women Health Medical Assistant
Health guard Medical Center September 2009-August 2010 Medical Assistant
Adult Medicine and Pediatric Office
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Office Manager -Managed Staff and physician’s schedules, provider flow ,Overseen all funds and
accounts of medical office including all moneys from the IBCCP,Medicare and Medicaid programs,

2. Arranged monthly meeting with staff& physician’s. Supervised and trained staff members with day to day
functions.
Front Office Staff- Patient coordinator, update ,access and scan patient files to Suite Meds EMR systems
and Medical Office Online systems, Insurance verification, appointment scheduling, receiving, processing
and, filling faxed reports, labs and prescription refills, Coordinating phone calls, messages and faxes to
nurse and providers. Pull patient charts,Perform billing and coding for all lab work and visits. Collect all
payments, Create end of day reports for daily deposits, donations and patient encounter visits. Organize
and file reports for yearly audits, maintain an organized, professional and friendly environment for clinic.
Programs Expertise- Microsoft Office (all programs), GroupWise Webmail, Suite Meds EMR systems,
ICD 9 Diagnostics codes, Medical office online, Windows vista, HFS Website, IDPH I-Care site.
Labatory Assistant- Attain blood samples by Venipuncture and Capillary finger punctures for test ordered
by Health Providers. Prepare samples to be transported by an outside lab source or to be run in clinic as
diagnostics testing. Operate necessary machines and equipment to acquire accurate lab results. Run daily
and monthly CLIA requirements for lab controls and testing. Perform the following test: Lead,
Hemoglobin& Hemoglobin A1C, Glucose, Lipid, HCG (urine), Bacterial Vaginosis, Trichomonas,
Influenza A&B,Strep and Urinalysis. Input patient’s results into Suite Meds EMR systems. Perform daily
point of care maintence,Record daily refrigerator temperatures for specimen and controls. Collected and
tested urine samples and properly disposed of hazardous waste.
Medical Assistant- Room patients obtain vital signs; gather patient’s visit information. Request and
receive patient’s prior medical visits outside Health care facilities. Input patient information into EMR
system. Prepare procedure tray,collect and properly label specimens, perform rapid diagnostics test
Administer nebulizer treatments,immunizations, influenza vaccines. Record and monitor daily
refrigerator temperatures for vaccines. Properly clean rooms and dispose of any hazardous waste and
hazard waste containers. Stock and fill all rooms daily
CERTIFICATIONS
CPR, HIPPA and OSHA trained, Certified Nursing Assistant, Professional Medical Assistant