Virginia Cardenas
Stockton
Summary
Accomplished MA Clinical Trainer at Community Medical Centers, adept at developing impactful training programs and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. Proven leadership in mentoring staff and enhancing patient care quality. Expert in electronic health records management, with a focus on performance improvement. Successfully increased training effectiveness by 20% through innovative curriculum development.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MA Clinical Trainer and Compliance Specialist
Community Medical Centers
Stockton
08.2008 - Current
- Developed training programs for clinical staff at Community Medical Centers.
- Collaborated with department leaders to assess training needs and gaps.
- Facilitated onboarding sessions for new clinical employees and staff.
- Evaluated training effectiveness through feedback and performance assessments.
- Created instructional materials and resources for ongoing education initiatives.
- Maintained compliance with healthcare regulations in training content and methods.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of changes within the healthcare field through attending seminars and webinars related to regulatory updates and continuing education requirements associated with licensure renewal processes.
- Developed and implemented training plans to ensure clinical staff had the skills needed to provide quality patient care.
- Organized periodic refresher courses for clinical staff in order to maintain competency levels.
- Ensured that all clinical staff were compliant with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, standards of practice.
- Demonstrated proper techniques for administering medications, taking vital signs, operating medical equipment, charting information in an electronic health record system, and other essential tasks related to providing patient care.
- Served as a resource person for clinical staff members seeking additional assistance or clarification on any aspect of their job duties.
- Provided students with hands-on demonstrations and managed clinical logs, medication administration.
- Mentored new clinical instructors, sharing best practices in clinical education.
- Ensured compliance with accreditation standards and healthcare regulations in clinical teaching.
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
St. Joseph's Medical Center Extern hours
Stockton
04.2025 - 04.2027
- Collected blood samples using venipuncture and capillary techniques.
- Prepared and sterilized equipment to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Ensured proper labeling of specimens for laboratory processing.
- Labeled patient samples, double-checking information for accuracy.
- Managed inventory of supplies to support efficient workflow in the lab.
- Sanitized work area after every patient to prevent contamination and spread of disease.
- Complied with HIPAA regulations when handling confidential patient information.
Education
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA04-2025
Medical Assistant
Lincoln Technical Academy
Lodi, CA08-2008
Eary Childhood Education
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA05-1999
Lodi High School
Lodi, CA05-1992
Skills
- Healthcare Management
- Patient Care
- Hands-On Clinical Instruction
- Electronic health records management
- Effective communication skills
- Leadership and Mentoring Ability
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Maintaining Quality Assurance Standards
- Staff Support
- Progress Monitoring
- Learning Management System Proficiency
- Developing Curriculum
- Performance Improvement
Certification
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- CPR/BLS Certified
- APIC Certified
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
St. Joseph's Medical Center Extern hours
04.2025 - 04.2027
MA Clinical Trainer and Compliance Specialist
Community Medical Centers
08.2008 - Current
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
San Joaquin Delta College
Medical Assistant
Lincoln Technical Academy
Eary Childhood Education
San Joaquin Delta College
Lodi High School
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