Cynthia Evelyn Solis

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Philadelphia, PA 19147

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acumhv@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Current, Candidate for Masters in Public Health

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Executive Masters of Public Health Program

(Anticipated Graduation) June, 2016

2009

Bachelors of Health Science: Community Health

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Minor in Spanish Language Studies

University of Granada, semester abroad

Languages

Native English speaker with complete

mastery of Spanish

Experienced in Medical Translation

Cultural Fluency

Acculturated in both US and Mexican

communities.

First generation Mexican-American

Professional Experience

(August 2015–Present)

Spanish Immersion Teacher Assistant

Independence Charter School

1600 Lombard Street

Philadelphia, PA 19146

Assist Teacher in Spanish immersion 3rd grade class with team support, instructional support,implementation of special education plans,social/behavioral support, and non instructional support. Individual teaching student support in specific subjects: reading, writing, mathematics, etc.

(September 2014–Present)

Freelance Medical Interpreter

Nationality Service Center

1216 Arch St, Philadelphia PA, 19107

Bridging the Gap certified trained medical interpreter with following responsibilites:

• Oral & telephonic interpretation for Spanish speaking clients; assistance with family medical history and records.

• Spanish interpretation between doctors, care-givers and patients.

• Interpretation for case workers, parents and children in Philadelphia School District truancy cases.

• Translating documents from English to Spanish & vice versa (medical, legal, asylum).

• Accurate delivery of medical information to the consumers and service representatives.

• Working in homes, hospitals, clinics, schools, nursing facilities and doctor’s offices, etc.

• Adhering to the standards of the medical interpretation/translation field.

(February 2013–October 2014)

Assistant Director of Recreation Department

Caring Heart Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

6445 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Providing support and expertise through assessment, planning, implementing individual patient care plans for enhanced quality of patient management.

• Managing and coordinating a work environment in compliance with the Common- wealth of PA Licensing Regulations and the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

• Participating in a facility-wide evaluation tool by conducting initial and exit surveys and recording in Medquis software.

• Teaching and coaching Recreation Assistants and volunteers .

• Attending monthly in-service trainings, education seminars and conferences.

• Assisting the admissions department with entrance packets.

• Liaison by interpretation of English to Spanish for staff, patients and their families.

• Creating flyers and mailers to encourage family participation to attend special events.

• Preparing monthly activities calendar for long term care and short term care units. Patient Centered Activities:

• Responsible for short term rehabilitation units. Average case load of 60 patients;

• Creation of a specific care plan, goals and interventions for each resident .

• Developing, planning, coordinating and leading individual and group therapeutic activity programs

• Establishing bi-weekly Spanish class for the elderly

• Planning, scheduling and conducting special events

• Leading resident council and food committee meetings in order to better serve the patients needs.

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Professional Experience (cont.)

(2012-Present)

Home Health Aide

Bayada Home Healthcare

1528 Walnut St #1210

Philadelphia, PA

• Providing direct client care to individuals and attend to daily needs such as: dietary needs, hygiene, and physical care

•Monitoring clients nutrition and ensuring meals comply with daily dietary requirements

•Evaluating clients’ pain control and reporting medical concerns to supervising Nurses

•Maintaining lines of communication with family members and providing regular updates regarding conditions and prognoses. Internships

Further Shore Pre-hospice: Assisted in yearly fundraiser, “Bone Dance”, solicited donations for silent auction, & organized volunteers. (2009) Flagstaff, Arizona

(SEAHEC) Southeastern Arizona Area Health Education Center; Interfaced with high school counselors in Santa Cruz School District. (2009)Nogales, Arizona No Mas Muertes[No More Deaths] provided humanitarian aid to Migrants in U.S. Mexico Border (2009)

Environmental Health Summer Research Camp: Team Leader, oversaw teen group engaged in documentary filmmaking (2009) Douglas, Arizona

(VIHSTA) Visionary Inter-professional Health Services Training in Arizona;

(2008) Nogales, Arizona

Membership Organizations & Volunteer Work

American Public Health Association

Alzheimer’s Association

Diabetes Association

Susan G. Komen

Philadelphia AIDS Thrift Store

Certifications and Licenses

Certificate in Medical Interpretation

Licence # 20120579 (July-2014)

Bridging the Gap; Philadelphia, PA (2014)

Certified Nursing Assistant I & II

License #10044996

Portland, Oregon (2011)

Certificate, CPR & First Aid

Bayada Home Healthcare

Philadelphia, PA (February 2015)

Certificate, Brain Injury: Alzheimer’s, Stroke,

& Head Trauma

Institute for Natural Resources

Bensalem, PA (June 2014)

Certificate, Functional Freedom Despite Dementia

Cross Country Education; Philadelphia, A

(April 2013)

Additional Training

American Red Cross

Disaster Action Training

2221 Chestnut Street Philadelphia (2015)

Trained to assess mental or physicial needs of

victims in natural disaster events

The Pillow Case Project (2015)

Trained to conduct disaster training in public

and charter Schools, 3,4 5th grades.

Conference, Brain Injury: The Challenge of

Change, Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ

(October 2013)

Seminar, Food Addiction, Obesity & Diabetes In-

stitute for Natural Resources; King of Prussia,

PA (July 2014)

Seminar, Yoga for Therapeutic Rehabilitation (Au-

gust 2014) Cross Country

Seminar, Personality Disorders & the DSM-5

(August 2014) Cross Country Education;

Philadelphia, PA

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