High School Assistant

CHRISTINA TARANTO

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Perris, CA 92571

951-***-**** / ****************@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly dedicated and fast-paced Health Care Administrator with three years

of administrative support experience and training in dental charting, chair-

side assistance, sterilization techniques, and scheduling. Known as a

natural team leader who possesses superlative organizational and

communication capabilities.

Keyboard 40 w.p.m. with 97% accuracy. Skilled in proof-reading documents,

filing alphabetically/numerically, and operating office machinery. Work

well under pressure.

Experienced in managing a six-line phone system and providing team-

oriented client relations.

Proficient with MS Word/Excel and Internet in Windows XP environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DENTAL RECEPTIONIST, Elsinore Hills Family Dentistry, Lake Elsinore, Ca

2005-2006

Promptly answered phones and assisted with the scheduling of patients.

Ensured patient eligibility and benefits.

Generated patient charts and enforcing patient HIPPA privacy act, as well

as inputing patient information into the Softdent database.

Filing, documenting, developed x-rays, mounted x-rays, duplicated x-rays,

and knowledgable in charting patient treatment.

OFFICE ASSISTANT III/RECORDS UNIT, Riverside Co. Probation Dept.,

Riverside, CA, 2004-2005

Ensured timely processing of court reports and case files by setting up

new files and forwarding reports on a daily basis.

Resolved departmental issues such as effective tracking and disbursement

of files through collaborative problem-solving with 10 Office Assistants.

Promoted for boosting productivity and demonstrating a strong work ethic.

OFFICE ASSISTANT II/RECEPTIONIST, 2003-2004

Improved production 100% while erasing a 2-month+ backload by leveraging

organizational skills and streamlining work flow. Result: Propelled

workload 3 months ahead of schedule.

Enabled accurate tracking of 250 total probationers by monitoring and

logging on-site visits with 15 staff Probation Officers. Maintained client

database on a monthly basis.

Contributed phone and live reception for up to 30 staff and senior

executives, as well as up to 50 client visits daily. Initiated new client

paperwork and scheduled client drug tests.

Trained and coached three new administrative support employees to open

new case files in accordance with HIPPA guidelines.

EDUCATION

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, Associates, University of Phoenix (2010)

DENTAL ASSISTING COURSEWORK, United Educational Institute, Ontario, CA

(2000)

Coursework included assisting in general/orthodontic/oral dentistry,

laboratory skills and preventive dentistry.

Recognized for outstanding attendance.

DENTAL FRONT OFFICE CERTIFICATE, Regional Occupational Program, Riverside,

CA (1997)

Coursework in dental terminology, charting, scheduling, and sterilization

of instruments.

WORD PROCESSING CERTIFICATE, Regional Occupational Program, Riverside, CA

(1997)

Coursework included Word, Excel, Corel, PowerPoint, data entry, and typing.

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, Corona Senior High School, Corona, CA (1997)

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