THERESA FUKSA
Lancaster, NY *****
716-***-**** - ********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Astute medical professional trained in appointments, front desk management and recordkeeping. Helps staff maintain office operations at optimal levels with great organizational and multitasking abilities. Skilled at typing correspondence and managing files as well as handling patient issues and questions. Talented individual offering fluency in the Polish and English languages. Trained in Microsoft Word and Excel. Equipped to handle fast- paced office operations with continuous flow of patients and assignments. Meticulous in completing assignments and always ready to help team members.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Awarded six week culture/language study scholarship to Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
Translator/interpreter for Polish and Ukranian patients at RPCI Lived in Alsace, France for one year where I helped parish priest with office work
SKILLS
• Scheduling
• Appointment Setting
• Medical terminology
• Medical Office Management
• Transcription
• Telephonic Customer Support
• Multitasking abilities
• Written Communication
• Clerical
• Customer Service
• Training & Development
• Good telephone etiquette
• Computer skills
• Organization and Time
management
• Teamwork
• Self-motivated professional
WORK HISTORY
01/1978 to
10/2011
Medical Secretary
Roswell Park Cancer Institute – Buffalo, NY
• Prioritized calls (6-line phone) through screening process and transferred calls and recorded messages for appropriate personnel.
• Managed master calendar and scheduled appointments for providers based on optimal patient loads and clinician availability.
• Used knowledge of medical terminology to transcribe patient information from written copy, electronic equipment or verbal direction.
• Maintained office supplies inventory by checking stock, anticipating department needs and placing and expediting orders. EDUCATION
Some College (No Degree): Polish Studies
SUNYAB - Buffalo, NY
05/1977 No Degree: Medical Secretarial
Bryant & Stratton - Buffalo, NY
• Relevant Coursework Completed: medical secretarial certificate