BARBARA L. LESKO
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Hatfield, PA 19440 (cell) 610-***-****
FRONT OFFICE MEDICAL SCHEDULER
Highly qualified individual seeking work in the healthcare field: offering experience with management as well as psychiatrists and therapists in the health-care sector. Very reliable, extremely discreet, organized and detail- oriented with ability to speak English, French, Spanish and some knowledge of Swedish. High level of sensitivity for and diplomacy with other cultures. Quick learner with talent for multi-tasking. Professional and people- oriented, with advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, extensive knowledge of high-level corporate administrative procedures.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DEVEREUX ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH September 2018 to November 2020 FRONT OFFICE MANAGER
• Managed a staff of 4 with front and back office responsibilities
• Liasing/scheduling for 3 psychiatrists and 14 therapists in addition to program administrators and supervisors
• Detailed scheduling for all types of appointments: psychiatric evaluations, med checks, individual therapy
• Facilitating medication refills for med management clients
• Handles client/parent communication, from simple scheduling to complex interfacing with inpatient facilities
• Responsible for all manner of electronic scheduling across two platforms, chart management, insurance copays
• Responsible for writing and disseminating organization policy, procedure and training ARTSQUEST (Bethlehem, PA) May 2015 to Present
OFFICE SPECIALIST/SUPERVISOR
• Managed a staff of 12 across 2 different facilities.
• Personal assistant to the Sr. Vice President –Business Administration
• Managed supplies and mail for 3 buildings and supported several different departments with various duties: Finance, Operations, HR, Volunteer and Visual Arts.
• Takes minutes at Levitt Board meetings, weekly BEO meetings and other strategic meetings within the organization
LVCMHC, INC. (Lehigh Valley Community Mental Health Centers, Inc.) MAY 2010 – NOVEMBER 2013 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
• Provided personal assistance and support to the Executive Director of Human Resource
• Possesses extensive background in HR generalist affairs, including employee recruitment and retention, staff development, benefits and compensation, HR record management, HR policy development and legal compliance. Most duties conducted in Spanish.
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.- EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MAY 2006-JULY 2009 Provided personal assistance and support to the Vice President Finance & Controller (also named Acting CFO) as well as departmental support to 30+ members of the Accounting area. MACK TRUCKS, INC. – ALLENTOWN, PA 1985-2005
• FASTT (SAP) PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR
• NORTH AMERICAN EXPATRIATION COORDINATOR - HR
• PERSONAL EXECUTIVE ASS’T TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER All business duties conducted in French and English. Worked closely during the tenure of 3 CFOs and 3 CEOs as they transitioned from France and directed their assimilation into American culture.
• RVI, INC. (Allentown, PA) BILINGUAL ADMIN COORDINATOR EDUCATION
Masters of French Language, Literature and Civilization (MA) Middlebury College – Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Université de Paris X, Sorbonne, Paris, France
Bachelors in French and History (Cum Laude) (BA)
Muhlenberg College - Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Diplôme Supérieur du Français des Affaires in Economics École de la Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris - Paris, France
(Diploma in Business French/Economics from the Paris Chamber of Commerce) Faculté de Lettres François Rabelais DEUG I
Tours, France (equal to junior year of college)
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST