Office Assistant Sales Associate

Angelina Cantarero

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Lenoir, NC 28645

828-***-**** *****************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Motivated and qualified by extensive experience and on-the-job training in Office Assisting / Medical Office Assisting bringing added value as bilingual (Spanish / English) Interpreter. Highly respected by medical professionals for attentive patient care and quality skills in assisting during examinations and procedures. Presents professional and friendly demeanor that puts patients / visitors at ease and inspires confidence in the practice or office as a whole. Works well as part of a team and also excels when given independent projects. Targeted skills include:

Medical Assisting

Office / Clerical Procedures

MS Office: Word, Excel

Appointment Scheduling

Activity Planning

Teaching / Mentoring

Transportation

Translating (Spanish / English)

Inventory Management

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

CALDWELL COUNTY HEALTH DEPT., Lenoir, NC 2012-2013

Medical Office Assistant / Interpreter

Delivered direct patient care in collaboration with attending physician, assisting medical staff with examinations and procedures. Provided interpretation services to facilitate conversations and examinations conducted with Spanish-speaking patients.

Maintained clinic flow for patients to areas of service, such as interview rooms, examination rooms, laboratory and nutrition.

Retrieved and returned lab and x-ray reports; completed gonorrhea, pap, and stool specimen forms; transported specimens to lab; delivered reports and messages to practitioners.

Prepared patients for examinations and assisted practitioners with physical examinations such as hemoccults, pap smears, G.C. cultures, throat cultures, wound dressings, Leep and Colposcopy procedures.

Inventoried, maintained and accounted for clinic supplies under direction of charge nurse and clinic supervisor, maintaining on-going list of supplies and checking in / reconciling new supply deliveries with packing slip; shelved and stored supplies according to clinic protocol.

J. IVERSON RIDDLE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (JIRDC), Morganton, NC 1999-2012

Trainer I / Caregiver

Provided personal assistance and basic healthcare support to residents and trained / mentored new employees.

Provided patient assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring from one location to another.

Delivered direct on-the-job training to new employees and attended staff development training to build enhanced skills for interacting with patients and staff and delivering quality services to patients and families.

Collaborated with classroom teachers in providing targeted instruction.

Certified by facility as van driver and transported residents to day placements and other outings.

Assisted nurses and other staff with medications, meals, activity planning, menu planning and other services.

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ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY

BREAD MARK CO. KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, City, ST – Assembly Line Worker

MORRIE’S, Los Angeles, CA – Sales Associate

RELEVANT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Habitat for Humanity, Translator and other services

Yokefellow Christian Ministries, Office Assistant to answer phones and schedule appointments

Gamewell Elementary School, Volunteer Project Assistant

Blue Ridge Community Action, Office Assistant, helping with projects and events

EDUCATION & SKILLS TRAINING

Diploma, Correspondence High School Diploma Program, Washington, DC

Certificates, Microsoft Word, and Excel, Caldwell Community College & Tech. Inst., Hudson, NC

Certificate, CPR, American Red Cross (expired 2013/renewable)

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