RASH ABDO
Centreville, Virginia *****
Mobile: 571-***-****, Tel : 571-***-****
E-mail: ***********@*****.***
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/rasha-abdo
Professional Experience
January/2023- Till no, at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital (20 hours)
Client: INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax VA
Position: Reseptionist with Department of Administration Nursing.
Nature of work:
Receiving visitors at the front desk by greeting, welcoming, directing and announcing them appropriately.
Answering screening and forwarding incoming phone calls.
Receiving and sorting daily mail.
August/2021 - December/2022 at IPHI (Institute for Public Health Innovation) (40 hours)
Client: Fairfax County Health Department, Fairfax VA
Position: Community Health Worker (CHW)
Nature of work:
Food Establishment Vaccine Outreach Team August 2021 – August 2022 (40 hours)
Provided culturally competent health education related to COVID-19 prevention, testing, vaccination, and support services
Coordinated COVID-19 vaccine clinics inside workplaces environments
Worked with quality assuarance working group to analyze COVID-19 data reported from establishments for key stakeholder report outs
Built and maintained relatinships with community members and community based organizations
Vaccine Navigator August 2022 – December 2022 (40 hours)
Leads a cross-functional/interdisciplinary team for the planning and coordinating of mass vaccination clinics/events and mobile vaccine clinics, resulting in a 75 percent vaccinate rate
Participated on the COVID-19 surveillance team by performing data collection, entry, and capture to generate the Fairfax County COVID-19 Care Kit and Resource Distribution Rates Report, using Microsoft (MS) Excel and using Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS)
Facilitated the supply and acquisition process by fulfilling purchasing requests/orders for medical supplies and equipment
Conducts COVID-19 vaccine outreach and engaged with underserved communities to promote Pfizer COVID vaccinations
Conducts extensive research on best evidence-based practices to address and eliminate health vaccinations disparities, using PubMed and JSTOR
Provides extensive writing support by writing training materials and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for new hire Vaccine Navigators and CHW’s, using MS Office Suite
Executes COVID-19 testing protocols by registering/verifying patients, collecting/preparing laboratory samples and relaying test results to patients, while adhering to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), using MS Teams and VAMS
March/2021 - July/2021 at Maxim health care staffing (40 hours)
Position: Administrative Assistant and flow control in fairfax county government center - COVID19 Vaccinate
Nature of work:
Assisted with physical set up of vaccine clinic and preparation of materials needed for vaccine administration
Prepared and printed patient handouts and vaccine related paperwork
Prescreened patients for any illness symptoms prior to admission to vaccine site
Greeted and escort patients into vaccination clinics and/or direct to open stations and assist in patient flow
Assisted patients to complete screening forms prior to receiving immunization, and review screening forms for any contraindications to vaccine
Assisted nurses or vaccinators by bringing medical supplies, decontamination of vaccine areas, transporting vaccine to immunization table, and escorting patients after vaccination
Access telephone interpreter to assist non English speaking patients as needed
Assisted with observation of patients after vaccination
Assisted with community outreach efforts by contacting patients who are due for first or second dose of COVID 19 vaccine and scheduling appointments
OCT/2018 - till now Macy's Retail Store - FairOaks Mall (20 hours)
Position: Customer Service At Your Service Center Associate
Nature of work:
Processed payments by totaling purchases, processing checks, cash, and store or other credit and debit cards
Assisted customers by answering questions and solving customer concerns
Managed online order systems including utilizing online order fulfilment systems and updated inventory lists
Calculated pricing, scanned tags, applied discounts, and collected payments from customers
Followed all company policies, rules, and procedures to promote company goals and maintain safety
August/2000 - SEP/2018 : The National Hearing Center - Al Basheer Hospital – Ministry of Health and Health Care (Jordan) (40 hours)
Position: Hearing Screening
Nature of work:
Hearing Test, Customer Service and Community Health Worker (CHW).
Cleaned the penlight tips and the tympanometry tips.
Efficiently checked the hearing aids after their arrival.
Performed basic pure-tone audiograms for annual ENT patients.
Performed repairing hearing aids.
Effectively performed routine screenings for neonatal patients.
Improved access to patient care and increased availability of audio logic services.
Provided adult hearing aid users with minor hearing aid repair services.
Efficiently instructed and advised patients on hearing aid use.
Deftly made appointments and provided telephone support to the Audiologists.
Providing administrative support in fast-paced office environment and health care setting.
Experience in Supporting Public health as Community Health Worker (CHW).
Experience with data entry - DataBase maintenance - Filling System and Scheduling.
Knowledge of Health Department practices, policies and procedures.
Customer service skills with ability to interact in a friendly and professional manner with internal and external customer as Community Health Worker (CHW).
Ability to handling patients confidential information in high integrity
Certificate
(COHC) Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist from CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation) - Expiration date November/22/2025
IS-00100.c FEMA Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 (Issue date October/9/2021)
IS-00700.b FEMA Introduction to the National Incident Management System Issue date October/4/2021
Mental Health First Aid USA - effective on 03/07/2022
COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parent - effective on 02/02/2022 - JOHNS HOPKINS University
CHW Strength's Community Health Worker Training - August 20th, 2022.
Certificate Community Health Worker from Virginia Certificate Board.
Education
(1999-2001) Diploma degree in Vision Screening and Eye test from The Medium University College.
(1997-1999) Diploma degree in Optics and Eyeglasses from The Medium University College.
(1997) Secondary school, Scientific section, Average 58.2 % - Nour Secondary school
Training Places
04/01/1999 – 12/20/1999 – Training Period in Opticos Al Amad for Eyetest (Refraction)
SKILLS
Computer skills: Microsoft windows ( Word, Excel, Microsoft Team, Outlook), Internet and E-mail.
Eeffective communication skills.
Ability to work under pressure
Typing skills: 20 letters/minute.
Ability to use sound judgment for independent decision making
Excellent flexibility in working overtime and additional hours
Customer serivce skills witrh ability to interact in a frindly and professional manner with interanal and external cutomer.
Time Management
Relationship Building
Listening and Critical Thinking.
Problem Solving
Quality Assurance
Special Events.
Driving License / own a vehicl.
Languages
English Language (Speaking, Reading and Writing) Excellent.
Arabic Language (Speaking, Reading and Writing) Mother Language.