KRISTINE COMBS
Alpharetta, GA 30009
770-***-****(c)
ezh11s@r.postjobfree.com
CANDIDATE: Business/Medical Office Administrative/Clerical Assistant
Twelve plus years of progressively responsible experience providing office/retail support. Combined excellent organizational skills with hands-on technical knowledge, superior memory for details and a strong work ethic. A mature self-starter with the ability to work in a vast array of settings within a Business, Doctors’ or Chiropractic office. Ability to maintain professionalism at all times and use discretion when handling confidential data. A competent and courteous “people person “ and a responsible “team player".
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SUBURBAN WOMEN'S SPECIALISTS-JOHNS CREEK, GA
SEPT 2008-OCT 2010
MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST
Hired to work in a very busy multi physician ob/gyn office to handle all daily front office duties.
Responsibilities included: Front desk reception, entering new patient data, back desk exit and appointment scheduling, reconciling end of day finances, maintaining manual four line phone system, receiving and sending faxes, maintaining office paperwork, scheduling of patients with Radiology and specialist referrals, maintaining daily patient files, call reminders, and working knowledge of Greenway Medical Software, Windows, Excel, Mac.
In addition to the above duties was also chosen by office manager to handle 30-60 day patient collections in billables and receivables. Acknowledged by office manger for noted increased receivables.
Took initiative to organize all patient charts in preparation for scanning conversion to EMR(Electronic Medical Records) and worked overtime to complete the conversion of the office to EMR.
Responsible for training new employees in both front and back desk responsibilities and on the Greenway medical software system.
TARGET, INC.-SUWANNEE, GA AUG 2006-SEPT 2008
JEWELRY SPECIALIST
Hired to set up and oversee the daily running of the jewelry “boat” at the Johns Creek Target Store.
Responsibilities include: sales, research, outs, EXF, MIR’s, Salvage, flex product, push product, zone, TPC’s, signage, Brand Walk.
Additional responsibilities: Prepare and set all planograms in the jewelry boat and accessory areas, as well as setting adjacency in other areas of soft-lines, telephone operator, lead and train sales floor team members in soft-lines, ad set and take down, cashier, guest service.
Working knowledge of the Target workbench software program, Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and Internet.
Work with the outs team, pricing team, and signing team when called to duty.
Actively volunteer in all other areas of the store on a daily basis as needed.
Was specifically chosen by the Johns Creek store executives to help with opening the new Flowery Branch Target recently as a cross trainer for the new soft-lines leads and other soft-lines team members.
Worked as softlines team lead upon closing schedule rotations.
Was voted top performer by store executives for several months.
PRADOS CHIROPRACTIC-RED HOOK, NY -Dr’s Susan and Anthony Prados, D.C. 1990-1996
CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT
Intricately involved and ensured the efficient day-to-day running of the office operations and provided confidential administrative support to the Chiropractors. Performed all office functions including: Front desk operations, check in & out, reminder calls, filing, Accounts billables & receivables, Workman’s Compensation, insurance verification, insurance follow up calls for receivables, typing 6 and 12 month patient performance exams.
Back office operations included: Guiding patients to exam rooms, patient table-side duties including: file note taking, application of hot/cold pack therapies, application of Ultrasound therapy, monitoring patients on Anatomotor (body traction massage unit), instruct and monitor patients on use of cervical traction unit and cervical wall exercise unit. Additional duties: Aided in the 6 and 12-month Workers Compensation follow up exams for the Drs'.
Developed patient X-rays.
Trained and supervised new employees.
Trained and performed in Ultrasound therapy.
Attended Parker Chiropractic Seminar in NYC.
MAAR PRINTING- POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 1985-1990
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Worked in the Art Department with a team of artists designing and creating paste-ups in preparation for printing.
Worked on select brochures and advertisement items for Vassar College, IBM, as well as many local venues throughout the Hudson Valley region.
Worked in the Camera department preparing negatives for print.
Prepared camera stats.
Trained and supervised several new employees throughout the five year period.
EDUCATION
DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Poughkeepsie, NY
ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL ART-1985
CIVIC AND OTHER DUTIES
From 1996-2006, worked as a Domestic Engineer caring for my husband, my elderly mother, and my young son.
Fully trained Cub Scout leader for Pack 429 out of Lake Windward Elementary-served 1999-2003. Cub Scout leader Fulton County summer camps-served 1999-2002.
Chairperson for Pack 429 Cub Scout popcorn drive 1999-2002.
Lake Windward Elementary PTA PAT committee-served 1999-2005.
Lake Windward Elementary Bingo chairperson, served 1999-2003.
Captained tennis teams-served 2000-2005.
Owned a children’s consignment business 1996-2006.
Own a part time Ebay business.
References available upon request.