EDUCATION:
Passing score of *** on ParaPro Assessment
Parks College, Arlington, VA-Criminal Justice 11/2002-10/2003
Calvin Coolidge High School
(Teaching Professions Program), Washington, DC-Diploma June 1998
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Imagine Hope Community Charter School-Washington, DC 8/2008-Present
Administrative Assistant
• Office and file management.
• Independently manage multi-line phone system with efficiency and empathy.
• Provide administrative support to school leaders and academy leaders including research, strategic planning and department presentations.
• Provide support on special projects as needed.
• Maintain and manage calendars of school leaders and academy leaders and schedule meetings using Outlook. Update conference and meeting calendar.
• Plan and coordinate special events.
• Arrange department and large group travel and traveled when necessary.
• Submit material issue and request for supplies.
• Sort and deliver inter office mail.
• Provide human resource support (screen candidates, process paperwork, new hire set up and training).
Washington Hospital Center-Washington, DC 6/2008-8/2008
Unit Clerk
• Greeted patients/visitors and /or physicians and provided appropriate assistance.
• Performed duties of a receptionist for the unit and answered calls including patient call bell calls.
• Transcribe medication and nursing kardexes as appropriate.
• Enter/update physician orders and unit charges into the computer such as lab tests, dietary orders, physical therapy, supplies and treatment.
• Chart patient vital signs (temperature and pulse).
• I was in charge of setting up admission, discharge and transfer packets.
Washington Pediatric Associates-Washington, DC 8/2007-6/2008
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
• Greet patients and visitors.
• Filed patient charts.
• Billed customers for service.
• Insurance verification.
• Collected co-payments.
• Scheduled appointments.
• Updated demographic and records information.
• Effectively communicated appointment schedule to patients.
• Ordered supplies and other assigned duties as per physician.
• Review and approve all freight bills for shipping (Federal Express, Messenger, Special/Track delivery).
• Supervise conference room scheduling and coordination with office services for necessary set-ups.
• Maintained records of visitors.
• Track action items and prepare weekly reports in support of Office Manager.
• Contact appropriate vendor for repairs.
• Invoice/billing.
SKILLS:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook)
• Experience user in office equipment (internet, fax, multi-line phone system, Palm desktop calendaring software)
• Expert user of several Zerox copy machineds.
• Exceptional ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, patients, and the public.
• Able to work effectively in a fast paced work environment.
• Ability to type 60 words per minute.
• Calendar management and scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of unit and hospital routines and functions sufficient to refer calls, visitors, records, and to schedule medical tests and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of proper format, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
• Remarkable ability to collect data and keep accurate records.
References are available upon request