Amanda Castaneda
E-mail: ***************@*****.***
Cell: 773-***-****
OBJECTIVE
My career goal is to work closely with physicians in order to provide leadership in coordinating and implementing health education for patients or outreach programs with hospitals, health agencies and human service organizations.
EDUCATION
National-Louis University, Chicago, IL (December 2010)
• Bachelor of Science Degree
• Concentration in Health Care Management
South Suburban College, South Holland, IL (Associates Degree in Science)
Cumulative GPA 3.75/4.0
• ASCP Board Certified in Phlebotomy
• 120 Clinical hours at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
• Drew and Prepared samples for tests
Olive Harvey College, South Chicago Campus
• Certified Basic Nurse Assistant
• Clinical rotation with Geriatric patients
• BLS for Health Care Providers
• CPR & First Aid Certified
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Chicago Children’s Comer Hospital-Volunteer (Jan 2012-present)
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation-Phlebotomist (June 2011- Nov 2011)
• Fast paced /High volume of blood draws
• Verification of samples and releasing of orders
• Preparation /education of 24hr urine or stool collection
Aunt Martha’s Health Clinic-Patient Advocate (Nov2009-Nov2010)
• Responsibilities included conducting interviews &collecting data to enroll clients at two clinics
• ordering and maintaining accurate records for patients medication at two different clinics including Behavioral Health patients
• Assist doctors with Spanish speaking patients during clinical procedures
• Blood Draws
Chicago Bilingual Nurse Consortium (June –July 2009)
• Aided in translation, mail & data entry
Consulate General of Mexico (June-July 2009) Window of Health-Ventanilla de Salud
• Data Entry for Health Guide and Promotion of the Window of Health
NFLHE - National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives Member
League of United Latin American Citizens –IL State Health Committee Chairman
Volunteer, United States Hispanic Leadership Conference (March 2009) Volunteer, LULAC and AARP Partner for Divided We Fail Campaign (May 2009)
City of Chicago, Commission on Human Relations (Feb2009 –May 2009) Volunteer, Cultural Diversity, African Council, Women’s Council & Asian Council
• Aided the Assistant to the Commissioner throughout setup for receptions with the Mayor
• Contacted reception attendees and verified event information
• Assisted in writing bios for award recipients
• Aided in creating calendar for Asian Heritage Month
• Assisted in crowd and media control
• SKILLS
• Bilingual Spanish ,Next Gen and Mega West proficient, Strong Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Windows Vista/XP, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, WPM 60