Experience

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  Johns Hopkins University

  • Neuropathology

  • Administrative Coordinator

    • Nov 2015 - Feb 2017
    • Neuropathology

    Office management and coordination for the Surgical Neuropathology Department of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Daily tasks include receiving and processing neuropathological consultation cases from pathology departments at other hospitals or medical laboratories for consultation diagnoses, assisting fellows and residents with preparation of cases including ordering additional pathological material, sending pathological material to the appropriate laboratory or department within Johns Hopkins Hospital, ordering and acquiring pathological tissue slides and blocks from archives on-site and from the off-campus facility for research or additional testing, typing final surgical neuropathology reports, interacting with pathologists and medical practitioners within Johns Hopkins or affiliates regarding in-house patients, as well as pathologists and practitioners outside of the Johns Hopkins network, informing Neuropathologists, fellows and residents of in-house cases to be read in the Surgical Pathology laboratory, assisting patients or their family members in obtaining materials to be sent to other facilities for further testing or treatment, maintaining the office suite, ordering supplies, ensuring that all office duties are completed in a timely manner.

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  Johns Hopkins University

  • Office of Ron Rodriguez, MD, PhD in the Brady Urological Institute

  • Medical Administrative Assistant

    • 2010 - 2013
    • Office of Ron Rodriguez, MD, PhD in the Brady Urological Institute

    Extensive patient interaction, counseling patients with cancer and/or other urological diseases/disorders and family members regarding illness and treatment, assisting patients with scheduling and insurance problems, prescriptions called and faxed to pharmacies, tests ordered, insurance verification, consultation referrals sent, medical records filing and scanning, medical coding, liaison with other Johns Hopkins departments/providers as well as outside providers, facilities, hospice etc., supervision of Work/Study students and medical student interns, office management, scheduling, and calendar management for busy surgeon. Reception, answering of phones, correspondence, scanning and printing medical records, etc. and coverage for another secretary, assisted with training of new secretaries within Urology department. Office automation utilized: Microsoft Office, Internet and email, Johns Hopkins University & Hospital EPR, Epic and intranet system.

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  Baltimore Surgical Associates, PA

  • Towson, MD

  • Medical Business Manager

    • Apr 2008 - Oct 2008
    • Towson, MD

    Part-time position for an independent Surgical Practice affiliated with St. Joseph Medical Center: Accounts payable, procurement and bank account reconciliation; credentialing, re-credentialing, update/re-attest CAQH, license renewal; American Board of Surgery examination applications completed/submitted online; correspondence, forms development/control, reports; review of contracts with billing companies; assist with supervision of three surgeons and eight staff members; office automation utilized: Excel, Word, Quicken, Internet and email.

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  Middletown Valley Women's Health

  • Middletown, MD

  • Medical Office Manager

    • Mar 2008 - Jul 2008
    • Middletown, MD

    Part-time Office Manager for a Nurse Practitioner in Gynecology: Set-up of new office and marketing/advertising new practice; office management and medical database management; correspondence, forms development/control, policies and procedures development/control; credentialing, re-attest CAQH, license renewal; accounts receivable and payable, procurement; reception, scheduling; office automation utilized: Excel, Word, Publisher, Medical Mastermind, Quickbooks, Internet and email. *Temporary Position - practice forced to close in July 2008 due to inability to obtain credentialing with major medical insurance companies without a physician on premises half of office hours.

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  Medical Practice of Marcelino Albuerne, MD

  • Catonsville, MD

  • Medical Secretary/Assistant

    • Nov 2004 - Apr 2006
    • Catonsville, MD

    Extensive patient interaction; vital signs measured and recorded, screened patients for and counseled patients about health problems and treatment; administered EKG’s, spirometry, and other medical tests; liaised with other physicians, hospitals and staff in other medical offices; arranged in-home services for patients, prescriptions written and sent to/called into pharmacies; office automation utilized: Microsoft Word, Medics Elite, St. Agnes Hospital Network, and Internet.

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  Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Medical Administrative Assistant

    • Sep 2003 - Jun 2004
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Administrative support for Administrative Officers and Nursing Management: Policies and procedures revisions/updates; development/control of nursing forms; schedule and calendar management; nursing newsletter created monthly; press releases sent to media contacts by fax and e-mail; State of Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene and The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) reports and rebuttals completed/submitted; treatment signs for patient rooms designed and created; reception and answering of multi-line phones, mail sorted and distributed; office automation utilized: Word, Excel, Publisher, Internet and email.

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  St. Mark Roman Catholic Church

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Parish Secretary

    • Jun 2001 - Jul 2003
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Administrative support to pastor, priests, deacon, business manager, accountant, and directors of various ministries: reception, answering multi-line phones, parish database management, facilities scheduling for multiple parish and school groups, maintained sacramental records and created certified copies per request, generated weekly parish bulletin and Mass notes, created monthly newsletter for women's group, published sacramental event programs, sorted and distributed mail, generated bulk mailings and supervised volunteers for such, general office duties. Office automation utilized: Microsoft Word, Publisher, scheduling program, parish database.

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  State of Maryland First TBI Federal Grant Project

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Office Manager

    • Oct 1998 - Jul 1999
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Office management and administrative support for the first Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Federal Grant Project: Set up new office, procurement of computer and other office equipment, TBI provider database creation and management, organized and arranged for facilities for "town hall" meetings statewide for individuals with TBI and providers, local government officials, and media in their area, advertised meetings and arranged for lodging during meetings, assisted with writing of grant proposal for second TBI Federal Grant Project, supervision of volunteers, recorded, printed and distributed minutes of meetings of board of directors, liaised with Brain Injury Association of Maryland and State of Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, correspondence, general office duties. Office automation utilized included Microsoft Word, Access, Publisher, and PowerPoint, email and internet.

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  The Catholic University of America

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Adminsitrative Assistant

    • Oct 1996 - Aug 1998
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Administrative support to the Director of Engineering Management Program and the Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering including: received/responded to/forwarded to appropriate department email inquiries from prospective students worldwide; recording, transcription and distribution of faculty meeting minutes; creation of web pages utilizing HTML; marketing of programs and CUA School of Engineering; submitted faculty time sheets and distribution of faculty paychecks; textbooks ordered and supply monitored in campus bookstore; registration of students in courses, monitor student progress; compilation of student grades and submission to Registrar; liaison with other departments within School of Engineering and other offices on campus; budget planning and monitoring; assisted with supervision/training of new staff and work study students; preparation of students for graduation; graduation ceremony planning, coordination and hosting; general office duties; office automation utilized: Word, Excel, Publisher, Adobe PageMaker, Access, CUA Unix Network, HTML, email and internet.

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  Self Employed Massage Therapist

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Massage Therapist

    • Aug 1979 - Jun 1991
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Treated patients with various musculoskeletal injuries and disease related injuries and maladies with a range of therapeutic massage from gentle massage to deep muscle therapy, in private practice and in conjunction with Lucy Whyte-Ferguson, DC and Cindy Mitchell, DC at Cayuga Chiropractic in Silver Spring, and Denise Owen, DC and Guiseppe Nunarri, DC at Shady Grove Chiropractic in Gaithersburg from 1981 to 1988.