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ALICIA A RUIZ

Edinburg,TX

Summary

Multi-skilled professional with different areas of experience looking for an opportunity to expand career path. A hardworking, highly motivated professional, eager to lend combined knowledge and skills to enhance line of work performance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

8th Grade RLA Teacher

Rafael Cantu Jr. High
Mission, TX
08.2016 - Current
  • Team Leader Role 8/2017-05/2000
  • Develop and implement curriculum that meets state standards through distance, virtual, or face to face learning
  • Collaborated with instructional staff to determine goals, objectives, and methods according to district requirements
  • Implemented effective classroom management practices that created an atmosphere conducive for learning
  • Conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing
  • Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members
  • Collaborated with other teachers to develop and implement curriculum that meets state standards.
  • Helped develop strong verbal and written communication skills by leading students through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities.
  • Employed assessment tools and strategies to improve instruction methods.
  • Utilized various instructional strategies such as cooperative learning activities, discussion groups, lectures.

Child Care Solutions Support Specialist

Workforce Solutions/ C2 Global
Mission, TX
08.2014 - 08.2016
  • Responsible for developing contracts for childcare services under CPS and Choices program for state customers
  • Assist in pre-screening of intake and recertification of contract and applications
  • Process and track billing discrepancies, re-certifications, terminations, and ensure timely data entry for all cases
  • Maintain case files updated and in the required format
  • Data enter wait list applications; receive calls for waitlist updates.

Health Information Management Specialist

South Texas Health System
McAllen, TX
02.2009 - 11.2013
  • Delegated daily work load amongst team members to optimize group productivity and monitored work completion.
  • Assisted with training new staff
  • Reviewed medical charts for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, legibility and appropriate signatures prior to release or transfer of the record
  • Assembly, scanning and filing of medical records
  • Responsible for interacting with hospital staff regarding record review
  • Interact with other hospital staff regarding record issues or review
  • Created a positive working and healthy working environment as part of my duties and responsibilities
  • Trained medical staff on new medical software.

Education

Teacher Certification -

Texas Teacher Alternative Certification
05.2017

Bachelor of Science in Psychology -

University of Texas Pan-American
Edinburg, TX
05.2014

Associates of Arts in Social Sciences in Psychology -

South Texas College
01.2012

Certification in Medical Coding Specialist -

South Texas College
12.2008

Diploma -

Weslaco High School
05.2003

Skills

  • Team Collaboration
  • Activity Planning
  • Lesson Plan Implementation
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Group Leadership
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Data Entry
  • Research
  • Computer Skills
  • Time and Classroom Management
  • Learning new concepts quickly
  • Working well under pressure
  • Communicating ideas clearly and effectively
  • Excellent multitasking capability
  • Attention to detail
  • Instructional Strategies

Proficiencies

  • Achieve3000, I-Station, Eduphoria, Tyler, Focus, Teams, Google Classroom, Google Meets, Google Drive, Slides, Sheets
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook)
  • Soarian/ OPUS/ SMS Invasion/ Nuance Dictation System/ Adobe Acrobat/ TWIST/ SAFE,

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

8th Grade RLA Teacher

Rafael Cantu Jr. High
08.2016 - Current

Child Care Solutions Support Specialist

Workforce Solutions/ C2 Global
08.2014 - 08.2016

Health Information Management Specialist

South Texas Health System
02.2009 - 11.2013

Teacher Certification -

Texas Teacher Alternative Certification

Bachelor of Science in Psychology -

University of Texas Pan-American

Associates of Arts in Social Sciences in Psychology -

South Texas College

Certification in Medical Coding Specialist -

South Texas College

Diploma -

Weslaco High School
ALICIA A RUIZ