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Fran Houston-Smith

Cambridge,MA

Summary

Driven Administrative Professional highly skilled in efficient client care. Industries including retail, hospitality and medical. Comfortable with POS, busy environment, scheduling appointments, keeping inventory, product knowledge and all day-to-day tasks. Strengths: Attention to detail, phone etiquette, meet sales quotas, professional, quick to adapt, problem solving, calm demeanor, and organized. This makes for high productivity under pressure and/or meeting tight deadlines.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Professional Pet Sitter

Rover
02.2018 - Current
  • Meet with clients to ensure safety and address concerns
  • Offer professional photo shoots to clients and pet
  • Arrange feeding schedules
  • Administer medications as required
  • Train pets with behavioral challenges
  • Schedule, confirm and attend vet appointments
  • Give animals proper attention to promote safe environment in owner's absence
  • Exercise animals regularly with walks and exciting play activities
  • Communicate professionally with pet owners via phone, email and text
  • Managed pet safety and wellness in owners' absence by securing yard gates and removing items that could make pets sick

Front Desk Concierege

Marriott
12.2022 - 07.2023
  • Handled guest complaints promptly, ensuring swift resolution and fostering positive relationships with customers
  • Assisted guests with reservations, modifications, and cancellations in a courteous and professional manner
  • Utilized reservation software proficiently to manage bookings and track important guest details accurately
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of hotel policies, procedures, events, promotions, ensuring accurate information was communicated to guests
  • Collaborated effectively with team members to maintain smooth operations during peak hours or high occupancy periods
  • Streamlined check-in and check-out processes for increased efficiency and improved guest experience
  • Processed payments accurately, balancing cash drawer at the end of each shift
  • Collected room deposits, fees, and payments
  • Remedied issues quickly and effectively through active listening, conflict resolution, and dynamic communication skills

Front Desk Agent

Massage Envy
12.2019 - 03.2020

• Top sales in memberships and spa enhancements among front desk staff
• Schedule/reschedule/confirm and cancel appointments
• Open & Close clinic
• Contact clients to discuss billing discrepancies
• Promoting the value of total body care by educating clients on new and expanded services, as well as leading retail skin care products (Jan Marini, Obaji, Murad, Proactiv etc)
• Gain retention through outreach via phone and email to current members

Front Desk Medical Receptionist

Urology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
04.2018 - 07.2018
  • Open & close clinic/Cover as needed on or off main campus (2nd site, Faulkner hospital)
  • Schedule follow-up appointments for patients including voided trials, urine cultures, PSA's etc
  • Research Doctor's last notes or OP notes for patient upcoming appointments
  • Prepare and organize Patient charts daily w/ Physician specific questionnaires (fertility, UTI etc.)
  • Direct patients and obtain urine specimens
  • Senior Practice Assistant duties as well including moving/confirming patients on Physician Assistant Bump List
  • Knowledge of basic urological tests, procedures and diagnoses

Cashier/Retail Sales Associate

DSW Downtown Crossing
11.2017 - 04.2018
  • Maintain a 90% or better in DSW rewards sign-ups
  • Asses markdown prices of merchandise utilizing an RF scanner, label, properly tag and store accordingly
  • Review store goals and promotions daily for maximum sales
  • Manage customer service POS for exchanges and returns, place in-store orders & complete in-store pick up
  • Use an array of payment methods including: gift cards, merchandise credit, credit card, debit, cash, certificates and promotional discount codes when processing transactions
  • Replace case-talkers, keep shoes at a certain standard & assist customers

Cashier/Retail Sales Associate

Aids Action Committee/Boomerangs Consignment Store
08.2015 - 10.2016
  • Recommend, select, and help locate merchandise based on customer needs and desires and prepare sales slips or sales contracts
  • Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices
  • Maintain records related to sales, inventory stock and requisition of new stock
  • Place special orders or call other stores to find desired items

Administrative Assistant/ Referral Coordinator

Boston Healthcare For The Homeless
12.2014 - 07.2015
  • Schedule new, follow-up, same day, recurring and annual appointments when requested with internal & external offices/facilities
  • Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and process referrals, obtain prior authorizations, surgical scheduling, confirmation calls,
  • Register patients into system and navigate EHR/EMR systems
  • ICD-9/ICD-10 knowledge word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records
  • Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies, verify insurance eligibility, process medical referrals and prior authorizations
  • Help arrange transportation for all patients to all appointments such as Physical Therapy, Dental, Endoscopy, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Audiology etc

Front Desk Medical Receptionist

Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
06.2008 - 05.2013
  • Knowledge of HMOs, managed care and other third party insurers
  • Schedule and confirm consultations, MRIs, Ct Scans etc
  • Daily communication with all medical personnel
  • Escort and direct patients as needed to medical offices, prepare for exams, print labels and/or appropriate documentation for staff
  • Request lab results, order lab tests, eye exams, x-rays, dental records, research make & model information for metal implants
  • Have case reports and operative notes handy for clinical staff to further assistant patient
  • Performs all check-in and check-out functions

Education

High School Diploma -

Madison Vocational High School
2009

Secondary School Program - Criminal Psychology

Harvard University
2008

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Guest Satisfaction
  • Medical Billing and Coding
  • Patient Callbacks
  • Patient Data Processing
  • Multitasking

Current Objective

Maintain and utilize expert customer service skills via a part-time time position in a productive and progressive environment. 

Additional Information

Other Retail/Customer Service employers include: Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 & City Sports, CVS

Interests: Photographer, cooking enthusiast and pet sitter

Timeline

Front Desk Concierege

Marriott
12.2022 - 07.2023

Front Desk Agent

Massage Envy
12.2019 - 03.2020

Front Desk Medical Receptionist

Urology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
04.2018 - 07.2018

Professional Pet Sitter

Rover
02.2018 - Current

Cashier/Retail Sales Associate

DSW Downtown Crossing
11.2017 - 04.2018

Cashier/Retail Sales Associate

Aids Action Committee/Boomerangs Consignment Store
08.2015 - 10.2016

Administrative Assistant/ Referral Coordinator

Boston Healthcare For The Homeless
12.2014 - 07.2015

Front Desk Medical Receptionist

Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
06.2008 - 05.2013

High School Diploma -

Madison Vocational High School

Secondary School Program - Criminal Psychology

Harvard University
Fran Houston-Smith