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Natalie Elian Appel

Beverly Hills,CA

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Post-Baccalaureate RN Residency

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles, CA
09.2024 - 09.2025
  • Registered Nurse Resident.
  • Participating in the Post Baccalaureate RN Residency (PBRNR) will be completed in September 2025.
  • Gained comprehensive RN responsibilities across multiple units, including the Community Living Center, Medical-Surgical, Progressive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Clinical Procedure Unit, and Operating Room.
  • Developed skills in patient assessment, care planning, medication administration, and interdisciplinary communication across diverse clinical settings.

Executive Secretary to the Chief of Staff

West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
06.2023 - 09.2024
  • Coordinates scheduling for the Chief of Staff including set up of meetings, event coordination, calendar management, and collection of needed documents for meetings including those with Veterans Affairs Central Office
  • Manage the routing of documents incoming/outgoing for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) such as inquiries, Memorandums, board actions, agreements, recruitment and retention forms and other documents.
  • Serve as the public face for the ELT greeting Veterans, Congressional representatives, staff, vendors, community partners, and other visitors.
  • Manage the ELT telephones; answer calls, routing to correct person/department, checking voicemail, and responding to telephone calls/inquiries.
  • Validate timecards for 30 employees and four T&L departments to process employee paychecks.
  • Apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations.

Advanced Medical Support Assistant (AMSA)

Department of Veteran Affairs at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
01.2017 - 05.2023
  • Served as a member of an interdisciplinary care team including primary care providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists in the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) Clinic at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.
  • Responsible for scheduling appointments, including interpreting, and verifying provider Return to Clinic Orders in accordance with the VHA national scheduling guidelines.
  • Interpreted and communicated requirements of VHA Scheduling Directives and complete accurate scheduling responsibilities: Schedule, cancel, no-show appointments, and utilize the Electronic Wait List per VHA Scheduling Directives.
  • Must screen received phone calls in a courteous and timely manner, determine the nature of requests and provide the information desired using privacy rules and established clinic processes.
  • Performed clinic management duties, customer service, and other duties assigned for the proper and timely treatment of patients within the interdisciplinary team model including phone answering and etiquette, printing various reports such as clinic utilization and consult/recall reports, appointment lists, and maintain the scheduling for one or more outpatient clinics.

Residential Counselor

St. Anne’s Maternity home
06.2015 - 12.2016
  • St
  • Anne’s is a rated as a level 12 group home that provides support to teen girls 13-18 years old
  • Many of the residents have dealt with sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, and/or neglect
  • At St
  • Anne’s they offer support, counseling, and interventions to all of the residents and help them reach independence
  • They provide individual counseling with an assigned therapist, educational counseling, life skills and parenting classes
  • We also strongly encourage education, and our residents are all enrolled in school full time.

Behavioral Therapist

Center for Autism and Related Disorders
03.2015 - 12.2016
  • The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) is one of the world's largest organizations using applied behavior analysis (ABA) for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder across various settings
  • As a behavior therapist I am trained to implement 1:1 behavioral intervention program to children in their homes, community settings and serve as an applied behavior therapist in school settings
  • In addition to working with the children this role requires close collaboration with parents, families, teachers and other supports closely involved in the client’s life.

Volunteer

Jewish Family Services (Legacy Corps)
Los Angeles, California
10.2012 - 02.2015
  • The Legacy Corps is a program in which volunteers contribute a minimum of four hours a week with the elderly population who are affiliated with the Veteran community (i.e., Veteran and/or Veteran Spouse)
  • Responsibilities included participation in activities to help enhance the lives of individuals in the geriatric community and promote overall wellbeing and quality of life.

Secretary

A la Carte Catering LLC
Los Angeles, CA
11.2012 - 06.2014
  • A la carte Catering is a company that has been in business for over 30 years serving food on lunch trucks at various locations
  • Administrative and secretarial duties including computer transmittal of billing files to telecommunications vendors, allocation and coordination of incoming funds, analysis of expenses to stay within budget, collections and follow-up of due invoices, and scheduling
  • Additional responsibilities included review of new sales associates, files for new hiring, responsibility for training new employees, responsible for the preparation truck delivery schedule, responsible for dealing with customer service-related issues
  • Proficiency with QuickBooks.

Volunteer

Jewish family services (Friendly Visitor Program)
Los Angeles, CA
08.2012 - 08.2013
  • The Friendly Visitor Program is a program in which volunteers contribute a minimum of four hours a week with the geriatric community
  • Responsibilities included participation in activities to help enhance the lives of individuals in the geriatric community and promote overall well-being and quality of life.

Volunteer

Trauma Intervention Program
Orange, CA
02.2011 - 01.2012
  • Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Orange County is a national non-profit organization with 15 affiliates serving over 250 cities across the nation
  • In each Affiliate, citizen volunteers respond to traumatic incidents at the request of Police, Fire and Hospital personnel to support those who are emotionally traumatized
  • Responsibilities included successful completion of Volunteer Training Academy, active participation in all-call crisis intervention, and attendance at a monthly Continuing Education meeting.

Administrative

Law Offices of Deborah Bass
Los Angeles, CA
02.2007 - 05.2008
  • The law Offices of Deborah Bass is a small privately owned legal practice
  • Duties performed were clerical in nature and included answering phone calls, scheduling, making copies, filing, and keeping office clean.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

West Coast University
North Hollywood, CA
03-2024

Bachelors in Psychology -

Chapman University
05.2012

Associates of the Arts in Psychology -

Santa Monica Community College
05.2010

Certification

  • Registered Nurse, California Board of Registered Nursing, September 30, 2025

Timeline

Post-Baccalaureate RN Residency

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
09.2024 - 09.2025

Executive Secretary to the Chief of Staff

West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
06.2023 - 09.2024

Advanced Medical Support Assistant (AMSA)

Department of Veteran Affairs at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
01.2017 - 05.2023

Residential Counselor

St. Anne’s Maternity home
06.2015 - 12.2016

Behavioral Therapist

Center for Autism and Related Disorders
03.2015 - 12.2016

Secretary

A la Carte Catering LLC
11.2012 - 06.2014

Volunteer

Jewish Family Services (Legacy Corps)
10.2012 - 02.2015

Volunteer

Jewish family services (Friendly Visitor Program)
08.2012 - 08.2013

Volunteer

Trauma Intervention Program
02.2011 - 01.2012

Administrative

Law Offices of Deborah Bass
02.2007 - 05.2008

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

West Coast University

Bachelors in Psychology -

Chapman University

Associates of the Arts in Psychology -

Santa Monica Community College

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