Maria M. Perez
Gloucester City
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with extensive experience as a Unit Coordinator at Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Proficient in patient scheduling and medical terminology, I excel in effective communication and maintaining patient confidentiality. Bilingual in Spanish, I enhance patient care and streamline operations, ensuring a seamless experience for both staff and patients.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Unit Secretary
Virtua Memorial Hospital
Mt. Holly
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Manage patient records, coordinate communication between staff, answer phones, schedule tests, consults for specialty doctors, answering call lights and maintain a smooth daily operation of the administrative and clerical tasks of the unit.
Unit Coordinator
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Browns Mills
07.2018 - 08.2022
- Answering incoming calls, physician order entry, preparing charts, running labs to the laboratory for testing, interpreting for physician and nurses caring for patients with language barrier (Spanish), answering call lights throughout shift, assisting with the ongoing day-to-day operation of the unit.
Scheduling Coordinator
Weisman Children's Hospital
Mt. Laurel
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Scheduling therapy sessions for patients, scheduling patient transportation to and from therapy sessions, obtaining and updating patient demographics and current health insurances.
Medical Secretary
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Ctr.
Camden
12.2000 - 10.2014
- Handled schedules for cardiac procedures elective and emergent, managed patient records, prepared documentation for electrophysiology studies.
Education
Graduation - Clinical Medical Assistant Program
Lincoln Technical Institute
10-2026
2020-2021 -
Rowan College of Burlington Cty
01.2021
Skills
- Telephone etiquette
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Medical terminology
- Patient data confidentiality
- Patient scheduling
- Knowledge of front office operations
- Customer service
- Patient record management
- Effective communication
- Nursing unit operations
- Unit secretary training
- HIPAA compliance
- Clinical support
Timeline
Unit Secretary
Virtua Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 01.2024
Unit Coordinator
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
07.2018 - 08.2022
Scheduling Coordinator
Weisman Children's Hospital
05.2016 - 07.2018
Medical Secretary
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Ctr.
12.2000 - 10.2014
Graduation - Clinical Medical Assistant Program
Lincoln Technical Institute
2020-2021 -
Rowan College of Burlington Cty