Mariana Garcia
HOUSTON,TX
Summary
Passionate and driven individual with a strong desire to re-enter the medical field. Proficient in taking vitals and recognized for displaying compassion towards others. Seeking opportunities to utilize skills and contribute positively to a healthcare team. Committed to continuous learning and professional growth in the healthcare industry, with previous experience working in a medical setting and adept at effectively communicating with patients to address their needs.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Financial Coordinator
University of Houston
Houston, TX
05.2025 - Current
- Managed travel requests for professors and guest speakers across two departments.
- Ordered supplies for three departments, ensuring necessary materials were always stocked.
- Ran monthly and daily reports for three departments, maintaining up-to-date financial and operational data.
- Created contracts for adjuncts and lecturers for the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
- Created contracts for teaching assistants and research assistants, coordinating with relevant departments.
- Assisted in posting student worker job openings for the college, including managing background checks and necessary forms.
- Collaborated with HR to submit EPARS for new hires, ensuring smooth onboarding processes.
- Managed payroll for 49 employees, ensuring timely and accurate compensation.
- Assisted in the setup and management of events, overseeing operations during the event.
- Processed payment vouchers, ensuring accurate tracking and timely payments.
- Picked up and distributed mail, ensuring all correspondence was addressed promptly.
- Provided administrative support to professors, assisting with various tasks as needed.
- Scheduled meeting room appointments for departments, ensuring availability and proper coordination.
- Supported teaching assistants with administrative and operational tasks, providing assistance where necessary.
- Supported the management of departmental inventory, ensuring proper tracking of resources and equipment.
- Supported department staff with the processing and submission of expense reimbursements and purchase orders.
Customer Service Representative
HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Houston, TX
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Responsible for gathering patient registration information at vaccination sites using the Immtrac system while following HIPAA guidelines.
- Data collection for patients missing vaccine administration information and creating patient record files in the Immtrac system.
- Responsible for keeping inventory of vaccines and verifying vaccine counts before distributing them to a specific vaccination site.
- Monitoring the temperature of coolers and vaccines to ensure they were properly stored at all times.
- Keeping an accurate record of how many vaccines were received, administered, disposed of, and shipped.
- Providing vaccines to healthcare workers accurately when needed.
- Explains all required forms to the patient or guarantor and obtains the necessary signatures.
- Ensures medical necessity compliance by obtaining necessary data, communicating information to patient or guarantor and obtaining necessary signatures.
- Respond to patients' inquiries to the best of my professional knowledge and abilities or direct them to the appropriate department.
- Provide occasional assistance to the administrative support team with tasks such as data entry, copying, and filing.
- Responsible for communicating test results to patients via phone while maintaining confidentiality.
- Responsible for accurately distributing medical test results via US postal mail.
- Aid with data entry for reporting as needed.
- Assist coworkers by serving as a language interpreter during phone calls when delivering results or answering questions.
- Assisted in pre-scheduling appointments for COVID testing events.
- I contribute to outreach initiatives aimed at establishing additional mobile COVID testing events within the community, creating accessibility to testing services.
- Maintain organized and up-to-date patient records.
- I help enter statistical data for positive COVID cases at the end of each day, ensuring accuracy and completeness in the database.
- Verifying and cross-checking data to ensure accuracy and completeness before submitting employee timesheets for payroll processing.
Office Assistant
RGT CONSTRUCTION
Houston, TX
01.2016 - 08.2020
- Receive, make, and translate phone calls to and from potential clients and contractors.
- Maintain and organize the company office, which includes but is not limited to, filing, copying, making flyers, and organizing and distributing employee mail/forms.
- Maintain an organized system to track and process invoices for subcontractors and material providers.
- Set up new employees in the employee database and maintain current employee records.
- Collect and summarize timesheets and process payroll for up to 10 employees.
- Reconcile accounts on a monthly basis for tax purposes.
Retail Salesperson
Cracker Barrel
Pearland, Texas
09.2017 - 01.2018
- Greet customers entering the restaurant to provide a welcoming experience.
- Process all transactions accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
- Reconcile cash register and transactions when closing out.
- Maintain safe working conditions and a sanitary work area.
- Ensure all necessary supplies are replenished and restocked as needed at the cashier station.
- Clean service areas prior to, during, and after service by cleaning equipment, walls, counters, doors, windows, signs, etc.
- Folded and arranged merchandise in attractive displays to drive sales.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
- Boosted customer satisfaction by providing personalized recommendations and assistance with product selections.
Education
High School Diploma - medical assistant program
Robert Turner High School
Pearland, Texas 01.2016 - 05.2025
Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
PeopleSoft
IMMTRAC
EPIC EMR
Basic life support
Financial reporting
Record-keeping
Payroll processing
HIPAA compliance
Willingness to learn
Vital signs
Timeline
Financial Coordinator
University of Houston
05.2025 - Current
Customer Service Representative
HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT
09.2021 - 08.2023
Retail Salesperson
Cracker Barrel
09.2017 - 01.2018
Office Assistant
RGT CONSTRUCTION
01.2016 - 08.2020
High School Diploma - medical assistant program
Robert Turner High School
01.2016 - 05.2025
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