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Ruby Engel

Avalon

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Health Assistant

Avalon Schools K-12, LBUSD
Avalon
08.2019 - Current
  • Provide a variety of health services to students
  • Administer first aid to ill or injured students; perform CPR; take temperatures; distribute adhesive bandages, ice and compresses as necessary; administer medications including Epi-Pens; maintain log of students coming into the health office
  • Prepare and maintain a variety of records and compliance reports
  • Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer; operate standard health office instruments and equipment
  • Assist in the facilitation and preparation of health screenings and immunization programs

Administrative Assistant

Catalina Island Medical Center
Avalon
09.2016 - 04.2019
  • Post charges and payments to patient accounts, send out billing
  • Track and report Quality measurements for the department
  • Introduction and Orientation schedule for all new travel staff
  • Maintain and adjust schedules as needed for Physical Therapy Department
  • Coordinate paperwork for new patients, verify orders, insurance and authorizations
  • Provide a positive work flow for the providers
  • Assist Physical Therapy providers with any clerical needs
  • Maintain and track patient wait list
  • Assistance with housing schedules for travel staff as well as contracted employees
  • Assist CNO/COO with projects, as well as day to day duties such as meeting coordination, staffing, disaster resource, community relations, clerical work, meeting minutes, assist with audits and grants

C.A.R.E.S Team Leader

Catalina Island Medical Center
Avalon
01.2016 - 04.2019
  • I was selected by our Administrative team to lead a group of peers to improve peer to peer relations, as well as Patient satisfaction
  • I was also in charge of leading our team with hospital events, including hospital parties, fundraising, health fairs, and community events with the accompanying expense reports

Disaster Team Member

Catalina Island Medical Center
Avalon
01.2016 - 04.2019
  • Ensuring the environment of care program addresses all life safety, and environmental needs under the supervision and guidance of the Director, Support Services
  • The position is also responsible for assisting to ensure compliance with Emergency Preparedness regulations
  • The position ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements pertaining to environmental safety, including emergency preparedness, hazardous materials and/or waste, workplace health and safety, and acts as a team member between the organization and the city, county, state and federal agencies for safety activities as indicated
  • Trainings include but not limited too- Active shooter, Bomb threats, Communicable disease, tourniquet training, airborne threats

Therapy Services Coordinator

Catalina Island Medical Center
Avalon
09.2015 - 04.2019
  • Process billing claims, including revenue spreadsheets, posting patient account transactions
  • Bookkeeping, scheduling patients, calling patients to remind them of appointments, answering and routing calls
  • Obtain insurance prior authorizations for all therapy and radiology services
  • Provide training assistance in our EMR system for new therapists and help with problem solving
  • Scanning of documents, filling, faxing, and day to day tasks that may occur

Medical Receptionist

Catalina Island Medical Center
Avalon
05.2015 - 09.2015
  • Bookkeeping, posting billing transactions greeting and scheduling patients and visitors
  • Calling patients to remind them of appointments, answering and routing calls
  • Processing transactions, and keeping paperwork organized

Spa Coordinator

Island Breeze Spa & Salon
Avalon
01.2013 - 12.2014
  • Opening and closing shop
  • Posted transactions for nightly batch reports and monthly sales reports
  • Assisted with payroll, answering multiple phone calls, taking reservations, processing sales, filling, responding to multiple emails, resolving Employee conflicts, Bank & Post office errands, resolving computer issues, Marketing, and employee scheduling
  • Bi-weekly inventory, and Cleaning
  • Ordered products and helped clients with whatever they needed
  • I was also Acting Manager of the company while by boss was on vacation in November 2013 for 1 week and again in December 2013 for three weeks

Education

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Certificate -

John Hopkins
06.2020

Billing and Coding Specialist -

Ashworth College
01.2017

FEMA Certification - 100 & 200

BLS Certified -

CPR Certified -

Skills

  • Word
  • Microsoft Office
  • QuickBooks
  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • Working well under pressure
  • Clear communicator
  • Reliable
  • Organization skills
  • Time management skills
  • First aid administration
  • Record keeping
  • Compliance reporting
  • Quality measurement tracking
  • EMR training support
  • Team leadership
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Community outreach
  • Conflict resolution

Volunteer Experience

  • PTA Board President, Oversee and coordinate the work of an executive board, Preside at PTA board and association meetings, Serve as the official contact and representative of a PTA
  • PTA Board Treasurer, Responsible for all income and expenditures, Preparation of books for internal audit, Presentation of financial reports at meetings
  • PTA Board VP of Communications, Help PTA members and the public understand PTA's impact, Manage communications and publications

Referrals

  • Oliva Mello, Emergency Room RN, Orange Coast Memorial, mellopartyof6@gmail.com, (714)329-6262
  • Jesse Quinteros-Nunez, Head Counselor, Avalon K-12 Schools, JQuinterosNunez@lbschools.net, (562)528-9490
  • Eileen Torres-Zeller, Assistant Principal - Retiree, Avalon K-12 Schools, ETorres@lbschools.net, (310)292-1071

Timeline

Health Assistant

Avalon Schools K-12, LBUSD
08.2019 - Current

Administrative Assistant

Catalina Island Medical Center
09.2016 - 04.2019

C.A.R.E.S Team Leader

Catalina Island Medical Center
01.2016 - 04.2019

Disaster Team Member

Catalina Island Medical Center
01.2016 - 04.2019

Therapy Services Coordinator

Catalina Island Medical Center
09.2015 - 04.2019

Medical Receptionist

Catalina Island Medical Center
05.2015 - 09.2015

Spa Coordinator

Island Breeze Spa & Salon
01.2013 - 12.2014

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Certificate -

John Hopkins

Billing and Coding Specialist -

Ashworth College

FEMA Certification - 100 & 200

BLS Certified -

CPR Certified -

Ruby Engel