Vanessa Smith
DANA POINT,CA
Summary
Vanessa Smith Summary A professional with enthusiasm for both patient care and student development and success. An able team member with extensive experience in working both individually and with a team to obtain improved outcome measures based on treatment plans, course learning outcomes, student learning outcomes, or Individual Education Plans. A strong desire to develop positive relationships with students, and team members to ensure success and increase the chances of the greatest outcome of those I'm servicing. Skills: Licensed Acupuncturist Orthopedic Acupuncture and Sports recovery Licensed Speech Language Pathology Assistant, Student Mentor
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Mentor
Orange Coast College
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Communicating with each student frequently and intervening to assist students experiencing difficulties.
- Offered stability and positive reinforcement in student lives to build strong rapport and trust with students.
- Counseled students in individual sessions to help promote personal and educational motivation.
- Provided resources to support students in achieving career goals.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
Management Assistant and Clinician
Horning Chiropractic And Acupuncture
04.2017 - Current
- Provide acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and Chinese herbal medicine to Acupuncture patients
- Operate and oversee front desk duties including scheduling patients, verifying patient insurance coverage, maintaining accurate and detailed patient notes and folders.
- Grew client base by 50% developing marketing tactics and business and community outreach strategies, including social media, email marketing, and community events
- Created and updated records and files to maintain document compliance.
- Oversaw training and onboarding process for all newly hired employees.
- Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations.
- Prepared and distributed team-based communications to foster collaboration and enhance team morale.
- Drove sales and customer service while assisting guests with healthcare services.
- Marketed healthcare services and benefits to local businesses.
Instructor
Southern California University of Health Sciences
01.2017 - Current
- For Doctor of Chiropractic and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine students in person, online, and asynchronously
- Performed duties including preparation of teaching materials, in-person demonstration, and student/ class management of classes of over 100 students.
- Formulating high-stakes examinations both practical and on-exam soft software
- Organizing and coordinating with other faculty to deliver high-stakes practical exams
- Successfully transitioned student learning from in-person to online courses at the height of COVID-19 mid-semester.
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
- Observed and adopted new techniques from skilled instructors and lecturers.
- Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Optimized day-to-day instruction to align educational strategies with industry best practices.
Speech and Language Pathology Assistant
Ontario-Montclair School District
08.2011 - 12.2013
- Assisted attending SLP in work duties associated with student caseload
- Implemented student individualized education programs with articulation, pragmatic, semantic, and social learning goals, and objectives; collaborated with a team of faculty including teachers, school psychologists, special education teachers, and nurses to develop programs for students of special education; assisted in developing and teaching lessons based on children’s developmental needs as related to related to speech therapy.
- Recorded patient progress and reported findings and results to the supervising Speech-Language Pathologist.
- Modified and adapted instructional materials and lesson plans.
- Liaised with a multi-disciplinary team to incorporate treatment plan ideas, goals, and objectives.
- Documented student progress and compare progress to past data.
Resident Assistant
Emeritus
02.2007 - 01.2013
- Maintained accurate records of resident care, condition, progress and concerns
- Assisted residents with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and other ADL’s
- Aided residents to move in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles
- Scheduled and accompanied patients to medical appointments, responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of residents, both in memory care and assisted living.
Education
Doctorate - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Whittier, CA04.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Sciences and Disorders
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA05.2011
Associate of Science - Accounting
Citrus College
Glendora, CA01.2007
Associate of Arts - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Citrus College
Glendora, CA01.2007
Skills
- Online Systems
- Curriculum Development
- Instructional Assistance
- Strategy Implementation
- Diverse Student Populations
- Recordkeeping
- Instructional Materials Creation
- Student Records Management
- Team Teaching and Collaboration
- Curriculum Planning and Implementation
- Presenting at Conferences
- Student Rapport-Building
Timeline
Student Mentor
Orange Coast College
01.2023 - 07.2023
Management Assistant and Clinician
Horning Chiropractic And Acupuncture
04.2017 - Current
Instructor
Southern California University of Health Sciences
01.2017 - Current
Speech and Language Pathology Assistant
Ontario-Montclair School District
08.2011 - 12.2013
Resident Assistant
Emeritus
02.2007 - 01.2013
Doctorate - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Sciences and Disorders
California State University - Fullerton
Associate of Science - Accounting
Citrus College
Associate of Arts - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Citrus College
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