Vena Carter
West Palm Beach,FL
Summary
Talented Interpreter with advanced conversational abilities in creole and English. Maintain emotion, style and content of speaker's words in translations and familiar with deeper cultural context behind phrases. Professional Interpreter with 3 years of experience helping diverse individuals. Moves easily between English and creole without missing details. Focused on advancing vocabulary, idiomatic and cultural understanding with up-to-date knowledge. Medical assistance with home health aid background in nursing care. Strong technical proficiency with work history in long term care. Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.
Experienced in supporting healthcare providers within a pulmonology and sleep center, effectively managing patient rooming and visit preparations. Responsibilities included collecting patient histories and vital signs, ensuring accurate clinical documentation while adhering to HIPAA standards. Coordinated patient schedules for home care visits, demonstrating strong organizational skills and attention to detail in managing confidential records. Proficient in data management and communication, facilitating inquiries between patients and healthcare staff.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant
Pulmonology and sleep center
West Palm Beach
11.2024 - 03.2026
- Collected patient histories, medications, and respiratory symptoms for clinical documentation.
- Measured vital signs and recorded oxygen saturation during pulmonary assessments.
- Supported pulmonology and sleep center providers with rooming and visit preparation.
Administration Assistant
Pinnacle Home Care
West Palm Beach
10.2023 - 11.2024
- Managed patient records and confidential documentation following HIPAA standards.
- Coordinated patient schedules for Pinnacle Home Care visits and office coverage.
- Answered calls and directed inquiries to nurses, aides, and intake staff.
Admissions Representative
Florida Career College
West Palm Beach
01.2022 - 04.2024
- Guided prospective Florida Career College students through admissions and enrollment steps.
- Explained program options, campus services, and career training benefits.
- Reviewed applications, transcripts, and student records for admissions files.
Home Health Aide
Elite premier nursing services
West Palm Beach , FL
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Utilized learned nursing skills for wound care, vital sign checking and medication assistance.
- Notified physicians of all changes in patients' conditions.
- Provided home health aide care providers with training, guidance, support and supervision to achieve objectives.
- Asked open-ended questions and delivered a high level of attention to reliably assess patients' conditions.
- Conducted initial assessments of patients and families to identify and address home care needs effectively.
- Assisted with client personal care needs to foster independence and well-being.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living and functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life.
- Responded to patient calls to address inquiries and concerns, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Coordinated patient transportation logistics for appointments and appointment scheduling.
- Monitored client behaviors and emotional states, reporting critical concerns to case manager and documenting findings accurately.
- Administered medications according to schedules, ensuring symptom relief and enhancing quality of life.
Clinical Assistant
University Orthopedic Clinic
Palm Spring, Fl
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Sitting in on meetings to provide members oral translations of conversations and information.
- Interpreted conference calls and other workplace communications in real-time.
- Sat in on meetings to provide members oral translations of conversations and information.
- Recommended translation services to improve community engagement and understanding.
- Developed educational programs and written materials to educate healthcare personnel on cultural customs.
Receptionist /Medical Assistant
Gastroenterologist
West Palm Beach, FL
02.2016 - 08.2019
- Delivered accurate oral translations and interpretations for clients, enhancing communication clarity.
- Interpreted conference calls and workplace communications in real-time, facilitating effective collaboration.
- Sitting in on meetings to provide members with oral translations of conversations and information.
- Provided appropriate contextual information to increase clients' understanding of translations.
- Verified accuracy by double-checking translations of technical terms and terminology.
Scheduling Coordinator
Humana
Broward , Fl
01.2015 - 06.2018
- Prioritized and organized tasks to accomplish ... efficiently service goals.
- Collaborated with team members to fulfill project requirements, develop solutions, and adhere to deadlines.
- Worked successfully with a diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Consulted dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias and computerized terminology banks to aid in translation.
- Verified accuracy by double-checking translations of technical terms and terminology.
Education
Associate of Arts - Medical Assisting
Florida Career College - Miami
Miami, FLSkills
- Audio translations
- Regional dialects
- Data management
- Organizational skills
- Collaboration
- Transcribing
- Document creation
- Digital recording
- Audio editing
- Active listening
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Project planning
- Maintenance & Repair
- Problem resolution
- Time management
- Professional business writing
- Messaging and speechwriting
- Emergency assistance
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Organization
- Work ethic
- Decision-making
- Curriculum development understanding
- Progress reporting
- Reporting requirements
- Individual instruction
- Personalized instruction
- Pronunciation expert
- Patient and encouraging
- Electronic health records
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient rooming
- Medical charting
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Pulmonology and sleep center
11.2024 - 03.2026
Administration Assistant
Pinnacle Home Care
10.2023 - 11.2024
Admissions Representative
Florida Career College
01.2022 - 04.2024
Clinical Assistant
University Orthopedic Clinic
10.2019 - 01.2020
Home Health Aide
Elite premier nursing services
01.2018 - 01.2021
Receptionist /Medical Assistant
Gastroenterologist
02.2016 - 08.2019
Scheduling Coordinator
Humana
01.2015 - 06.2018
Associate of Arts - Medical Assisting
Florida Career College - Miami