Wendy Thorsell
Washington,IN
Summary
Detailed Co-Director with expertise in regulations, compliance and safety procedures. Reliably and successfully resolves conflicts and complaints. Dedicated to maintaining productivity and minimizing costs to remain within budget.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Co-Director
Odon Christian Church Preschool & Daycare
Odon, IN
01.2020 - Current
- Managed 16+ Staff (Kept track of state ratios; Adults per Children)
- Collaborated with staff teams to achieve work goals and adhere to deadlines.
- Trained newly hired employees regarding company policies and operations.
- Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
- Created schedules
- Picked out the Curriculum for the Preschool
- Managed a monthly food budget around $1,000
- Maintained communications with parents and staff
- Made sure we met the state standards according to our license.
- Had to make decisions regarding the child's well being and if they should allow them to stay in the program.
- Stepped in wherever needed in the daily operations
- Helped keep track of student and staff files
Assistand Director of Business Operations
Odon Christian Church Daycare & Preschool
Odon, IN
11.2017 - 11.2020
- Supervised daily operations including scheduling shifts, assigning duties.
- Monitored employee attendance records, timekeeping, and payroll information.
- Delegated tasks to team members based upon skill level and to achieve organizational goals.
- Designed, Filled Out, and filed all paperwork. Helped rewrite the Parent and Staff Handbooks.
- Sent out Billing Statements
- Corresponded with parents on a daily basis
- Worked will all ages. (Infant to After School Kids)
- Taught every preschool class at least once, Spent the most time with the 5 year old class.
- Cooked lunch
Home Care Consultant
Odon Pharmacy
Odon, IN
07.2016 - 11.2017
- Engaged in problem solving activities with clients who are unable or unwilling to comply with recommended treatments.
- Assessed patient needs for durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, ordered items as needed.
- Identified potential risks related to a patient's illness or injury through observation or communication with family members or caregivers.
- Evaluated patient's physical environment to assess safety hazards and recommend corrective action if necessary.
- Adhered strictly to HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality of protected health information.
Pharmacy Technician
Odon Pharmacy
Odon, IN
07.2015 - 11.2017
- Prepared medications for dispensing by counting, pouring, labeling, and verifying doses.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Performed data entry for patient profiles, billing information and prescription orders into the pharmacy software system.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
- Managed filing of prescriptions, both electronically and manually.
- Checked expiration dates on medications to ensure that only unexpired products were dispensed.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Restocked shelves with new supplies of medications as needed.
- Organized work areas so that everything was easily accessible when needed.
- Refilled medications, offered insight into over-the-counter products and verified insurance benefits.
- Ensured compliance with all federal, state, local laws and company policies related to pharmacy operations.
- Verified prescriptions and drug labels, documents and packages.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Received payment from customers and processed credit card transactions when necessary.
- Maintained daily inventory of pharmaceuticals and ensured proper storage conditions.
- Provided customer service to patients by answering questions about medications and health-related topics.
Reporter, Assistant Editor, Head Editor
VU Trailblazer
Vincennes, IN
08.2011 - 12.2013
- Developed story ideas based on current events, trends or tips from viewers or readers.
- Gathered facts from multiple sources to complete investigative reports.
- Conducted interviews with key figures and sources to obtain information for stories.
- Wrote stories to prescribed editorial style and format standards, meeting expected objectives.
- Determined story's emphasis, length and format to organize material accordingly.
- Researched, wrote, edited and proofread news articles for accuracy and clarity.
- Identified inconsistencies in text or formatting issues within documents.
- Proofread final drafts before they were sent out for printing.
- Worked closely with graphic, photo and video teams to plan and produce compelling content.
- Edited and proofread social media and blog posts.
Education
Associate of Science - Journalism
Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN12-2013
High School Diploma -
North Daviess High School
Elnora, IN05-2009
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Operations Management
- Task Delegation
- Staff Development
- Employee Relations
- Business Administration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Staff Management
Certification
- CPR & First Aid Certified
- Knowledgeable of Safe Sleep Prctices
- Indiana's Introduction to the Early Childhood & Out of School Learning Profession (Training through ILead)
- Challenging Behavior: Reveal the Meaning (Training through ILead)
- Child Abuse and Neglect Detection and Prevention (Training through ILead)
- Universal Precautions (Training through ILead)
Accomplishments
- Became Assistant Editor of the VU Trailblazer my second semester.
- Became Head Editor the year that followed
- Recognized by the National Honor Roll for my grades throughout elementary and high school
- Won "Journalist if the Year" while working for the VU Trailblazer
- Top Salesperson for the VU Trailblazer
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Co-Director
Odon Christian Church Preschool & Daycare
01.2020 - Current
Assistand Director of Business Operations
Odon Christian Church Daycare & Preschool
11.2017 - 11.2020
Home Care Consultant
Odon Pharmacy
07.2016 - 11.2017
Pharmacy Technician
Odon Pharmacy
07.2015 - 11.2017
Reporter, Assistant Editor, Head Editor
VU Trailblazer
08.2011 - 12.2013
Associate of Science - Journalism
Vincennes University
High School Diploma -
North Daviess High School
- CPR & First Aid Certified
- Knowledgeable of Safe Sleep Prctices
- Indiana's Introduction to the Early Childhood & Out of School Learning Profession (Training through ILead)
- Challenging Behavior: Reveal the Meaning (Training through ILead)
- Child Abuse and Neglect Detection and Prevention (Training through ILead)
- Universal Precautions (Training through ILead)
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