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Zina Jefferson

Medford

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Community Housing Innovations, excelling in emotional support and positive reinforcement. Proven ability to implement effective strategies that enhance children's development while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Skilled in patient billing and claims processing, fostering a nurturing environment that promotes learning and growth.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Child Care worker

Community Housing Innovations
Commack
06.2014 - Current
  • Responsible for planning and implementing activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of the children in the program
  • Read stories and played age-appropriate games with children in care.
  • Protected children with good safety and security policies.
  • Supervised and guided students toward good behaviors and opportunities for learning.
  • Used gentle disciplinary techniques to stop inappropriate behavior.
  • Encouraged children to create, explore and learn with confidence.
  • Supported children's emotional and social development, encouraging empathy, and positive views.

Homecare Scheduler

Elderhaus
04.2020 - 05.2022
  • Executed work safely and according to schedule with detailed plans and resource schedules.
  • Documented base schedule for future turnaround schedule, continuously refined strategies and shared baseline details across sites.
  • Verified schedule timelines with on-site staff and external contractors.
  • Facilitated communication, handling phone and email correspondence.

Medical Billing and Coding Instructor

Branford Hall Career Institution
Amityville
03.2014 - 09.2014
  • Responsible for Planning and Organizing instruction in ways that maximizes the students learning
  • Provided appropriate teaching and learning strategies to communicate the subject matter to students
  • Modified instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse students needs
  • Developed and explained methods that fairly measures students progress toward the course objectives
  • Evaluated Students performances fairly and consistently and returned student work promptly
  • Maintained accurate records of students progress and submitted grades to roster as well as division Administers
  • Brought struggling students up to level with extra support and mentoring.

Assistant

Branford Hall Career Institution
Bohemia
03.2012 - 02.2013
  • Respond to inquiries from within the financial aid department pertaining to students records
  • Carefully research and reviewed individual files, exercising a strong work knowledge of financial aid compliance, rules and regulation
  • Assisted membership departments in all facets of the sales and marketing process
  • Daily communication with NYS through online information system.
  • Kept clean, organized and well-stocked workspaces.
  • Used discretion, confidentiality and good judgment to handle C-Level matters.
  • Typed, formatted and proofread documents and correspondence using computers.

Education

Practical Nursing

Eastern Suffolk Boces
Sayville, NY
05-2026

Certified Nursing Assistant -

Northshore Career institute
Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
12.2011

Associates of Applied Science - Accounting

Briarcliffe College
Patchogue, New York
12.2008

Skills

  • Emotional Support
  • Positive Reinforcement
  • Health and Safety Regulations
  • Bill Payment
  • Payment Posting
  • Patient Billing
  • Patient Confidentiality
  • Claims Processing
  • Data Entry and Management

Timeline

Homecare Scheduler

Elderhaus
04.2020 - 05.2022

Lead Child Care worker

Community Housing Innovations
06.2014 - Current

Medical Billing and Coding Instructor

Branford Hall Career Institution
03.2014 - 09.2014

Assistant

Branford Hall Career Institution
03.2012 - 02.2013

Practical Nursing

Eastern Suffolk Boces

Certified Nursing Assistant -

Northshore Career institute

Associates of Applied Science - Accounting

Briarcliffe College

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