32-354 Bowie Circle, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 . . Tel:  [Send email to request phone number] 43-4909Strong

Personal Statement

Strong people skills combined with a deep compassion to help people led me to a
career in the Health care Profession. I enjoy working with people and have
excellent Customer Service skills, turning the most trying client into a
satisfied one. I feel my ability to look at a situation and effectively problem
solve or implement effective time saving changes are definitely a powerful asset
in today's business climate.

Work Experience

Healthcare Manager
(Apr-2011 - Oct-2011)
Breastlink, 35-900 Bob Hope Drive
Ste. 175
Palm Springs, CA 92276
Medical Oncology/Chemotherapy Site Manager. Responsible for start up of new
practice location with a new Company for the Medical Oncologist I had been
working with for the past 10 years. Recruited all staff, transferred patients and
Insurance carriers to new location, insuring smooth start up and patient flow.
Chemotherapy treatment area supplied and readied for treatment patients.

Manager
(Jun-1999 - Sep-2002)
Amdal In Home Care, Cathedral City, CA
*Instrumental in start up of this Home Care Company. Developed referral sources,
recruited employees, created 75% of forms used in business. Developed programs
for payroll and time keeping and billing. Established a positive influence in the
Community, increasing visibility of the Company and promoting the best possible
care for our clients. Developed and implemented individual care plans for each
client with recognition to emotional, psychological and functional factors of the
care needed to keep them in their own homes. Interface between families,
caregivers and physicians for the provision of quality of life for the patient.

Administrative Assistant
(Sep-2002 - Mar-2011)
Aptium Oncology, 1180 N.Indian Canyon Ste. E-218
Palm Springs, CA 92276
Managed Medical Oncology practices for two very busy Doctors. Intake on all new
patients, gathering info on the type of cancer they had, assigning the patient to
the MD with expertise in that particular disease. Responsible for all
credentialing, written and oral communication. Managing patient calls during busy
clinic days. Experience in electronic Medical Records and data entry to the max.
Establishing good patient/Dr. relations by returning calls quickly with
prescription, scheduling or treatment scheduling answers.

Office Coordinator
(Sep-1998 - Dec-1999)
Core Home Health, Palm Desert, CA
Customer Service to the Max. Responsible for staffing 3000+ hours bi-weekly of
Nursing Staff in private homes for acute care patients. Computer entry to the
max. =

Office Coordinator
(Sep-1997 - Sep-1998)
Pathways to Care, Palm Desert, Ca
Scheduled Home Health Aides, Nurses, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists,
Medical Social Workers an Registered Dietitians for Home care and Hospice
Services. Executive Assistant to the Director of Nursing.

Property Manager
(Sep-1986 - Sep-1997)
BJ's Property Management, Thousand Palms, CA
Professional Property Management of 60+ Elite Country Club Homeowners

Child Support Officer
(Mar-1978 - Aug-1985)
Jackson County Socual Services, Jackson, Mineesota
County Food Stamp Officer, Financial Assistance Specialist, Child Support
Officer. Caseload of 330+ for all County and Federal Assistance Programs. Bonded
through the State for 1 million dollars as County Food Stamp Officer. Made
recommendations to District Attorney on child support cases, appearing in court
as needed.

Education

Medical Practice Management
Jackson Area Vocational School, Jackson, Minnesota
Sep-1975 - Jun-1976
Graduated with Degree as Medical Secretary/Practice Management. Served on
Vietnamese Task Force. Volunteer Intake Coordinator for County Mental Health
Center

References

References Available Upon Request

Achievements

Regional Representative for Minnesota Financial Workers Association for two
years. Elected position, responsible for planning and conducting area meetings
for a nine county area. Served on Minnesota Governors Food Stamp Quality
Assurance Panel at the State Level for two years. Girl Scouts Unit Leader-Planned
area events for all local troops, chairman of annual Cookie Sale edited and
printed cookbook as a fundraiser. Organized County Emergency Food Shelf ordering
and distributing food from FIND through the State of Minnesota. Lead Volunteer
annual Christmas Drive for Needy in Jackson County Minnesota for 7 years.
Volunteer and Secretary for H.E.L.P. Help Each Living Person Crisis Hot line for
two years. Served on Alzheimer's Memory Walk Committee for two years. Soroptimist
Palm Desert Newsletter Editor, member of Ways and Means Committee. Member of
Committee to develop Caregiver Program at College of the Desert. Previewed and
reported on the textbook to be used for the class. Workforce Development Center
Task Force Committee, instrumental in securing 2.2 million dollars to train
Certified Nursing Assistant, Licensed Vocational Nurses to meet the critical
shortage of Health Care Providers in the State of California. Aging Community
Team, served as an active member working to improve the quality of care for the
senior population. Riverside Office on Aging-Generations of Addiction Education
Committee resulting in Governor Davis approving a state of the art Van to meet
the Health care Educational needs of seniors in the outlying areas of Riverside
County. Energy Task Force Committee member formed to deal with the energy crisis
due to the proposed rolling blackouts and the possible effects on the Senior and
Disabled population of Riverside County. Developed the "Buddy Pack" that was
distributed to by seniors and disabled determined to be at risk in a power
outage. This committee developed an emergency contact system to connect isolated
seniors, disabled individuals with someone to check on them in case of blackouts.
Member of National Association of Female Executives serving on Program Committee.
Women's Power Network, active member of monthly Round table Discussion Group
Breast Cancer Navigator, guide women through their personal cancer journey.
Hanson House Volunteer for Desert Regional Medical Center Trauma Center.
Volunteered at annual Jazz Festival Fundraiser. Relay for Life Team Captain for
annual Palm Desert Relay for Life.