Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Languages
Certification
Interests
Timeline
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Disclaimer
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Nicole Fernandes

Executive Assistant
Winnipeg,Canada

Summary

Experienced Executive Assistant provides comprehensive administrative support to upper level team. Adept at managing calendars, preparing reports and coordinating meetings. Demonstrates excellent customer service, problem-solving, and communication skills.

  • I am an extremely efficient and high-performing employee with over 20 years’ experience in accomplishing administrative, receptionist/switchboard operator, data entry, and customer service functions.
  • Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office 2010, Word 2010, Excel 2010, Powerpoint 2010.
  • Meets Employment Equity criteria as a female visible minority candidate.
  • Expertise in providing professional telephone and in-person reception including handling a busy switchboard and reception desk. Received in-depth training and applied skills in professional communication and sales techniques. Utilize exceptional oral and written communication skills to positively.
  • Extensive experience in receiving, investigating and addressing customer service complaints.
  • Superior employment record for punctuality, attendance, productivity, and versatility.
  • Worked effectively in fast paced and deadline focused positions performing varied administrative duties.
  • Prioritized and organized workloads to maximize performance.
  • Bondable – I’m a competent and trustworthy individual with a solid track record of success handling and managing large sums of money/valuables.

Overview

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Work History

Administrative Secretary

Shared Health Manitoba
07.2026 - Current
  • Complete various administrative duties including but not limited to patient scheduling, drafting correspondence, managing faxes, phone calls, emails and reception duties.
  • Interacting with patients, doctors and support staff to provide various administration and client services.
  • Using various computer systems including Outlook, Word, Excel, ATD, EMR, and EPR.
  • Proficiency in Medical Terminology
  • Extensive experience working with confidential information

Surgical Assistant

Otolaryngology Associates of Winnipeg
08.2017 - 11.2017
  • Scheduling surgeries at Victoria Hospital & Children’s Hospital
  • Handling wait lists, used Traffic Manager, sterilization of instruments, Medical Claims/Billing, transcribing letters from dictation, E-Booking and waitlists.
  • Term position

Manager

Bannatyne Medical Clinic
11.2014 - 08.2016
  • Patient advocate – addressing patients concerns and providing advocacy as needed
  • Reconciling billings
  • Scanning, logging and distribution of referrals and authorizations
  • Proficiency in Medical Terminology
  • Used various computer programs such as Accuro
  • Experience with various Medical and Sterilization Device

Office Assistant

Lakewood Medical
07.2011 - 09.2013
  • Attachments, front desk receptionist, faxing and varieties of the office duties when the occasion raises that demands her professional assistance.
  • Worked with patients with mental illness/gathering information from Public Trustee
  • Daily updating and maintenance of data bases from Data Collection, provide coverage
  • Knowledge of Personal Health Information Act (PHIA)
  • Knowledge of the Freedom of Information and protection Of Privacy Act (FIPPA)

Education

CERTIFIED MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT PROGRAM -

Herzing Career College
01-1990

Skills

  • Document preparation
  • Verbal communication
  • File management
  • Meeting coordination
  • Scheduling and calendar management
  • Expense reporting
  • File organization
  • Travel arrangement
  • Document retrieval
  • Transcription and dictation
  • Meeting arrangements
  • Mail management

Accomplishments

  • Planned corporate meetings, lunches and special events for groups of 20 Physicians.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets project with other colleagues.
  • Collaborated with team of 15 in the development of making pagers go from numeric to alphanumeric in 1994 at Health Science Hospital.
  • Achieved certification by introducing software for Geriatric Psychiatry.
  • Documented and resolved patient s valuables that were missing from the ward.

Languages

English
Full Professional

Certification

Certification for learning 4 programs pertaining Geriatric psychiatry.

Interests

  • Dancing
  • I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community
  • Offering time and support to shelters for the homeless, women, and animals
  • Cooking

Timeline

Administrative Secretary

Shared Health Manitoba
07.2026 - Current

Surgical Assistant

Otolaryngology Associates of Winnipeg
08.2017 - 11.2017

Manager

Bannatyne Medical Clinic
11.2014 - 08.2016

Office Assistant

Lakewood Medical
07.2011 - 09.2013

CERTIFIED MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT PROGRAM -

Herzing Career College

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Completed courses focusing on conflict resolution and professional communication techniques with Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Completed Levels 1 & 2 MS Office software courses, Mediation courses, Assist, and First-Aid Emergency course

Disclaimer

Thank you for the gift of your time.
Nicole FernandesExecutive Assistant