Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Languages
Hobbies and Interests
Software Experience
Attributes
Work Summary
Accomplishments
Interests
Certification
Work Availability
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Nicki Barca

Nicki Barca

Essendon North

Summary

Professional Receptionist/Administrator/EA/PA skilled in managing front desk activities and ensuring exceptional client service. Adept at coordinating schedules and facilitating effective communication within dynamic team environment. Reliable and adaptable, consistently delivering results through strong organisational skills and positive attitude.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Receptionist/Infant Carer

Maternal Infant Wellbeing Melbourne
06.2024 - Current

Employed as a Senior Receptionist/Infant Carer

My key role at MIWM

  • Managing high volume phones
  • All appointment scheduling
  • Medical referrals
  • Incoming/Outgoing medical correspondence
  • Upholding the privacy of sensitive information
  • Onboarding new clinicians
  • Tyro and Health Engine processes
  • Medicare submissions
  • General Ad hoc duties
  • Conducting Interviews/Training new receptionists
  • Nurses roster
  • Infant care - Newborns to 12 Months+
  • Banking reconciliation
  • Creating spreadsheets for clinic to streamline processes
  • Updating Practice manual to keep it relevant
  • Coordinating Pathology
  • General upkeep of whole clinic
  • Greeting incoming visitors and patients professionally and providing friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Acting as first point of contact and set appointments for patients.
  • Greeting patients and visitors in-person and via telephone calls.
  • Enhancing patient satisfaction by efficiently managing front desk operations and providing exceptional service.
  • Streamlining office communication by promptly answering phone calls, emails, and inquiries from patients and staff members.

Senior Specialist Orthodontic Receptionist

MOG Orthodontic Group
09.2021 - 06.2024

Employed as a Senior Orthodontic Receptionist

My key role at MOG

  • All appointment scheduling/phone & email
  • Liaise with laboratory
  • Orthodontists dictation and letter distribution daily
  • Coordinating with General Dentists/Specialists
  • Treatment contract set up
  • Patient financials/contracts
  • Patient treatment lodgement/scanning etc
  • End of month financials
  • End of month patient statistics
  • General ad hoc duties that arise
  • Greeted all patients professionally and provided friendly customer assistance.
  • Updated client records, scanning in Radiology films
  • Kept reception area clean and neat to give patients positive experience.

Senior Dental Receptionist

Smile Solutions
09.2020 - 09.2021

Employed as a Senior Dental Receptionist

My key role at Smile Solutions

  • Patient care
  • Patient follow up
  • Coordinating laboratory/radiology & specialist appointments
  • Streamlined front desk operations by effectively managing phone calls, emails, and walk-in patients.
  • Medicare CDBS
  • Collected Eftpos/Hicaps payments, processed transactions and updated relevant records.
  • Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.
  • Patient treatment lodgement/scanning etc
  • Reconciling EOD dentist day sheets
  • Training new receptionists
  • Confirmed appointments, communicated with patients, and updated patient records.
  • Resolved patient problems and complaints.
  • Kept reception area clean, neat and sanitised, following Covid-19 specific protocols in that time

Executive Assistant/PA to Vice President/Reception Manager

R Group/Neoderma (Cyprus EU)
01.2015 - 05.2019

Company overview: Rolandos Enterprises is a skin care company (Neoderma) with several other subsidiary Advertising companies under the umbrella of R Group, employing 60 people with head office in Netherlands.

Employed as an Executive Assistant within this company.

My key role at Rolandos Enterprises, covered many diverse responsibilities:

  • Executive Assistant supporting all Directors (CEO, COO, CMO, President & Board of Directors)
  • Personal Assistant to the Vice President of the company
  • Travel Coordinator for company
  • Customer service expert for Cyprus & International
  • Diary management - Planning/scheduling meetings internally and externally
  • Reception Manager (2 Receptionists)
  • Facilitated training, conducting in house seminars - Training staff how to stand, how to speak and approach people in a professional, polite manner with our big Events in Cyprus and abroad, most recently the last two Beauty World Expos in Dubai 2017 & 2018
  • Stock control for the company (In house restaurant & office supplies)
  • Management of the in house daily cleaners from an outsourced company
  • Managed company's Vice President's calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements for all Executives
  • Supported business and hospitality needs of Executives and visitors during meetings and company events.
  • Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate effective communication throughout the company, providing full English support to the whole company.
  • Greeting and escorting all business associates to the Directors on the executive floor
  • Update and maintain office policies and procedures
  • Screened calls and emails and initiated actions to respond or direct messages for Executives
  • Develop and maintain filing systems
  • Submit and reconcile expense reports
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximise team agility and performance.
  • Negotiated with vendors for cost savings, securing high-quality services at reduced rates.
  • Managed mail, both incoming and outgoing correspondence, mail, email and faxes.
  • Handled logistics, catering, agendas and travel arrangements for meeting and event planning for CEO, CFO, President, Vice President and Executives.

Skills

  • Organisational skills
  • Time management
  • Customer service expert
  • Managerial experience
  • Telephone excellence (Proficiency in different phone systems)
  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively
  • Event planning
  • Problem solving attributes
  • HR Non-certified level of experience
  • High level of experience in a corporate environment
  • Multi-tasking skills
  • Current typing speed 80 wpm
  • First Aid certificate July 2024
  • Working with children certificate (WWCC) July 2024
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Friendly and professional
  • Customer service
  • Organised and efficient
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking and organisation

Languages

English (First Language at Academic level)
Greek (Read/Write & Speak Intermediate level)
Italian Understanding

Hobbies and Interests

Gym/Health & Fitness, Reading, Travelling, Furniture Artist (refurbishing Antique Furniture, upholstering etc) Interior design and Fashion.

Software Experience

  • IT Skills Intermediate To Advanced Level
  • Proficiency In Microsoft Software, Google Platform
  • Various Dental Software Programs (D4W, Oasis, Exact, OrthoTrac, Romexis X-ray)
  • Medical Program/Other - Xestro, Tyro, Xero
  • Teams/Zoom/Telehealth

Attributes

  • Highly Professional Manner
  • Well Presented
  • Team Player
  • Efficient
  • Take Initiative
  • Learning Aptitude
  • Reliable & Responsible
  • Empathetic
  • Take Direction Well
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Tenacious Attitude Towards Set Tasks
  • Perfectionist With Attention To Detail
  • Work Well Under Pressure
  • Strong Work Ethic

Work Summary

  • Maternal Infant Wellbeing (2024 - Current)
  • MOG Orthodontic Group (2021 -2024)
  • Smile Solutions (2020 -2021)
  • Rolandos Enterprises/Neoderma (Cyprus EU) (2015-2019)
  • Brunswick Road Dental (2009 -2010 - moved Overseas)
  • Brunswick Dental Group (2004 -2008)

Accomplishments

  • Assisted in planning of meetings, lunches and special events for groups of 10 + employees and for our International collaborators when planning larger events, including travel arrangements.
  • Supervised team of 3-6 staff members in Senior Administration roles.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets and Data entry for Staff revenue tracking.
  • Collaborated with team of 10 + in the presentation of Flagship products to our International market.

Interests

  • I like to do Interior Design as a hobbie
  • I have a passion for photography, mainly of nature
  • I am a Furniture Artist and do a lot of DIY Projects
  • Fashion is a big part of my interests and will soon learn to sew
  • I try to do as much Creative Writing as I can on my own page I created, mainly philosophical thoughts on life
  • I also like creating digital content for Instagram and YouTube
  • Physical Fitness and Nutrition are a big part of my life, I am always educating myself on the environmental impact and the foods we consume

Certification

  • First Aid Certification
  • Victorian Driver's License
  • WWCC (Working With Children Certificate) July 2024

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Senior Receptionist/Infant Carer

Maternal Infant Wellbeing Melbourne
06.2024 - Current

Senior Specialist Orthodontic Receptionist

MOG Orthodontic Group
09.2021 - 06.2024

Senior Dental Receptionist

Smile Solutions
09.2020 - 09.2021

Executive Assistant/PA to Vice President/Reception Manager

R Group/Neoderma (Cyprus EU)
01.2015 - 05.2019
Nicki Barca