CHRISTINA MADDOX
Carmel
Summary
Dedicated early childhood educator passionate about helping young children develop emotional, social, and academic skills through developmentally appropriate learning experiences. Experienced in creating nurturing, inclusive, safe, and enriching environments that support each child’s growth and success. Committed to promoting children’s physical, emotional, and social well-being while fostering positive relationships with students and families. Eager to pursue ongoing professional development and continuously expand knowledge and skills in early learning and child development.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
4's Preschool teacher
St. Luke's ECP
08.2024 - Current
- Working with a co-teacher to create a curriculum that abides by the Indiana early learning standards.
- Implementing Zoo-phonics and Handwriting without tears for a multisensory approach to literacy development.
- Creating play-based lessons while following conscious discipline to maintain a safe environment.
- Help integrate vestibular, visual, and auditory systems by using Minds in motion exercises to improve learning, gross/fine motor coordination and attention.
- Utilize developmentally appropriate strategies to advance social and emotional growth.
Assistant site Director for the Orthoindy YMCA day camp
YMCA
05.2023 - 07.2023
- I created an Art program for their summer program, children ages 5-12 years old.
- Creating a safe and engaging environment for 30+ students, per class, as the sole teacher.
- Planning creatively engaging activities that were budget friendly, time sensitive, and age appropriate.
- Securing the needed supplies, preparing and activities, setting up and breaking down for each class.
- Stayed on as a volunteer 2023-2024
Front office/ promoted to primary medical assistant for one of the Otolaryngologist
Northside ENT
03.2017 - 03.2022
- Processing patient paperwork, data entry and insurance information.
- Checking patients in and out.
- Coordinating appointments for allergy testing, audiograms and CT scheduling.
- Processing payments, and cash handling.
- Rooming patients, obtaining basic vitals and reason for visit notes.
- Scribing office notes on behalf of the doctor, during patient exams.
- Preparing the necessary supplies and instruments for in office surgeries and procedures.
- Assisting the doctor during in office surgeries and procedures.
- Cleaning and stocking exam rooms. Cleaning and sanitizing instruments.
- Scheduling patients for surgery, communicating pre and post- operative instructions to the patient. Obtaining signatures on the necessary paperwork.
- Obtaining necessary medical records and testing results. Sending referrals and coordinating test scheduling.
- Managing the doctor's surgery book as well as daily patient schedules.
- Prepping patients for in office CT scans.
Diagnostic test scheduler
Center for Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Sole test scheduler for 5 doctors and 2 PA's.
- Distributing the ARES home sleep machine to patients and processing the data.
- Ordering CPAP supplies and communicating with sleep vendors.
- Faxing orders, referrals and medical records to the correct facilities.
- Obtaining prior authorizations from insurance companies when needed.
Patient Service Coordinator
Otolaryngology Associates
01.2010 - 03.2016
- Answering incoming calls and forwarding to the appropriate staff member or department.
- Retrieving and distributing messages from the answering service voicemail.
- Scheduling appointments for 19 doctors at 13 locations on a daily basis.
- Accurately scheduling Radiology services/procedures and any other diagnostic testing.
- Obtaining prior authorizations from insurance companies after scheduling exams.
- Faxing orders, referrals and medical records to the correct facilities.
- Processing payments, and cash handling.
- Check in and out.
- Making charts, retrieving test results and medical records.
- Data entry and utilizing down time to assist fellow coworkers.
- Follow HIPPA guidelines and ensure patient confidentiality.
Education
High school Diploma -
Mooresville High school
Continuing education
Ivy Tech Community College
Skills
- Classroom management
- Classroom organization
- Parent-teacher communication
- Arts and crafts aptitude
- Social-emotional learning
- Play-based learning
- Activity organization
- Team collaboration
- Creative problem solving
- Adaptability
- Creative lesson planning and curriculum development
Certification
- Conscious discipline
- Zoo-phonics
- Handwriting without tears
- Minds in motion
- Early childhood development
- First aid and CPR certified
- ACE trauma informed approaches
- Childhood Abuse and Neglect prevention and detection
- Gestalt language processing approaches and AAC use
Timeline
4's Preschool teacher
St. Luke's ECP
08.2024 - Current
Assistant site Director for the Orthoindy YMCA day camp
YMCA
05.2023 - 07.2023
Front office/ promoted to primary medical assistant for one of the Otolaryngologist
Northside ENT
03.2017 - 03.2022
Diagnostic test scheduler
Center for Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy
03.2016 - 03.2017
Patient Service Coordinator
Otolaryngology Associates
01.2010 - 03.2016
High school Diploma -
Mooresville High school
Continuing education
Ivy Tech Community College