Maria Fernanda Grijalva
About Maria Fernanda Grijalva
Maria Fernanda Grijalva is a Front Office Specialist currently working at Gastro Health and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida. She has a background in Pre-Medicine and International Business Management, and she is pursuing a degree in Health Care Administration.
Work at Gastro Health
Maria Fernanda Grijalva has been employed at Gastro Health as a Front Office Specialist since 2020. In this role, she is responsible for managing front office operations, ensuring efficient patient interactions, and supporting the overall administrative functions of the facility. Her position contributes to the smooth operation of the healthcare services provided at the Plantation, Florida location.
Current Role at Mount Sinai Medical Center
Since 2021, Maria has worked at Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach as a Bed Controller and Registrar. In this capacity, she coordinates with nursing staff and supervisors to prioritize critical patient transfers within the hospital. She manages the bed board system, ensuring optimal patient flow and bed utilization, while also ensuring compliance with hospital procedures during patient admissions and transfers.
Education and Expertise
Maria studied at Universidad de Guayaquil, where she pursued Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies for three years from 2004 to 2008. She also attended Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, focusing on International Business Management for one year from 1999 to 2000. Currently, she is studying Health Care Administration/Management at Florida National University, where she is working towards an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree, which she began in 2022.
Previous Experience in Education
Before her current roles, Maria worked as a Language Arts Teacher at Unidad Educativa Bilingüe Jefferson in Santa Elena, Salinas, Ecuador, from 2013 to 2014. This experience provided her with skills in education and communication, which she applies in her current healthcare roles.
Referral Coordination Experience
Maria previously served as a Referral Coordinator at INTEGRATIVE SPINE AND SPORTS CHIROPRACTIC REHAB PLLC from 2017 to 2020. In this role, she managed patient referrals, ensuring that patients received appropriate care and services in a timely manner, which enhanced her expertise in patient management and healthcare administration.