Promoted to Executive Assistant

The primary purpose of the Senior Administrative Assistant position is to coordinate program and project activities; engage in strategic planning; and perform complex administrative and reporting duties requiring independent judgment. Responsible for coordinating activities and performing tasks that impact achievement of the goals as well as the efficiency and productivity of the Division of Pathology and Labortory Medicine. ■Coordinates and directs weekly Division Grand Rounds Program■Processes/reconciles Division Fellows' Research Project award accounts■Provides high-level secretarial support for the Executive Director/Division Administrator including composing formal and informal correspondence, scheduling meetings and coordinating calendars■Composes and formats presentations for conferences and meetings■Processes travel requests and reimbursements, expense accounts, check requests, agendas and itineraries■Monitors and balances budget activity, requiring acccount review, tracking and analysis cost projections, status reports and identification of potential discrepancies■Kronos Timekeeping for Division Admin. Office ■Divisional Event Planning (i.e. Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, Employee Recognition, MD Anderson/Houston Food Bank Food Drive)■Promoted from Administrative Assistant to Senior Administrative Assistant (April 2014)

The primary responsibility of the Patient Access Specialist is to facilitate accurate, efficient and courteous access to services for new and returning patients. This includes but is not limited to: communicating with referral sources, scheduling and registering new patients, verify insurance, securing authorizations and advising patients of their financial responsibility.■Consistently and accurately utilizes medical acceptance criteria to screen and schedule appointments for new patients in a way to ensure optimal efficiency in clinic operations.■Provides financial counseling options to patients including cost estimates, payment plans, discounts, and supplemental financial assistance; utilizing medical overrides and account reviews as appropriate. ■Collects complete and accurate financial data during intake process to ensure appropriate financial screening of new patients and verifies data during new patient registration to ensure compliance with required forms and consents.■Uses technical expertise to obtain insurance information, verify benefits, and secure authorizations.