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Maywood, Illinois

Department Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral NeurosciencesProcess 26 doctors and 10 resident expense reports and maintain yearly stipendsFaculty Recruitment, onboarding and off boarding for physicians, social workers, and administrative staffMaintain and approve biweekly payroll through KronosProcess yearly Faculty promotions, start to finish Monitor Department PHQ on a weekly basis, which is reported yearly to hospital administrationConduct quarterly OPPE and faculty peer reviews Order all office supplies, lab coats and Psychiatry testing materials in PeopleSoftProficient in Outlook, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Kronos, FIS, PeopleSoft, Microsoft TeamsTrack all physician vacation and clinic cancellationsDepartment “go to person” for all administrative and faculty issues needing resolutionSupervise all administrative staff

Maywood, Illinois

Department of Medicine - Division of CardiologyMaintains executive's calendars to include scheduling meetings, arranging appointments, and coordinating travel arrangements.Compose effective correspondence, announcements and other written materials for the division of CardiologyCompletes various projects and event planning by utilizing my research and planning skills.Planned the Loyola Cardiology Continuing Medical Education program scheduled to take place June 2018Effectively utilizes a variety of resources to plan and execute both on-site and off-site eventsCreates and maintains accurate filing system and records of divisionActs as a mentor and trainer of junior level support staffCreates and maintains spreadsheets for faculty time off approvals and clinic cancellationsUtilizes Lawson to process purchase requisitions, orders office supplies and arranges for maintenance of office equipment and facilities to ensure proper working order and smooth operation of division

Supports three Executive Directors and Nursing staff for several Departments including: Supply Chain, Neurosciences, Cardiology, Emergency Department, Patient Flow, Labor and Delivery, Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care, Acute Rehabilitation, Home Care and Hospice and Population Health.Assists director with miscellaneous support tasks such as communicating calendar adjustments to appropriate clinical contacts.Performs varied secretarial duties to relieve supervisor of clerical and routine administrative responsibilities and to maintain an efficient and effective office operation. Composes effective correspondence, announcements, training materials, narrative summaries and reports, proposals and recommendations and other written materials.Assists in completing various projects as needed including summarizing and compiling findings in written reports, spreadsheets, graphs or other appropriate format. Event Planning for Acute Rehabilitation Unit. Organized the Patient of the Year Celebration for patients that have exceeded their rehabilitation goals for 2014.Assists with preparation of check requisitions, purchase requisitions, and expense reports.

Greater St. Louis Area

Composed and types routine correspondence, memos, letters, reports.Scheduled patient appointments, scheduled test, surgeries, procedures and patient consultationsPerformed pre-admission testing and prior authorization with insurance companies for all patient procedures Prepared and assembled conference and meeting materials for surgeons and nursesAnswerd patient phone calls prior to surgery and post-operative calls Filed correspondence and recordsMaintained inventory, responded to requests for information and patient medical recordsReceived, sorted, and distributed mailMaintained Surgeon's schedules in the Administrative offices and for the Operating RoomTrained in EPIC medical records and utilized daily

Greater St. Louis Area

Educated patients on all contraceptive options, assisted physicians and nurses with medical procedures, counseled patients in crisis situations.

Greater St. Louis Area

Worked as a research assistant on the Contraceptive Choice Project. I gave contraceptive options to the community and educated each research subject on all forms of birth control options.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public Health Education And Promotion

Activities and Societies: Eta Sigma Gamma - National Health Education Honorary

General Studies, Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences, Other

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