Kristin Blake Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

• Utilize specific software to complete assigned tasks – Personify, dbase, Docuware, etc.• Act as point person for 600+ program directors – answer questions, find solutions, facilitate access to information, etc.• Help with preparation for all Committee meetings – set up, document preparation, etc.• Prepare meeting records for all Committee meetings• Handle all communication with Committee members regarding documents• Document control for all Committee related documents – track all changes, create and maintain Master Lists of document locations, create and maintain historical records of document changes, etc.• Investigate the current use of Docuware and propose plan for more equitable and efficient use of software• Prepare meeting records for all staff meetings

Chicago, Il

Placement at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Referred Testing • Utilize specific software to complete assigned tasks – Path Net, Primes, Cerner Scan, Power Chart, etc.• Call physicians to inform them of canceled tests, delays in testing, notifiable results, etc.• Document communication with external laboratories, physicians, nurses, etc.• Seek out overdue results; maintain pending / overdue logs• Prepare patient results for inclusion in permanent medical record• Manage patient test results – fax to physician, scan into patient chart, verify out in ordering system• Enter patient billing information for send out tests in multiple databases• Special projects and clerical duties as assigned by manager• Take minutes at all department meetings; distribute to all department members in a timely fashion• Maintain a high level of attention to detail in all areas of work

Chicago, Il

• Greeted patients before appointments• Executed the Ideal Patient Experience• Used specific software - IDX and EPIC - to facilitate patient check-in and check-out• Served as liaison between patients and nurses• Performed various administrative and clerical duties

• Built middle school schedule• Co-led Professional Development session on teaching a Reader’s Workshop• Organized Fountas & Pinnell Reading Assessment materials for middle school reading teachers• Led professional development for middle school reading teachers regarding Fountas & Pinnell reading assessments and how to best use the information gathered to inform instruction• Worked with 5th grade Humanities team to recommend historical fiction and non-fiction materials for literature circle unit

Primary Responsibilities:• Taught all 6th grade students Reading and Writing as well as Writing Workshops for 6th and 8th graders• Served as an academic advisor for a small group of students yearly• Created innovative and cross-departmental reading and writing curriculum used within the school• Collaborated with support staff to best reach all learners• Facilitated on-going professional development sessions for teachers detailing the use of rubrics, reading assessments, literature circles, and Reading Workshop best practicesAdditional Responsibilities:• Led the 6th grade team of teachers in planning social emotional learning curriculum and service learning work centered around local and global hunger issues• Planned and ran team meetings, both about curriculum and student concerns• Organized exhibition of student service learning projects to share with parents and the community • Collaborated with team teachers to organize and chaperone field trips, including an overnight student retreat focusing on team building and social emotional learning

Primary Responsibilities:• Taught lessons for double periods of 6th grade ELA classes• Created cross-curricular units in collaboration with 6th grade team teachers• Worked with 6th grade team teachers to plan differentiated instruction• Collaborated and team taught with special education teachers• Chaperoned after school events, field trips, and overnight trips

Master'S Degree, Teaching Of English

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), English And Elementary Education