Act as a liaison between the division head and staff or other departments to communicate decisions, assignments and directives. Represent the division head as an agent to handle routine questions, handle procedural issues, troubleshoot issues and communicate results back to the division headHandle confidential personnel information, process payrollMaintain calendar for AVP, schedule and arrange appointments for AVP and senior staff, coordinate travel arrangements for departmental personnelMonitor budget expendituresDiffuse crises or critical situations in the absence of manager; act as a gatekeeper, directing people appropriately; prioritizes requests, escalating as needed to responsible managerCompose and initiate correspondence; transcribe and type reports and committee minutesKeeper and collator of the universal protocol initiative which is ongoing in the hospitalFunction as a resource for critical care administration

Coordinated Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds Schedule 10 times per year in conjunction with the University of CincinnatiInvited and confirmed all speakers for the yearLearned new grant application process and was able to successfully receive funding for our speakersMade travel arrangements - flights, hotels, car service etc. for all out of town speakersWorked with CME/Grand Rounds Coordinator at UC to make sure that the speaker's visits were coordinated and ran smoothly while they were here.Solved all problems that arose while a speaker was visiting so that their stay here was positive - Cincinnati Children's has a great reputation as being a good host among our grand rounds speakersCompleted all CME applications and processed all paperwork in a timely mannerCoordinated enduring materials so that those unable to attend could still receive CME credit by viewing the video tape/DVD of the presentation which is housed in the Pratt LibraryPsychiatry Annual Mental Health Spring SymposiumCompleted both the physician application and nursing application for CME/CEU credit for this two day conference plus gala eventSelf taught in Adobe Creative Suites and In Design (responsible for designing brochure for this conference) Worked with outside printer to get the best price for the brochureSecured funding by writing pharmaceutical grants for all out of town speakers Gathered information and created a data base of over 1,000.00 names and addresses of teachers, psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians and mental health professionals so that we did not have to purchase a mailing list from marketing. I also coordinated the ordering of the food, the printing of the CME certificates and worked with the marketing department to ensure proper signage for the event etc.Responsible for payroll for 217 FTE's Centralized purchasing and ordered all the office supplies for Psychiatry at Base and College Hill.

Coordinated meetings/ maintained schedules on groupwiseWorked closely with management team to complete business unit presentationsCompleted presentations and handouts for team building training sessions provided to individual departments by Mike SherbunCoordinated travel to conferences /visits to other Children's Hospitals.Coordinated Akron Children's tour of the Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC) prior to them establishing a center of their ownTranscribed dictation Created all needed invoices and mailings

Responsible for payroll for outpatient psychiatryProcessed travel for 13 physicians, responsible for purchasing grant related items and office equipment

Director, Neurology Program and all residents in the program. Handled all scheduling for Dr. Quinlan and Dr. Joseph Nichlas for their private practice at Aring Neurology.Handled all visa issues, correspondence for resident fellowships and completed power point presentations for both Dr. Quinlan and the residents. Coordinated the medical education for physicians (weekly grand rounds - scheduled physician speakers and handled all aspects of CME accreditation) plus coordinated training for all 3rd and 4th year medical students completing their neurology rotation.