Kimusha Legette Samuels

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Ambitious professional with a strong background that encompasses diverse aspects of quality work ethics, customer service and customer relations in a corporate environment. A consistently high level of performance with superior analytical and organization skills. Keen ability to maintain a clear perspective of goals to be accomplished, motivated self-starter.

Pyramid Consultants Contractor for

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina

May 2023 - Present

Senior Administrative Associate

● Provide administrative assistance to AVP’s, management, and staff within assigned departments,

● Assignments are received from senior management, management, and staff as needed via Email, Teams, text, in person. Some assignments are used to maintain access and equipment for all areas that I support. Some assignments provide information for AVP’s and Management to share with Executive staff and other departments.

● For assigned area, provide general clerical duties and administrative support. Facilitates maintenance of designated office spaces to include ordering supplies, mail delivery, maintenance of conference rooms, printer/copier areas, maintaining aisle charts, creating work tickets for equipment repair and other TSC tickets. Provides support for travel and conferences, purchase requests (IS and Corporate), security forms and maintains Public Mailing Lists.

● Provide planning and organizational support for assigned senior management and associated staff. Actively participates in and assists with IS and corporate events as requested.

● Provides reporting, to include status reports and other departmental and/or reporting needs as requested by senior management or departments within the organization. (examples, sort and prepare overtime reports, prepare weekly Strategic Vendor Contract updates for Senior staff.)

● Provide Backup administrative support to areas within Commercial Systems as requested for out-of-office and/or when secondary support as needed. Provides training for new hire I/S admins. and assists I/S admins with escalations of security and workstation support tickets as needed.

● Special Projects as assigned. (Examples include, assisting AIMS Team with quarterly department meetings, created IS Procurement process flow, update Data Security New hire templates with departments (IS Procurement /Asset Services) as needed, created initial Vendor Portfolio’s for VMO by researching Vendor information and sorting through Vendor Survey data.)

● Decides on Events for the Department. This would include researching and presenting event information to AVPs and Directors. Maintaining an event budget and project information - Provides morale boosting and team building activities for staff within the department.

● Recommend seating assignments to department teams to assist with space planning - Ensures that there is appropriate cubicle space for all teams

● Recommend equipment upgrades and equipment for new hires. (examples, doing research on the cost between adding memory to a PC or replacing it if it is out of warranty. Also, recommending the appropriate headsets or peripherals needed for new hires in addition to standard equipment setups) - This could provide cost savings for a team. It could also save time if a team member comes on to the team and does not have the appropriate equipment.

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Richland School District Two, Columbia, SC

July 2019 - May 2023

Administrative Assistant – Richland School District Two Performs administrative and office support activities for Assistant Superintendent as well as support the systems director and support staff team. Responsible for preparing or directing the preparation of correspondence, agendas, and meeting materials including administrative and public reports for reproduction and distribution of school board, assist with principal continued education for professional development.

● Facilitate meetings and agendas along with some minutes and follow up

● Coordinate payroll request, requisitions, education expense reports and check request allocation

● Make high level contacts of sensitive nature internally and externally;

● Schedule and monitor calendars at director level

● Manage department budget and supply orders;

● Process invoices for reimbursements, contracted vendors and consultants.

● Provide clerical support to management team

Affluent Virtual Solutions, LLC - Independent Contractor January 2018 - December 2019

● Inbound Call Center Customer Representative

● Serviced calls for PBS, St. Jude Hospital, The ASPCA Prisma Health (formerly Palmetto Health), Columbia, SC February 2007- June 2019

Executive Assistant – Planning & System Development Manage daily functions of senior leader calendar, schedule, event planning and traveling. Responsible for preparing or directing the preparation of correspondence, agendas, and meeting materials including administrative and public reports for reproduction and distribution of DHEC approved CONs for Health Facilities and Services.

● Monitor and track new and ongoing projects for staff meeting updates;

● Demonstrate effective decision-making skills and the ability to reason and take action in resolving problems while exhibiting professional sound judgment;

● Distribute daily assignments, coordinates office activities, determine priorities and ensure project related meeting deadlines are meet;

● Make high level contacts of sensitive nature internally and externally;

● Coordinate completion of payroll through Kronos system for multiple departments

● Access data reports for staff FMLA, short and long term disability monitoring

● Manage department budget and supply orders;

● Process invoices for reimbursements, contracted vendors and consultants. Administrative Coordinator – Business Development Finance Primary support to the department directors, manager and supervisor teams. Managed access to directors, maintain and modify schedules and appointments. Facilitated meeting agendas and minutes, maintained follow up tracking on outstanding/unresolved subject matters.

● Plan, develop, and implemented creative and effective communications strategies to inform internal and external staff of department changes, new team members and any changes involving staff engagement;

● Assist with new team member department orientation;

● Responsible for management of department meetings in Meeting Room Manager;

● Demonstrate effective decision-making skills and the ability to reason and take action in resolving problems while exhibiting professional sound judgment in the absence of management;

● Coordinate payroll and distribute staff time detail to management each pay period;

● Manage department supply orders;

● Process invoices for contracted vendors, outsourced billing invoices and reimbursements. Kimusha Samuels 2

Credentialing Coordinator – Medical Staff Affairs

Primarily responsible for processing initial medical and dental staff applications for hospital privileges. Audit applications for completion, identify department specialty privileges meet, request outstanding or additional information needed from applicant for processing of application. Primary source verify medical school, Internship, Residency and Fellowship training, American Board certification, malpractice insurance and any claims made during 10 year timeframe.

● During the reappointment process identify medical/dental staff CMEs meet department requirements to maintain hospital privileges in addition to verification of medical board licensure and malpractice insurance.

● Facilitate agendas and minutes for the Medical Executive Committee, ICU and Credentialing Committee Meetings.

● Completed all other delegated office duties, filing, phone customer service and other assignments in a time effective manager.

● Compose routine correspondence in response to inquiries from any incomplete medical dental staff applications received.

McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, SC

June 2001 – February 2007

Health Information Management

Secretary II

● Responding to internal and external parties in regards to releasing patient medical information.

● Providing customer service to patients.

● Corresponding to HIPAA compliant medical authorizations.

● Coordinate with the hospital director to insure that medical Subpoenas have proper signatures and notarization.

● Making deposits to the business office of funds collected for any fees. EDUCATION

Mullins High School, High School or equivalent

Palmetto Health Education Training (Midlands Tech) – Medical Terminology, Spring 2007 Palmetto Health Leadership Institute, Spring 2010

University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Arts, Health Care Administration, June 2009 - May 2012 Professional References Available Upon Request

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