MELANIE WELCH FRANKS
Gaston County / Charlotte, NC Area
ac7ypo@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Highly skilled administrative coordinator with exceptional data management, financial, organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills.
Strengths: Detail-oriented, Communication, Team-player, Personable, Results Driven, Fast Learner, Dependable, Flexible, Problem Solving, Efficient, Resourceful, Computer Knowledge, People Skills
EXPERIENCE:
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC November 1996 – October 15, 2017
Research Administrative Coordinator/Department of Gerontology
Administrative Secretary/Assistant/Staff Coordinator (Departments served include: Care Coordination, Division of Public Health Sciences/Biostatistical Sciences, Neurology, Coy C. Carpenter Library/NW AHEC, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Coordinate and process Research Grant submissions including review of funding announcement, compiling required documents, creating budget, input of grant data, and submission.
Pre-award and Post Award accounts including budget creation, monitoring, progress reports, account set-up, IRB and Office of Research liaison
Reconcile grant research study and departmental financial accounts.
Provide administrative support to 35+ faculty, business managers and staff
Coordinate faculty and staff recruitment; new hire orientation; and credentialing
Coordinate appointments, board/committee meetings, travel, events, workshops, tours, speakers and conference calls via conferencing system and internet
Process travel authorization expense reports, PeopleSoft purchase requisitions
Process electronic request for vendor payments including verification of account numbers
Administer KRONOS payroll time/attendance and PeopleSoft human resource
Create PeopleSoft financial queries, reports and statistics
Coordinate maintenance issues; directory and website changes
Coordinate triage assignments, on-call schedules, journal club, medical student rotation, grand rounds and administrative/ faculty reports
Entry of procedure charges and coding for labs, clinic visits, drugs and research studies
Process OCLC copy card cataloging. Update copyright information, database, website, table of contents and journal listings. Coordinate LINK outreach program for rural hospital libraries
Creation of presentations, newsletters, meeting minutes, reports and spreadsheets
Event coordination of American Red Cross, National Marrow Donor Program and N.C. Sickle Cell Association meetings
Preparation of manuscripts, abstracts, handouts, syllabus, brochures, travel logs, itineraries
Transcription of patient visits and reports
Research data, journals and reference
Computer Software Skill Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft Human Resources and Financials, Adobe, PubMed, IDX, Logician, NotesLink, DNA, InfoEd, FastLane, Grants.gov, Concur Travel System
EDUCATION:
Wake Forest School of Medicine Completed ICD9/CPT10 Medical Coding Course
Strayer University, Greensboro, NC Graduated: September 15, 2008 Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA)
Brookstone College of Business, Greensboro, NC 1996 – Medical & Health Office Technology Cert.- 1992 - Accounting Software Specialist Certificate
Alamance Community College, Haw River, NC 1985 - AAS-Business Administration (Accounting)
AWARDS/HONORS: GPA 4.0, President’s List - Brookstone College of Business
AFFILIATIONS: NC Notary Public, AAPC Certified Professional Coder, Society of Research Administrators International Association of Administrative Professionals