Manager Project

KIMBERLY D. DENNIS

**** ********* ** #*** ****** Mills, MD 21117

PH: 386-***-****

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MANAGEMENT STYLE PROFILE:

• Excellent analytical skills, well organized and highly motivated

• Hands-on manager with highly developed negotiation, training, and communication skills.

• Dedicated professional who is dependable and has a high level of integrity.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Decisive leader who cultivates and encourages team work, individual growth and effective

communication with proven results.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medstar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD

October 3, 2011 to January 2014

Clinical Research Finance Coordinator

Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

• Provide cross-functional leadership and collaboration with other leaders in Core Services, Office

of Contracts & Grants and Office of Financial Management.

• Responsible for all research financial/billing services for Core Lab, Cardiovascular, Angio, Pre-

Clinical, Penn Medical Lab, and Core Services located throughout the D.C and MD area.

• Ensure proper management of Federal Grants and Memorandums of Understanding with or

collaborative relationships with NIH, Georgetown University and additional Medstar facilities.

Cardiovascular Research Administrative Manager Washington, D.C; Baltimore, MD

Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for 5 F TE’s that handle the operations for t he regulatory affairs,

financial and administrative activities f o r commercial and non-commercial research activities for

the Cardiovascular Research i nstitute . Multi-site management

• Accountable for monthly billing for more than 250 Clinical, Pre-Clinical, Angio and 200 Core Lab

studies 750K in revenue monthly.

• Manage the Expenses, P& L, Revenue and complete monthly financial reports for more than 50

Physicians/Principal Investigators

• Assist the Executive Director in developing, Fiscal Budget and the CRI operating budget

based on composite of each investigator's budgets and administrative support budget

• Serve as a resource o f accurate financial information to assist the contracts team in

developing feasibility and cost analysis o n each potential g rant and clinical trial

• Contracts and Grants review and approval based on Medstar Contracts Escalation

Matrix

• Currently serve as the Chairperson for the Administrative Systems & Processes

Financial Council.

Kaplan University, Baltimore, Maryland

Adjunct Instructor - April 2011 to August 2012

Accredited University providing instruction for students pursuing A.A degrees and/or certificates in

HealthCare fields.

Center for Pain Medicine & Physiatric Rehabilitation, Annapolis, Maryland

Director of Human Resources/Practice Management - February, 2010 to 2011

A well recognized Pain Management Practice consisting of 4 board certified Physicians and 2 Physician

Assistants.

Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

• Manage operations of the practice and direct management of schedulers, clerical, and support staff.

• Responsible for all HR functions including: performance reviews, hiring, termination, and training of

current and new employees.

• Conduct weekly schedulers and monthly all staff meetings to discuss goals, and to motivate the staff.

• Responsible for development and maintenance of policies and procedures

• Maintain personnel files, professional and administrative, payroll responsibilities.

• Conduct training seminars as needed to promote better communications and understanding in the work

place.

Pediatric Care of Rockville, Rockville, Maryland

Practice Administrator -September, 2008 to November, 2009

• Manage operations of the practice and direct management of schedulers, clerical, and support staff.

• Responsible for all HR functions including: performance reviews, hiring, termination, and training of

current and new employees.

• Conduct weekly schedulers and monthly all staff meetings to discuss goals, and to motivate the staff.

• Responsible for development and maintenance of policies and procedures

• Maintain personnel files, professional and administrative, payroll responsibilities.

• Conduct training seminars as needed to promote better communications and understanding in the work

place.

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Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Ohio

Physician Center Manager -January, 2007 to August 2008

A 227-bed facility, not-for profit community hospital named 100 Top Hospitals Nationally by Thomson

Healthcare for nine years consecutively.

Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily operations of the Pediatrics Department and direct management of clerical, clinical staff

and providers.

• Total Management of 40 FTE’s including 7 Outpatient Pediatric Physicians, 3 Nurse Practitioners, and 4

Inpatient Pediatric Hospitalists.

• Set goals and measure outcomes through monthly dashboard reporting.

• Practice Management software used –EMR, Meditech, Centricity, and Logician

• 2008 Manager of the Year Nominee

Conrad Urologic, Inc. -Marysville, Ohio

Consultant -July, 2006 to October, 2006

A group of four Urologists, with offices located in 3 locations Marysville, Springfield, and Delaware, OH.

Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

• Handle the daily operations of the practice, involving Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable,

developing the policies and procedures for billing and collections department. Responsible for the audit

and clean-up of the aged Accounts Receivable, and to ensure timely follow-up of accounts in the

collection and budget modules.

PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE WITH PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES

• Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, Westerville, OH July 2002 to April 2006

Manager of Patient Financial Services

• Automated Health Systems, Columbus, OH January 2000 to January 2002

Assistant Project Manager

• Children’s Hospital/Homecare Services, Columbus, OH March 1999 to January 2000

Community Payer Relations Manager

• CareSource, Managed Care Plan, Columbus, OH March 1997 to March 1999

Sr. Sales & Marketing Representative, Columbus, OH

• Personal Physicians Care, Sr. Account Executive Cleveland, OH Jan. 1995 to Mar. 1997

EDUCATION

Master of Public Administration August 1994

Missouri State University

(Formerly Southwest Missouri State)

Springfield, Missouri

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Political Science May 1992

Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia

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